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A I } T r layers such a s shown i n Figure 2 i n which ) 2,000,000-r v a Iranstormer tore t h e width i s made o f t wo laminations i n - stead o f a single lamination. A 1/2- inch core duct i s provided i n t h e center o f W . C. SEALEY the core f o r cooling. Air at high pressure FELLOW AIEE i s forced through th e core duct i n order t o keep t h e operating temperature o f t h e Synopsis: T h e largest 60-cycle transformer ages, the greatest number having been core low. core ever made n o w i s i n successful opera- constructed i n the 20,000,000-to 25,000,- I n a transformer core th e eddy cur- tion o n a 300,000,000-volt betatron. I f this o l t range, alwhich flow between sheets a r e core were used f o r a n o i l immersed power 000-v lthough units o f lower rents transformer, windings f o r continuous opera- a n d higher voltage also have been made. limited b y t h e interlamination resistance. tion a t 2,000,000 k v a could b e placed o n i t . This 300,000,000-volt betatron a t t h e I n ordinary size cores i t i s feasible t o make Construction o f this core i s a demonstration University o f Illinois i s b y f a r t h e largest resistance sufficiently o f t h e feasibility o f constructing trans- a nd highest voltage betatron which h a s high s o that this current i s negligible. formers many times a s large a s those n o w being built. T h e advantages o f larger been constructed. T h e main magnet o f However, t h e p e r cent loss caused b y this transformers a r e lower cost p er kilovolt- this betatron i s t h e core o f a shell-type current increases a s th e square o f linear ampere a n d less loss p e r kilovolt-ampere transformer. I t w a s designed b y power dimensions o f t h e core. transformed resulting i n higher efficiency. transforner engineers a n d erected i n the In addition, in this particular core t h e T h e present limitation i n th e size o f trans- field under the supervision o f transformei voltage produced b y t h e flux change i s formers i s shipping clearances. When trans- f i e n e n supemes.otage prodce b h l u x changei formers larger than those which c a n b e erection engineers, twice i t s normal value. This occurs b e - shipped a r e needed, they can be constructed cause t h e flux i n t h e core i s biased i n a b y assembling them i n t h e field using con- Construction negative direction b y direct current a p - struction a n d methods similar t o those e m - plied t o a o n t h e core. The r e - ployed f o r this large core. T h e main core o f this betatron i s a sult i s a rate o f flux change which i s twice shell-type transformer core o f 0.014-inch t h e normal rate f o r a 60-cycle core since THE largest 60-cycle transformer core thick silicon steel o f transformer grade t h e change from maximum negative t o I made t o date w a s constructed f o r a having a stack height o f 7 5 inches, a maximum positive flux density occurs 300,000,000-volt betatron. Since the core length o f 280'/2 inches, a nd a height o f i n half t h e time o f that o f a 60-cycle operates a t 6 0 cycles, the mechanical a n d 1 5 4 inches. Including t h e e n d frames, transformer core. electrical construction used i s tvpical o f t h e dimensions a r e 2 87 inches long b y 1 9 6 To keep these stray currents a t a l o w the construction required f o r a 60-cycle inches wide b y 212 inches high. T h e value, sheets o f 5-mil paper were i n - power transformer core o f t h e same phys- total weight o f 0.014-inch thick ( 2 9 gauge) serted every t 1 4 inch o f core stack i n t h e ical size. T h e size o f power transformer transformer steel i n th e completed core i s core t o give t h e effect o f a large number cores i s normally limited b y t h e require- 575,000 pounds. o f small cores instead o f o n e large core ment that they b e shipped from factory t o T he core w as stacked with t h e planes eith this construction each individual destination b y railroad. The size a n d o f t h e laminations horizontal a matter section acts like a small individual core weight o f this particular core w a s f a r b e - o f convenience using temporary bracing a n d t h e losses i n i t a r e n o t affected b y th e yond t h e possibilities o f rail shipment and, t o support he core. I n i t s final position voltages t h e remaining sections. consequently, i t w a s assembled a n d t h e planes o f th e laminations are ver- T h e steel o f t h e core i s clamped b e - erected i n t h e field. tical, i n which position th e laminations tween e nd frames which hold t h e core i n A betatron i s a high-voltage trans- have ample strength t o b e self-supporting. position a n d provide a mounting f o r t h e former i n which th e primary winding i s a T he main core o f t h e betatron i s th e auxiliary cores o f t h e betatron similar t o wound transformer coil a n d th e second- core o f a shell-type transformer. Be- t h e mounting which would b e necessary a r y winding i s a stream o f electrons flow- cause o f i t s large size a n d weight, d e - f o r clamping t h e coils o f a power trans- i n g around i n a circle inside o f a dough- partures from conventional construction former. nut-shaped porcelain vaculum tube. Other commonly used f o r transformer cores T h e e n d frames a r e clamped together betatrons have been built f o r lower volt- were necessary. The changes which were y t h e u s e o f t i e bolts a n d jack bolts a s made are typical o f t h e changes which a r e shown i n Figure 3 . These bolts a r e Paper 5i1-2, recommended b y t h e AIEE Trans- aplcable t o larg oe transformer tgendto apply t h e desired prsueto formers Committee an d approved by t h e A IE E Technical Program Committee f o r presentation a t cores. t h e core iron. As with other large cores t h e AIEE Winter General Meeting, New York, T N . Y . , January 22-26, 1951. Manuscript sub- Te largest punching size required w a s it i S desirable t o avoid t h e us e o f bolts mitted October 2 , 1950; made available f o r printing 4 7 inches wide a n d 1 0 7 inches long. B e - through t he core iron. Such through November 3 , 1950. s ~~~~~~~~cause h e core steel w a s available i n only bolts must b e insulated a n d a r e a poten- W . C . SEALEY i s with t h e Allis-Chalmers Manu- . . . . . . facturinlgCompany, Milwaukee, Wis. 30-inch wide coils, t h e core i s made i n tial source o f trouble i f t h e insulation b e - 8 Sealey-A 2,OOO,OOO-Kva Transformer Core AJEE TRANSACTIONS

