Analysis of Reactor Magnetic Circuit Based on ANSYS Command Flow

Controllable reactor is the common equipment in the modern power system, which plays an important role in voltage control and reactive power compensation. The core structure of reactor effects the magnetic field distribution in the core and the loss of reactor. In this paper, the models of two kinds of classic reactors are built by the ANSYS command flow method, and explain the differences between magnetic valve controllable reactor and common reactor. This paper points out the advantages of command flow compared with the graphical user interface and the important role of ANSYS finite element analysis in the structural design of reactor.