Power Core Industries is one of the leading manufacturers of CRGO Lamination and Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Steel in Bangalore, India Transformers of varied sizes and configurations are at the heart ...
This article was updated Feb. 27, 2023. It was originally published Aug. 9, 2018. When a transformer fails, especially newer ones, the cost of damages can far exceed the simple replacement cost. The ...
A typical Hydro-Québec substation showing only one of the installed grid transformers. Hydro-Québec has more than 2,000 grid and GSU transformers with an average age of more than 30 years in operation ...
Thankfully, cases of transformers catching fire are rare. A major North American utility reported an overall failure rate of 1.21 percent per year on their entire fleet of 765 kV transformers over a ...
When it comes to big-ticket items, power transformers are near the top of the list. So, when they fail prematurely, it’s all the more painful: Damages can far exceed the cost of a replacement. The ...
A transformer protection relay does not replace upstream devices. It defines responsibility. By clearly assigning fault ...
Evidence reveals how to avoid transformers that wind up dying well before their time. Spoiler alert: There’s no substitute for quality. Evidence reveals how to avoid transformers that wind up dying ...