Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an open access journal that provides rapid publication of articles in all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence.

Juan C. Olivares-Galvan

Editorial Board Member of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Professor, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico

Research Areas

Transformers

Publications: Journals

[1]  J.C. Olivares, J. Cañedo, P. Moreno, J. Driesen, R. Escarela, S. Palanivasagam, Experimental Study to Reduce the Distribution-Transformers Stray Losses Using Electromagnetic Shields. Electric Power Systems Research 63 (2002) 1-7.
[2]  J. C. Olivares, S. V. Kulkarni, J. Cañedo, R. Escarela-Perez, J. Driesen, P. Moreno , Impact of the Joints Design Parameters of the Wound Core in Distribution Transformer Losses. Issue 3, Vol. 23, 2003, ACTA Press, Calgary Canada, pp. 151-157.
[3]  Juan Carlos Olivares, Yilu Liu, Jose M. Cañedo, Rafael Escarela-Pérez, Johan Driesen, and Pablo Moreno, Reducing losses in distribution transformers. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 18, NO. 3, July 2003, pp. 821-826.
[4]  Juan Carlos Olivares and Francisco de León, Discussion of “Proposed Standards for Frequency Conversion Factors of Transformer Performance Parameters” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 18, no. 4, October 2003, pp. 1599.
[5]  Juan Carlos Olivares, Yilu Liu, Jose M. Cañedo, Rafael Escarela-Pérez, Johan Driesen, and Pablo Moreno, Closure on “Reducing losses in distribution transformers,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 18, no. 4, October 2003, pp. 1594-1596, 2003.
[6]  Juan Carlos Olivares, Rafael Escarela-Perez, S. V. Kulkarni, Francisco de León, Enrique Melgoza-Vasquez, and Octavio Hernández-Anaya, Improved Insert Geometry for Reducing Tank-Wall Losses in Pad-Mounted Transformers, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 19, NO. 3, July 2004, pp. 1120-1126.
[7]  S.V. Kulkarni, J.C. Olivares, R. Escarela-Perez, V.K. Lakhiani and J. Turowski, Evaluation of Eddy Current Losses in the Cover Plates of Distribution Transformers. IEE Proc. Sci. Meas. Technol., Vol. 151, No. 5, September 2004. pp. 313-318.
[8]  J.C. Olivares, R. Escarela-Perez, S.V. Kulkarni, F. de Leónd, M.A. Venegas-Vega, 2D finite-element determination of tank wall losses in pad-mounted transformers, Electric Power Systems Research 71 (2004) 179–185.
[9]  R. Escarela-Perez, S. V. Kulkarni, N. K. Kodela and J.C. Olivares-Galván, Asymmetry During Load-Loss Measurement of Three-Phase Transformers, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 22, no. 3, July 2007. f
[10]  Gustavo Adolfo Acevedo Ramírez, Mario Salvador Esparza González, Juan Carlos Olivares Galván, “Calculation of conductors under effect of harmonic current”, (In Spanish), Revista Conciencia Tecnológica, No. 37, enero-junio 2009, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México, pp. 40-43.
[11]  Rodrigo Patiño Ruiz, Juan Carlos Olivares Galván, E. Campero Littlewood, Mario Salvador Esparza González, Diseño de transformadores de distribución con núcleos de acero amorfo, Revista Conciencia Tecnológica, No. 38, julio-diciembre 2009, Aguascalientes, México, pp. 18-23.
[12]  J. C. Olivares-Galván, P. S. Georgilakis, R. Ocon-Valdez, “A Review of Transformer Losses,” Electric Power Components and Systems Journal (Taylor & Francis), Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 1046-1062, September 2009.
[13]  Ivan Hernandez, Juan Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Jose Manuel Cañedo, “A Novel Octagonal Wound Core for Distribution Transformers Validated by Electromagnetic Field Analysis and Comparison with Conventional Wound Core,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 46, No. 5, May 2010, pp. 1251-1258.
[14]  Juan Carlos Olivares-Galván, Francisco de León, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Rafael Escarela-Perez, “Selection of Copper versus Aluminum Windings for Distribution Transformers,” IET Electr. Power Appl., 2010, Vol. 4, Iss. 6, pp. 474–485.
[15]  Ivan Hernandez, Francisco De Leon, Jose Manuel Cañedo, Juan Olivares-Galván, Modelling Transformer Core Joints using Gaussian Models for the Magnetic Flux Density and Permeability, IET Electr. Power Appl., November 2010, Volume 4, Issue 9, pp.761–771.
[16]  Paul Ramírez Sánchez, Juan Carlos Olivares Galván, Eduardo Campero Littlewood, Rafael Escarela Pérez, “Margen de la Bobina de Alta Tensión y su Impacto en el Costo de Transformadores de Distribución,” Revista Ingenierías, Revista de la Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Vol. XIII, No. 48, Julio-Septiembre 2010. www.ingenierias.uanl.mx/48/48_Margen.pdf
