Eddy-Current Losses Estimation on Nonlinear Magnetic Property in Single-Phase Wound Core

Eddy-current analysis and losses estimation are significant components in the optimized design of the tractive transformer. The conventional analytical method forces to linearize the nonlinear magnetic property and as an important quantity in the calculation, the permeability is only acquired dependent on the empirical method. Furthermore, the computational precision is often difficult to assure in losses estimation when distorted excitation originated from nonlinear magnetized relation in electrical steel is neglected. In our study, the eddy-current field problem is delicately solved by analytical deduction, in which the nonlinear constitutive relation toward media and the harmonic component in the excitation source are sufficiently considered. Compared with the accuracy of the traditional formula, the proposed model achieves better accuracy on eddy-current losses with finite-element analysis, especially when the operating condition is closed to magnetic saturation.