Transformers

Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHAT) is India’s largest power equipment manufacturer. It has 14 manufacturing units, 4 power sector regional centers, 8 service centers and 18 regional offices, as well as project sites spread across India and the globe.

Review by: S. R. Walk, Maine Maritime For the experienced professional or the new graduate student, this book provides a broad compendium of advanced yet practical knowledge in the art of power transformer design. The individual authors provide clear and concise presentations of electrical and physical design criteria, and advanced techniques for manufacturing, testing, and monitoring. It is impressive that there is ample theoretical background for the reader's better understanding of the many standardized and recommended design calculations. The authors reference all relevant international standards for power transformer materials, design, testing, installation, and monitoring. They are to be commended for discussing various component failure modes and describing maintenance and condition monitoring needs. They address the full range of power transformers, including modern specialty transformers such as rectifier transformers and power reactors. The occasional slip in grammar or word usage is easily forgiven when balanced against the wealth of practical material available in this one volume. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. Choice 20050501

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Principles of TransformersChapter 3: Materials Used in TransformersChapter 4: Magnetic CircuitsChapter 5: Windings and InsulationChapter 6: Voltage Regulation and TapchangersChapter 7: Electromagnetic Forces in Power TransformersChapter 8: Cooling ArrangementsChapter 9: Design ProcedureChapter 10: Structural Design of Transformer Tankschapter 11: Transformer Auxiliaries and Oil Preservation SystemsChapter 12: Manufacturing and AssemblyChapter 13: Drying and ImpregnationChapter 14: TestingChapter 15: Power Transformer StandardsChapter 16: Loading and Life TransformersChapter 17: Erection and CommissioningChapter 18: Transformer ProtectionChapter 19: ReactorsChapter 20: Traction TransformersChapter 21: Rectifier TransformersChapter 22: Controller ShuntChapter 23: Designing and Manufacturing a Short-Circuit-Proof TransformerChapter 24: High Voltage Condenser BushingsChapter 25: Computerization Chapter 26: Condition MonitoringChapter 27: Solved Examples