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S y n o p s i s : T h e l a r g e s t 6 0 - c y c l e t r a n s f o r m e r a g e s , t h e g r e a t e s t number h a v i n g b e e n c o r e l o w .c o r e e v e r m a d e n o w i s i n s u c c e s s f u l o p e r a - c o n s t r u c t e d i n t h e 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - t o 2 5 , 0 0 0 , - I n a t r a n s f o r m e r c o r e t h e e d d y c u r -

t i o n o n a 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - v o l t b e t a t r o n . I f t h i s o l t r a n g e , a l w h i c h f l o w b e t w e e n s h e e t s a r ec o r e w e r e u s e d f o r a n o i l i mm e r s e d p o w e r 0 0 0 - v l t h o u g h u n i t s o f l o w e r r e n t st r a n s f o r m e r , w i n d i n g s f o r c o n t i n u o u s o p e r a - a n d h i g h e r v o l t a g e a l s o h a v e b e e n m a d e . l i m i t e d b y t h e i n t e r l a m i n a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e .

t i o n a t 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 k v a c o u l d b e p l a c e d o n i t . T h i s 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - v o l t b e t a t r o n a t t h e I n o r d i n a r y s i z e c o r e s i t i s f e a s i b l e t o m a k eC o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h i s c o r e i s a d e m o n s t r a t i o n U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s i s b y f a r t h e l a r g e s t t h e i n t e r l a mi na t i on r e s i s t a n c e s u f f i c i e n t l yo f t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f c o n s t r u c t i n g t r a n s - a n d h i g h e s t v o l t a g e b e t a t r o n w h i c h h a s h i g h s o t h a t t h i s c u r r e n t i s n e g l i g i b l e .f o r m e r s many t i m e s a s l a r g e a s t h o s e n o w

b e i n g b u i l t . T h e a d v a n t a g e s o f l a r g e r b e e n c o n s t r u c t e d . T h e m a i n m a g n e t o f H o w e v e r , t h e p e r c e n t l o s s c a u s e d b y t h i st r a n s f o r m e r s a r e l o w e r c o s t p e r k i l o v o l t - t h i s b e t a t r o n i s t h e c o r e o f a s h e l l - t y p e c u r r e n t i n c r e a s e s a s t h e s q u a r e o f l i n e a ra m p e r e a n d l e s s l o s s p e r k i l o v o l t - a m p e r e t r a n s f o r m e r . I t w a s d e s i g n e d by p o w e r d i m e n s i o n s o f t h e c o r e .t r a n s f o r m e d r e s u l t i n g i n h i g h e r e f f i c i e n c y . t r a n s f o r n e r e n g i n e e r s a n d e r e c t e d i n t h e I n a d d i t i o n , i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r c o r e t h e

