Vibration Estimation in Power Transformers Based on Dynamic Magnetostriction Model and Finite-Element Analysis

This paper presents a modeling approach for estimating the vibration of power transformers based on a magnetostriction model and maxwell stress calculation. The magnetostriction model, accounting for the dynamic hysteresis behavior, is constructed by combining the Becker–Doring crystal magnetostriction model and J-A dynamic hysteresis model. By incorporating the proposed model into the finite-element method (FEM), both the Maxwell stress and the magnetostriction force in each mesh element can be readily obtained simultaneously. To verify the calculation method, the vibration of a three-phase transformer prototype is measured and compared with simulated results. It demonstrated that the proposed method is accurate enough to predict the vibration of power transformers.