Utility Transformers
Acutran Transformers: Built to Military Precision
The importance of risk assessment and the role of Reliability-based DGA
Utility Transformers
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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 failures are both costly and can leave customers dissatisfied, harming the reputation of a utility. Common events or conditions that can lead to a transformer failure include lightning or switching impulses, sustained overvoltage, short circuits on the electric system, overloading, overheating, dielectric breakdown of the insulating oil due...
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