Development of 2D models of the magnetic field for digital twin technology and generative design of power transformers

Autor: I.S. Snit’ko, A.I. Tikhonov, A.V. Podobnyj, A.V. Stulov
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Vestnik IGEU. :32-43
ISSN: 2072-2672
DOI: 10.17588/2072-2672.2020.3.032-043
Popis: The development of generative design technologies that solve the problems of structural optimization and digital twins, that is simulation models of devices with at least 95 % accuracy, is an urgent task. These tech-nologies are usually implemented on the basis of 3D models of physical fields, for example, using ANSYS Maxwell or COMSOL Multiphysics packages, which are demanding in terms of computer resources and de-signer skills. However, the sufficient accuracy for transformer digital twins can be achieved using chain and 2D field models. The article aims to develop the models to calculate the transformer with the accuracy and ability to take into account the design features of a particular device, which is characteristic of digital twins. This can be used in generative design of transformers and in the study of their operation modes. The finite element method implemented via the authoring EMLib library which allows calculating magnetic fields in a 2D formulation was used. The simulation methods using the MatLab Simulink SymPowerSystem package were also employed. The assumptions made during the power transformer simulation have been estimated. They include the possibility of using chain and 2D field models without taking into account the steel anisotropy with Dirichlet boundary conditions when calculating the scattering fluxes. 2D field models have been developed for calculating the main flux and scattering fluxes, which are able to form the basis for digital twin technology and generative design of transformers. A simulation model of a transformer implemented in MatLab Simulink has been provided. The possibility of using the models for diagnosing transformer faults has been demonstrated. The simulation results of a transformer with a defect have been presented. The results obtained can be used in the development of transformers to search for optimal designs and to study the results of design decisions without creating prototypes. The findings can also be applied while operating the transformers to assess the damage and failures without dismantling and according to the test results.
Databáze: OpenAIRE