In the first simulation case the current source is placed at the primary winding terminal and in the second

one it is at the secondary

winding terminal. The simulation results of transformer magnetizing current and secondary voltage for both scenarios are shown in
Figure 6-8a and 6-8b respectively.

Figure 6-8a - Primary and Secondary Voltages when the Saturation Current is Injected at the Primary Winding

Figure 6-8b - Primary and Secondary Voltages when the Saturation Current is Injected at the Secondary Winding

It can be observed above that when the saturation current is injected at the terminals where the source is connected, the secondary
voltage waveform is not distorted since other elements modeling the transformer are linear. On the other hand, injecting the
saturation current at the secondary winding increases the distortion in its voltage waveform. This phenomena is also true for three
and four winding transformer models.

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