[17]  J. C. Olivares, R. Escarela-Perez, F. de Leon, E. Campero L. “Separation of Core Losses for Distribution Transformers Using Experimental Methods,” Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Issue Date: Winter 2010, Volume: 35 Issue: 1, pp. 33 - 39.
[18]  I. Hernandez, J.M. Cañedo, J. C. Olivares-Galvan and P. S. Georgilakis, “Electromagnetic Analysis and Comparison of Conventional-Wound Cores and Octagonal-Wound Cores of Distribution Transformers,” Materials Science Forum, Vol. 670, 2011, pp 477-486.
[19]  Fabián Guillermo Galván C., Juan Carlos Olivares G., Irvin López G., Roberto Alcántara R. “Dispositivo de Despliegue Visual de Rayo de Persistencia de Visión,” Conciencia Tecnológica No. 41, Enero-Junio 2011, Aguascalientes, 2011.
[20]  Yahir Abraham Lizama Cámara, Jesús Antonio Mendieta Antúnez, Emmanuel Blanco Brisset, Juan Carlos Olivares Galván, Rafael Escarela Pérez, “Diseño y Construcción de un Sistema de Lavado en Vivo para los Aisladores de Transformadores,” Revista ingeniería, Investigación y Tecnología, Facultad de Ingeniería, UNAM. Accepted in 2011.
[21]  Juan C. Olivares-Galvan, Salvador Magdaleno-Adame, Eduardo Campero-Littlewood, Rafael Escarela-Perez, and Pavlos S. Georgilakis, “Techno-economic evaluation of reduction of low voltage bushings diameter in single-phase distribution transformers,” Electric Power Components and Systems, 39:1388–1402, 2011.
[22]  Juan C. Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Rafael Escarela-Pérez, E. Campero Littlewood, “Optimal Design of Single-Phase Shell-Type Distribution Transformers based on a Multiple Design Method Validated by Measurements,” Electrical engineering, 6 June 2011, doi:10.1007/s00202-011-0211-9, pp. 1-10
[23]  J. C. Olivares-Galvan, Book Review of Spotlight on modern transformer design, P. Georgilakis. Springer, London (2009), International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Electrical Power and Energy Systems 33 (2011) 1349–1350.
[24]  Juan C. Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, E. Campero Littlewood, Rafael Escarela-Pérez, Core Lamination Selection for Distribution Transformers Based on Sensitivity Analysis, Submitted to Electrical engineering, April 2010.
[25]  Ivan Hernandez, Juan Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Jose Manuel Cañedo, Wound Core Distribution Transformer Models for Computation of Magnetic Flux Density Distribution, Core Losses, and Excitation Current, Submitted to European Transaction on Electrical Power, December 2011.
[26]  S. Magdaleno-Adame, J.C. Olivares-Galvan, S.V. Kulkarni, F. de Leon, Analysis of Slots in Stainless Steel Horizontal Plates of T-Beams of Shell-Type Power Transformers, Submitted to IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery, Agosto 2011.
[27]  S. Magdaleno-Adame, J.C. Olivares-Galvan, E. Melogoza-Vazquez, R. Escarela-Perez, Analysis of Power Losses and Temperature of a Stainless Steel Clamping Rod of a EHV Shunt Reactor, Submitted to IEEE Transaction on Power Delivery, December 2011.
[28]  Juan C. Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Issouf Fofana and Rafael Escarela-Perez, Evaluation of Distribution Transformer Banks in Electric Power Systems, Accepted in European Transaction on Electrical Power, September 2011.
[29]  Mario Salvador Esparza González, Manuel de Jesús Sánchez Ibarra, Juan Carlos Olivares Galván, José Alejandro Morones Alba, Carlos Humberto Saucedo Zarate, Evaluación de Protección para la Reducción de Corrientes Inducidas en el Tanque del Transformador, Revista Conciencia Tecnológica, No. 37, agosto-diciembre 2011, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  J. L. Guardado, J. C. Olivares, E. Melgoza, V. Venegas, Modeling of the Non-linear Voltage Distribution in Transformer Windings. Proceeding of the American Power Conference, Volume 60-II, 60th Annual Meeting, 1998, Chicago, pp. 1147-1152.
[2]  J. C. Olivares, J. Cañedo, P. Moreno, J. Driesen, R. Escarela-Perez, Losses Generated in the Tank Wall due to the High Currents of the Low-Voltage Conductors of Distribution Transformer. 33rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2001, College Station, Texas, Octuber15-16, pp. 237-241.
[3]  J. C. Olivares, J. M. Cañedo, P. Moreno, X. Dong, Experimental Study to Reduce the Distribution-Transformers Stray Losses Using Electromagnetic Shields. 33rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2001, College Station, Texas, October 15-16, pp. 243-248.
[4]  J. C. Olivares, J. M. Cañedo, P. Moreno, D. Lee, Factors Affecting the Magnitude of the Excitation Current in Shell-Type Distribution Transformers. 33rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2001, College Station, Texas, Octuber15-16, pp. 249-255.
