Power Transformer Design For Tethered Underwater Vehicles
Power Transformer Design For Tethered Underwater Vehicles
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系留水下航行器的电源变压器设计
DOI:
10.1109/oceans.1992.607700
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发表时间:
1992
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通讯作者:
N. Forrester
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作者:
N. Forrester
Tethered underwater vehicles benefit from the smallest possible tether through reduction of both tether handling gear and tether drag. If the vehicle is powered through the tether, a transmis- sion voltage in the range of one to three kilovolts usually results in the smallest tether. AC power transmission system can use trans- formers for conversion of the high voltage to service levels. Transformers for underwater vehicles are designed with different goals than conventional transformers. Weight is a prime consider- ation for any neutrally buoyant vehicle and thus most other con- straints, including efficiency, are relaxed in pursuit of lower weight. Design starts with a prioritized list of constraints. Non-linear optimi- zation can then apply these constraints to the basic electro-magnetic and thermal equations governing a transformer. The result is a tenta- tive core and winding design that can be compared with the original goals and iterated to achieve any necessary compronlises. An example design for a 400 Hz, three-phase, oil cooled, pressure compensated, toroidal system delivering 20 kilowatts DC to a vehicle is detailed. The design target and "as manufactured"' parameters are compared. I INTRODUCTION