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Transformer Cores

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Modern Power Transformer Practice

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The cores of today’s power transformers still retain the essential features developed over 80 years ago: they are built up from thin flat laminations of soft iron.

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  1. S. Palmer
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  1. formerly Transformer Department, Power Division, Ferranti Limited, UK

    R. Feinberg Dr.-Ing., M.Sc., F.I.E.E. (Consultant) (Consultant)

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Palmer, S. (1979). Transformer Cores. In: Feinberg, R. (eds) Modern Power Transformer Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04087-2_4

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