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Power transformers are at the heart of electrical transmission and distribution systems, and as competition increases within the energy sector, so does the pressure on transformer manufacturing industry to improve reliability and reduce costs of transformers.
The power transformer concept was conceived and developed in the late 1800’s and since then, the basic concept of transformer has ...
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The United States is the largest producer, importer, and recycler of aluminum in the world. Its aluminum industry produces 6 million metric tons of primary aluminum, making U.S. the single largest producer of primary aluminum in the world. The country consumes 12 million metric tons of aluminum each year. Great demand for the lightweight, high-strength, and recyclable structural metal allows ...
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Power transformers are the most expensive and critical pieces of equipment in a power distribution system. Ensuring they are running to optimum capacity and in good condition is thus crucial. Fault detection techniques serve as a warning to developing abnormalities in a transformer; and these techniques have many parameters of measurement and visual inspection.
Present-day transformers are ...
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The USA is the largest power consumer in the world. Unfortunately a large portion of the aging USA power distribution grid was installed prior to 1990. That being said, a large installed base of transformers are nearing the end of their useful life expectancy and change-out or replacement should be part of every owner’s strategy for system reliability.
Modern liquid ...
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As fuel costs rise and power outages become more prevalent around the country, the power generation and distribution system in the US has come into sharp focus. So too has the need to conserve energy and the need to invest in energy-efficient products of all types. Of particular interest are products like power transformers that remain energized and consume energy 24 hours a day.
The ...
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