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The energy industry worldwide is changing dramatically driven by concerns of increasing carbon emissions, the need for greater energy efficiency and innovative cost effective alternatives. This scenario may be new and daunting to most, but for us at Pacific Crest Transformers, our experience of over 90 years allows us to thrive on challenges and offers us an opportunity to strike out a different path for ourselves, something we have been doing since the 1980s.
We have been exploring new technologies, leading the energy industry towards environmentally friendly solutions and pioneering change.
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Solar conversion systems, which had been lagging behind large scale wind farms in the renewable energy sweepstakes, are now coming on strong. Interest in transformers to be used for solar installations has quadrupled in the past year, now clearly outstripping wind farm equipment. Key reasons for the popularity include the fact that solar systems offer more constant loading, far less harmonics, ...
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A substation is a high-voltage electric facility containing equipment to regulate and distribute electrical energy. While some substations are small with little more than a transformer and associated switches, other substations are large and complex.
Functions of a substation include receiving power from a generating facility, regulating distribution, stepping voltage up and down, ...
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Wind Turbine Step-up Transformers that boost turbine outputs from a few hundred volts to medium voltage distribution levels are failing at an alarming rate. This trend affects both liquid filled and dry type transformers. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the most likely causes of wind turbine step-up transformer failures experienced by developers and operators of utility scale, wind farm ...
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The US is gradually realizing that fossil fuel is no longer a viable energy option, not just due to its impact on the environment, but the economy as well. According to the Environmental Law Institute, subsidies for fossil fuel, from 2002 to 2008, totaled a whooping $72 billion. With the US economy deeply dependent on fossil fuel, moving towards cleaner, cost effective and sustainable renewable ...
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Pacific Crest delivered a custom-built transformer solution that solved the client's problem, reduced costs,and resulted in lower line losses and higher efficiency.
The Problem
Our client designs and manufactures world class induction heating and melting equipment for various industries and applications worldwide. The transformers used for their furnaces are typically ...
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This is a short 5 minute video of "The Inside Business" about "US Power Infrastructure" featuring us. The video covers the changing energy industry worldwide driven by growing concerns about carbon emissions, the need for increased efficiency and cost effective alternatives in transformers. This scenario may be new for most, but for us, with the experience of over 90 years, ...
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US Representative Greg Walden visits Pacific Crest Transformers in Oregon and explores ways to jump start job creation and stimulate private enterprise. Ideas at the visit ranged from tax cuts to handing out stimulus money.
Pacific Crest Transformers believes the energy infrastructure in the US is aging and needs to be replaced. In such a scenario Pacific Crest Transformers feels it has the ...
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Planning to invest in a wind Turbine Step-Up (WTSU) transformer, and concerned about its reliability? Listen to this podcast by Tom Steeber, VP Marketing and Sales, Pacific Crest Transformers and learn how Wind Turbine Step-Up transformers can help increase your revenue and reduce costs.
The 5 minute podcast gives you an overview of problems associated with WTSU transformers, ...
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Learn about retrofitting existing transformers from Tom Steeber, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Pacific Crest Transformers. This four minute podcast explains why Pacific Crest Transformers’ replacement transformer is a strong choice for the retrofit market. Tom also highlights the efficient design of Pacific Crest Transformers’ retrofit products and describes how the ...
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Pacific Crest Transformers is pleased to announce that its three key quality and environmental management certificates, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSA 18001, have been recommended for renewal by its ISO registrar, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
The recommendation was based on a rigorous annual audit and assessment of PCT’s integrated Q uality, E nvironmental, and H ealth ...
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Pacific Crest Transformers announces a changing of the guard in its marketing and sales leadership, as veteran transformer industry expert Thomas Steeber, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, retires effective April 15 th . Tom is handling over the reins to Curt Collins, who has been serving as Director of Sales.
Tom has had a 40-year career in the transformer industry, starting ...
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