DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.9.1.1-6

On the Eddy Current Losses in Metallic Towers

1Department of electrical engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East,, Kuwait

2College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Turkey

4 Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

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Received: 16 Oct 2019; Revised: 10 Dec 2019; Accepted: 9 Jan 2020; Available online: 15 Feb 2020; Published: 18 Feb 2020.
Editor(s): H Hadiyanto

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The existence of magnetic field around high-voltage overhead transmission lines or low-voltage distribution lines is a known fact and well-studied in the literature. However, the interaction of this magnetic field either with transmission or distribution towers has not been investigated. Noteworthy it is to remember that this field is time-varying with a frequency of 50 Hz or 60 Hz depending on the country. In this paper, we studied for the first time the eddy currents in towers which are made of metals. As the geometrical structures of towers are extremely complex to model, we provide a simple approach based on principles of electromagnetism in order to verify the existence of power loss in the form of eddy currents. The frequency-domain finite difference method is adapted in the current study for simulating the proposed model. The importance of such a study is the addition of a new type of power loss to the power network due to the fact that some towers are made of relatively conductive materials.©2020. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved
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Keywords: Eddy current; finite difference method; metallic towers; power systems

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