Research Article

Numerical Study of Electromagnetic Loss and Heat Transfer in an Oil-Immersed Transformer

Table 1

Typical physical properties for different components in the transformer [20].

ComponentMaterialThermal conductivity (W/(m·K))Heat capacity (J/(kg·K)Electronic conductivity (S/m)Relative permeability

CoilCopperλcopper (T)cp, copper (T)6 × 1071
CoreSoft ironλiron (T)cp, iron (T)0.1μr
Metal componentIronλiron (T)cp, iron (T)1.12 × 10750
Oil tankSteel76.24401.12 × 107600