T h e p r e s e n t l i m i t a t i o n i n t h e s i z e o f t r a n s - f i e l d u n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n o f t r a n s f o r m e i v o l t a g e p r o d u c e d b y t h e f l u x c h a n g e i sf o r m e r s i s s h i p p i n g c l e a r a n c e s . Whe n t r a n s - f i e n e n s u p e m e s . o t a g e p r o d c e b h l u x c h a n g e if o r m e r s l a r g e r t h a n t h o s e w h i c h c a n b e e r e c t i o n e n g i n e e r s , t w i c e i t s n o r m a l v a l u e . T h i s o c c u r s b e -s h i p p e d a r e n e e d e d , t h e y c a n b e c o n s t r u c t e d c a u s e t h e f l u x i n t h e c o r e i s b i a s e d i n a

b y a s s e m b l i n g t h e m i n t h e f i e l d u s i n g c o n - C o n s t r u c t i o n n e g a t i v e d i r e c t i o n b y d i r e c t c u r r e n t a p -s t r u c t i o n a n d m e t h o d s s i m i l a r t o t h o s e e m - p l i e d t o a w i n d i n g o n t h e c o r e . The r e -p l o y e d f o r t h i s l a r g e c o r e .

T h e m a i n c o r e o f t h i s b e t a t r o n i s a s u l t i s a r a t e o f f l u x c h a n g e w h i c h i s t w i c e

s h e l l - t y p e t r a n s f o r m e r c o r e o f 0 . 0 1 4 - i n c h t h e n o r m a l r a t e f o r a 6 0 - c y c l e c o r e s i n c eT HE l a r g e s t 6 0 - c y c l e t r a n s f o r m e r core t h i c k s i l i c o n s t e e l o f t r a n s f o r m e r g r a d e t h e c h a n g e f r o m maximum n e g a t i v e t oI made t o d a t e w a s c o n s t r u c t e d f o r a h a v i n g a s t a c k h e i g h t o f 7 5 i n c h e s , a maxim u m p o s i t i v e f l u x d e n s i t y o c c u r s

3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - v o l t b e t a t r o n . S i n c e t h e c o r e l e n g t h o f 2 8 0 ' / 2 i n c h e s , a n d a h e i g h t o f i n h a l f t h e t i m e o f t h a t o f a 6 0 - c y c l eo p e r a t e s a t 6 0 c y c l e s , t h e m e c h a n i c a l a n d 1 5 4 i n c h e s . I n c l u d i n g t h e e n d f r a m e s , t r a n s f o r m e r c o r e .e l e c t r i c a l c o n s t r u c t i o n u s e d i s t v p i c a l o f t h e d i m e n s i o n s a r e 2 8 7 i n c h e s l o n g b y 1 9 6 To k e e p t h e s e s t r a y c u r r e n t s a t a l o w

t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n r e q u i r e d f o r a 6 0 - c y c l e i n c h e s w i d e b y 2 1 2 i n c h e s h i g h . T h e v a l u e , s h e e t s o f 5 - m i l p a p e r w e r e i n -

p o w e r t r a n s f o r m e r c o r e o f t h e s a m e p h y s - t o t a l w e i g h t o f 0 . 0 1 4 - i n c h t h i c k ( 2 9 g a u g e ) s e r t e d e v e r y t 1 4 i n c h o f c o r e s t a c k i n t h e

i c a l s i z e . T h e s i z e o f p o w e r t r a n s f o r m e r t r a n s f o r m e r s t e e l i n t h e c o m p l e t e d c o r e i s c o r e t o g i v e t h e e f f e c t o f a l a r g e n u m b e r

c o r e s i s n o r m a l l y l i m i t e d b y t h e r e q u i r e - 5 7 5 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s . o f s m a l l c o r e s i n s t e a d o f o n e l a r g e c o r em e n t t h a t t h e y b e s h i p p e d f r o m f a c t o r y t o The c o r e was s t a c k e d w i t h t h e p l a n e s e i t h t h i s c o n s t r u c t i o n e a c h i n d i v i d u a ld e s t i n a t i o n b y r a i l r o a d . The s i z e a n d o f t h e l a m i n a t i o n s h o r i z o n t a l a s a m a t t e r s e c t i o n a c t s l i k e a s m al l i nd i vi d ua l c o r ew e i g h t o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r c o r e w a s f a r b e - o f c o nv e n i e n c e u s i n g t e m p o r a r y b r a c i n g a n d t h e l o s s e s i n i t a r e n o t a f f e c t e d b y t h e

