Transformer Testing & Maintenance

Grounding Transformers Explained

By R. W. Hurst, Editor Grounding transformers are used to provide a path to ground for unbalanced load current and for fault currents on systems…
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Hydrogen Gas in Transformer Oil

Why event-based fault type identification is better than a sample-by-sample approach

Introduction Fault type identification is an important step in dissolved gas analysis (DGA). When a significant amount fault gas production is detected in a transformer,…
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Insulation Resistance Test

Insulation Resistance (IR) test, often called Megger test, is more than 100 years old and assumed to be a very straightforward test. During my inspection…
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Exploring Online Dissolved Gas Analysis Monitoring for Transformer Insulating Fluids

As a philosophy and English major who has spent the last 20+ years working in the utility industry,I often come across topics that challenge me…
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RMS Energy Responds to the Changing Engineering Needs of Customers

Today’s electrical infrastructure in the United States might have been viewed as a work of science fiction when the first commercial power grid was conceived…
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Designing A Safe & Reliable Transformer Maintenance Program

The critical importance of power to every aspect of our world cannot be over-exaggerated. It must be generated and distributed effectively to end users, and…
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Navigating the Transformer Supply Crunch: Strategies for Utilities Amidst Global Shortages

The Growing Transformer Supply Crisis The global transformer supply chain is facing unprecedented challenges, with utilities worldwide struggling to procure essential equipment due to material…
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Enhancing Transformer Resilience: Fire Barriers and Safety Measures in Modern Substations

The Growing Concern of Transformer Fire Risks An Electrical Substation Transformer is a critical component of modern substations, playing a vital role in the transmission and…
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Transient Analysis of Power Transformers Using Finite Element Method

Transient Analysis of Power Transformers Using Finite Element Method

A transformer relies on electromagnetic induction through coils to transfer electric energy between two or…
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New FLIR T860 High-Performance Thermal Camera Streamlines Industrial Inspections

New FLIR T860 High-Performance Thermal Camera Streamlines Industrial Inspections

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) on September 3, 2019 in Arlingon, Va. announced the FLIR…
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Protection of Electrical Power Transformers

Protection of Electrical Power Transformers

INTRODUCTIONIn most large electrical systems, generators and power transformers are the two most expensive pieces…
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Advancements in Dissolved Gas Analysis: Investigating Failure Cases

Advancements in Dissolved Gas Analysis: Investigating Failure Cases

IntroductionDissolved gas analysis (DGA) provides the early warning radar view of a transformer fleet with…
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Leakers, What a Mess!

Leakers, What a Mess!

Electric Substation apparatus, transformers and circuit breakers, are the workhorses of the electric transmission grid.…
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