I'm designing a transformer where the secondary winding is going to be shorted a lot of the time, the same as a welding transformer. but need a bit of help on a couple of things.
The transformer needs to not draw more than 24 amps from the power source when shorted on secondary but also use as much as possible. I've heard a magnetic shunt inbetween the windings can help limit the current drawn.
my questions are:
If im going to be using a shunt do i need to worry about the inductance of the transformer (before adding a shunt), and if so what sort of henry's should i be aiming for.
And how would i go about making a shunt, I cant find too much information on how they are calculated.
Thanks.
The transformer needs to not draw more than 24 amps from the power source when shorted on secondary but also use as much as possible. I've heard a magnetic shunt inbetween the windings can help limit the current drawn.
my questions are:
If im going to be using a shunt do i need to worry about the inductance of the transformer (before adding a shunt), and if so what sort of henry's should i be aiming for.
And how would i go about making a shunt, I cant find too much information on how they are calculated.
Thanks.
