Maximizing Reliability Through Transformer Maintenance Part 2 focuses on the newest approaches to transformer maintenance, such as the shorted-winding technique for single-phase exciting current and ...

The costliest piece of equipment in a substation is the Power Transformer. Therefore, a good maintenance program is required to keep these power transformers operating reliable. Over the past few ...

Technology advancements and new regulatory requirements could reshape how power plant owners operate and maintain large power transformers. Experts outline emerging strategies and call attention to ...

Everyone knows that Thomas Alva Edison invented the lightbulb; but who invented the transformer - perhaps the most important electrical machine ever developed? The ZBD model alternating-current ...

Gert Nel, WearCheck’s transformer division manager, outlines the importance of DGA in transformer maintenance: “Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is used mostly for fault detection in transformers, and it ...

According to the Department of Energy, power outages cost the U.S. economy $150 billion annually. It’s a staggering number, and one of the reasons utilities are so focused on asset uptime. But the ...

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc yesterday said operations have begun at its transformer maintenance workshop which was inaugurated in March 2023. The initiative is seen by ...

It is important for machine design engineers to understand how transformers work so they can design machinery that operates optimally within the proper voltage ranges, as well as select the right ...

Is your power plant financially prepared for a generator step-up (GSU) transformer failure? As one of the vital components of a power generation facility, GSUs are the interface between the power ...

The utility industry is on the cusp of transforming how it monitors, maintains and secures critical infrastructure. Specifically, we’re seeing them move from reactive electric grid maintenance to ...