Methods, systems, and data models for describing an electrical device

1. A method for creating a metadata text file corresponding to a physical configuration of an electrical device, the method comprising:

defining a physical configuration of an electrical device; and

producing a text file having metadata elements corresponding to the physical configuration in a hierarchical format; and

wherein the physical configuration is a geometry of a physical layout of the electrical device, the geometry representing the electrical device as blocks; and

wherein the electrical device is a transformer and a block represents one of a horizontal layout section, a vertical layout section, a barrier, and a winding.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein defining a geometry of a physical layout comprises:

in a graphical user interface:

adding a block identifier representing a block, the block identifier positioned sequentially according to the geometry of the physical layout; and

adding, when the block contains a sub-block, a sub-block identifier representing the sub-block, the sub-block identifier positioned sequentially according to the geometry of the physical layout within the block.

3. The method of claim 2 , comprising:

displaying a graphical representation of the physical layout of the electrical device corresponding to the block identifier and sub-block identifier.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a sub-block represents one of a barrier and a winding being included in one of a horizontal layout section and a vertical layout section.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing a text file comprises:

adding a metadata element to the text file for each block and sub-block.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein a child metadata element is positioned in the text file between a start tag and an end tag of the parent metadata element.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the metadata elements include an attribute.

8. A data model for defining a geometry of a physical layout of an electrical device as blocks and sub-blocks using a metamarkup language, the data model comprising:

a metadata element for each block; and

a child metadata element for each sub-block associated with a respective block, the child metedate element being a child of a metadata element that corresponds to the respective block;

wherein the metadata elements and child metedata elements are arranged in a hierarchical format; and

wherein the electrical device is a transformer and a block represents one of a horizontal layout section, a vertical layout section, a barrier, and a winding.

9. The data model of claim 8 , wherein each child metadata element is positioned in the data model between a start tag and an end tag of the metadata element.

10. The date model of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the metadata elements and child metadata elements include an attribute.

11. The data model of claim 8 , wherein a sub-block represents one of a barrier and a winding being included in one of a horizontal layout section and a vertical layout section.

12. A method for creating a metadata text file corresponding to a physical configuration of an electrical device, the method comprising:

defining a physical configuration of an electrical device; and

producing a text file having metadata elements corresponding to the physical configuration in a hierarchical format;

wherein the physical configuration is a circuit layout of an electrical device the circuit layout representing the electrical device as windings, segments, and nodes; and

wherein the electrical device is a transformer and a winding represents a winding of the transformer, one or more segments represent a winding configuration, and a node represents an end of a winding or a junction of multiple windings.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein defining a circuit layout comprises:

in a graphical user interface:

adding a winding identifier representing a winding;

adding one or more segment identifiers each representing a segment of the winding; and

adding a node Identifier representing a node located at one of an end of a winding or a junction of multiple windings.

14. The method of claim 13 , comprising:

displaying a graphical representation of the circuit layout of the electrical device corresponding to the winding identifier, segment identifiers, and node identifier.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein producing a text file comprises: adding a metadata element to the text file for each winding, segment, and node.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a child metadata element is positioned in the text file between a start tag and an end tag of the parent metadata element.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the metadata elements include an attribute.

18. A data model for defining a circuit layout of an electrical device as windings, segments, and nodes using a metamarkup language, the data model comprising:

a metadata element for each winding;

a child metadata element for each segment associated with a respective winding, the child metadata element being a child of a parent metadata element that corresponds to the respective winding; and

a node metadata element for each node located at one of an end of a winding or a junction of multiple windings;

wherein the metadata elements and child metadata elements are arranged in a hierarchical format.

19. The data model of claim 18 , wherein each child metadata element is positioned in the data model between a start tag and an end tag of the parent metadata element.

20. The data model of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the metadata elements, child metadata elements, and node metadata elements include an attribute.

21. The data model of claim 18 , wherein the electrical device is a transformer and a winding represents a winding of the transformer, one or more segments represent a wiring of a winding, and a node represents an end of a winding or a junction of multiple windings.