Utility Transformers

Understanding Bushing Failure Modes and Monitoring for Optimal Transformer Health

Monitoring the health of bushings is vital for ensuring the reliability of transformers, especially in high-stakes environments like power grids and industrial facilities. Bushings, critical…
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Special Power: ‘Flexible Transformer’ Could Become The Grid’s New Superhero

The world is mobilizing to meet net-zero emission targets over the coming decades, and it seems that everywhere you look, countries are erecting wind turbines…
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Power Transformer Failures

Electric utilities maximize utilization of their assets, while maintaining reliability. Power transformers are typically reliable, but have been known to fail suddenly and/or prematurely. Transformer…
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The Role of Transformer Oil Alternatives in Improving Safety and Environmental Sustainability

The Growing Need for Safer and Greener Transformer Oils Transformer oil plays a vital role in the operation and longevity of power transformers, providing insulation,…
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The importance of risk assessment and the role of Reliability-based DGA

By Chuck Hoeppner, Delta-X Research It’s often said that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. But how does one manage risk in the mission-critical,…
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Pennsylvania’s Yaw Bill

In a significant move for Pennsylvania’s energy sector, State Senator Gene Yaw has introduced a transformative piece of legislation aimed at modernizing the state's approach…
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Hydrogen Monitoring in the Transformer Headspace Compared to Traditional In Oil Monitoring

The utilization of online dissolved gas analysis monitoring has proven to be one of the most effective predictors of overall transformer health and condition. A…
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Power Transformers Health Check

Power transformers are static electric machines used to step-up or step-down voltage in electric power applications. The capital cost of a power transformer in the…
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Enhancing Transformer Resilience: Fire Barriers and Safety Measures in Modern Substations

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…
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New Complex Windings Configuration Set Up In Magnetic Programs

New Complex Windings Configuration Set Up In Magnetic Programs

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Acutran Transformers: Built to Military Precision

Acutran Transformers: Built to Military Precision

Acutran is a veteran-owned custom designer and manufacturer of low- and medium-voltage dry-type transformers from…
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RMS Energy Responds to the Changing Engineering Needs of Customers

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…
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The SorbWeb™ Plus DRH4 Synergy

The SorbWeb™ Plus DRH4 Synergy

If you have oil-filled transformers, the law requires you to have a spill prevention plan…
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