[5]  Johan Driesen, Juan Carlos Olivares, Parasitic Loss Identification Techniques for Distribution Transformers. 15th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), 25-28 August 2002, Bruges, Belgium. www.ti.kviv.be/conf/icem2002.htm
[6]  R. Escarela-Perez, J. C. Olivares Galván and M. A. Venegas-Vega, Numerical Determination of Tank Losses in Distribution Transformers, 16 th International Conference on Electrical Machines, 5-8 September 2004, Cracow, Poland.
[7]  I. Hernandez, F. de Leon, J. C. Olivares-Galván, J. M. Cañedo, P S. Georgilakis, “Electromagnetic Analysis and Comparison of Wound Cores and Octagonal Wound Cores of Distribution Transformers”, 6th Japanese-Mediterranean Workshop on Applied Electromagnetic Engineering for Magnetic, Superconducting and Nano Materials, July 27-29, 2009, Bucharest, Romania.
[8]  J. C. Olivares-Galván, I. Hernandez, P.S. Georgilakis, and E. Campero L., Calculation of the Magnetic Field Intensity in a Rectangular Conductor Carrying Current in Electromagnetism Introductory Courses, COMSOL Conference, October 8-10, Boston MA, 2009, Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM.
[9]  R. Escarela-Perez, E.A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez, J.C. Olivares-Galván, M.S. Esparza-González, and E. Campero-Littlewood, 2D Extraction of Open-Circuit Impedances of Three-Phase Transformers, COMSOL Conference, October 8-10, Boston MA, 2009, Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM.
[10]  J.C. Olivares-Galván, S. Magdaleno-Adame, E. Campero-Littlewood, P. S. Georgilakis, R. Escarela Pérez, Impact of Low Voltage Bushings Diameter on Single-Phase Distribution Transformers Losses, XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, Special Session on Energy Conservation by Using Efficient Transformers, Rome, Italy September 6-8, 2010.
[11]  S. Magdaleno-Adame, J. C. Olivares-Galvan, E. Campero-Littlewood, R. Escarela-Perez, E. Blanco-Brisset, Coil Systems to Generate Uniform Magnetic Field Volumes, COMSOL Conference, Boston MA, 7-9 October 2010, Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM.
[12]  J. C. Olivares, R. Escarela-Perez, E. Campero L. Separation of No-Load Losses for Distribution Transformers Using Experimental Methods: Two Frequencies and Two Temperatures, 7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, 7 – 10 November 2010, Agia Napa, Cyprus.
[13]  Juan C. Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Ernesto Vázquez-Martinez, Jesús A. Mendieta-Antúnez, Comparison of Three-Phase Distribution Transformer Banks Against Three-Phase Distribution Transformers, 7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, 7 – 10 November 2010, Agia Napa, Cyprus.
[14]  Juan C. Olivares-Galván, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Andreas D. Theocharis, M. Madrigal, Experimental Investigation of Parameters Influencing Transformer Excitation Current, 7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, 7 – 10 November 2010, Agia Napa, Cyprus.
[15]  Yahir Abraham Lizama Cámara¸ Juan C. Olivares Galván, Rodrigo Ocón Valdez, José Luis Hernández Ávila, Irvin López García, Limpieza de aisladores de transformadores de potencia energizados mediante agua a alta presión, X Congreso Latinoamericano y VII Iberoamericano en Alta Tensión y Aislamiento Eléctrico, del 26 al 30 de Septiembre del 2011, La Habana Cuba.
[16]  Ángel G. Estrada Chablé¸ Juan C. Olivares Galván, Eduardo Campero Littlewood Salvador Magdaleno Adame, Rafael Escarela Perez, Rodrigo Ocón Valdez, Análisis de la presencia de puntos calientes en la tapa de transformadores de potencia, X Congreso Latinoamericano y VII Iberoamericano en Alta Tensión y Aislamiento Eléctrico, del 26 al 30 de Septiembre del 2011, La Habana Cuba.
[17]  Ángel G. Estrada Chablé¸ Juan C. Olivares Galván, Eduardo Campero Littlewood Salvador Magdaleno Adame, Irvin López García, Rafael Escarela Perez, Tendencias en las metodologías de diseño de transformadores, X Congreso Latinoamericano y VII Iberoamericano en Alta Tensión y Aislamiento Eléctrico, del 26 al 30 de Septiembre del 2011, La Habana Cuba.
[18]  I. Fofana, J.S. N’cho, J. C. Olivares-Galvan, R. Escarela-Perez, P. S. Georgilakis, Comparative Studies of the Stabilities to Oxidation and Electrical Discharge between Ester Fluids and Transformer Oils, 2011 North American Power Symposium, Boston, August 4-6, 2011.
[19]  P. S. Georgilakis, J. C. Olivares-Galvan, R. Escarela-Perez, I. Fofana, G. K. Stefopoulos, Environmental Cost of Transformer Losses for Industrial and Commercial Users of Transformers, 2011 North American Power Symposium, Boston, August 4-6, 2011.