Design And Analysis Of Single Phase Power Transformers For Undergraduate Engineering Students

This paper describes a method for design optimization of single-phase power transformers using an interactive PC-based computer program. The computer program is developed in house and in close cooperation with industrial users. A procedure is developed to illustrate the effect of parameter variation on the design of transformers in order to achieve minimum cost of production. The procedure illustrates that there are many possible designs within a very small increment of cost. The objective is to assist undergraduate students to understand the design process: determining the efficiency, size, weight and cost of actual transformers, while meeting multiple transformer specifications.