y o n d t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f r a i l s h i p m e n t a n d , t o s u p p o r t t h e c o r e . I n i t s f i n a l p o s i t i o n v o l t a g e s i n t h e r e m a i n i n g s e c t i o n s .c o n s e q u e n t l y , i t w a s a s s e m b l e d a n d t h e p l a n e s o f t h e l a m i n a t i o n s a r e v e r - T h e s t e e l o f t h e c o r e i s c l a m p e d b e -e r e c t e d i n t h e f i e l d . t i c a l , i n w h i c h p o s i t i o n t h e l a m i n a t i o n s t w e e n e n d f r a m e s w h i c h h o l d t h e c o r e i n

A b e t a t r o n i s a h i g h - v o l t a g e t r a n s - h a v e a m p l e s t r e n g t h t o b e s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g . p o s i t i o n a n d p r o v i d e a m o u n t i n g f o r t h ef o r m e r i n w h i c h t h e p r i m a r y w i n d i n g i s a The m a i n c o r e o f t h e b e t a t r o n i s t h e a u x i l i a r y c o r e s o f t h e b e t a t r o n s i m i l a r t ow o u n d t r a n s f o r m e r c o i l a n d t h e s e c o n d - c o r e o f a s h e l l - t y p e t r a n s f o r m e r . B e - t h e m o u n t i n g w h i c h w o u l d b e n e c e s s a r y

a r y w i n d i n g i s a s t r e a m o f e l e c t r o n s f l o w - c a u s e o f i t s l a r g e s i z e a n d w e i g h t , d e - f o r c l a m p i n g t h e c o i l s o f a p o w e r t r a n s -i n g a r o u n d i n a c i r c l e i n s i d e o f a d o u g h - p a r t u r e s f r o m c o n v e n t i o n a l c o n s t r u c t i o n f o r m e r .

n u t - s h a p e d p o r c e l a i n v a c u l u m t u b e . O t h e r c o m m o n l y u s e d f o r t r a n s f o r m e r c o r e s T h e e n d f r a m e s a r e c l a m p e d t o g e t h e r

b e t a t r o n s h a v e b e e n b u i l t f o r l o w e r v o l t - w e r e n e c e s s a r y . The c h a n g e s w h i c h w e r e b y t h e u s e o f t i e b o l t s a n d j a c k b o l t s a smade a r e t y p i c a l o f t h e c h a n g e s w h i c h a r e s h o w n i n F i g u r e 3 . T h e s e b o l t s a r e

P a p e r 5 i 1 - 2 , r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e A I E E T r a n s - a p l c a b l e t o l a r g oe t r a n s f o r m e r tgendto a p p l y t h e d e s i r e d p r s u e t of o r m e r s Committee an d a p p r o v e d by t h e AIE E apirepwrtgtndpesr

T e c h n i c a l P r o g r a m C o m m i t t e e f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n a t c o r e s . t h e c o r e i r o n . As w i t h o t h e r l a r g e c o r e st h e AIEE Winter G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , New Y o r k , TN . Y . , J a n u a r y 2 2 - 2 6 , 1 9 5 1 . M a n u s c r i p t s u b - Te l a r g e s t p u n c h i n g s i z e r e q u i r e d w a s i t i S d e s i r a b l e t o a v o i d t h e u s e o f b o l t s

m i t t e d O c t o b e r 2 , 1 9 5 0 ; m a d e a v a i l a b l e f o r p r i n t i n g 4 7 i n c h e s w i d e a n d 1 0 7 i n c h e s l o n g . B e - t h r o u g h t h e c o r e i r o n . S u c h t h r o u g hNovember 3 , 1 9 5 0 .

s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c a u s eh e c o r e s t e e l w a s a v a i l a b l e i n o n l y b o l t s m u s t b e i n s u l a t e d a n d a r e a p o t e n -W . C . SEALEY i s w i t h t h e A l l i s - C h a l m e r s Man u- . . .. ..f a c t u r i n l g C o m p a n y , M i l w a u k e e , W i s . 3 0 - i n c h w i d e c o i l s , t h e c o r e i s made i n t i a l s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e i f t h e i n s u l a t i o n b e -

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