DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis

Case study 2: Dielectric design in power transformers

  • Full 3D analysis of dielectric problems in power transformer
  • Model includes all important design details like insulation barriers, HV/LV windings, pressboard plates, shielding rings, thin paper insulation around the electrodes, etc.
  • Additional field line tracing enables evaluation of the design-specific criteria
525 kV Power Transformer (with courtesy of ABB)