Transformer Monitoring News
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Why dry-type transformers really reduce the risk of fire?
Studies have shown that electrical equipment, including transformers, is the leading cause of fires in various industries. However, dry-type cast resin transformers have been shown to reduce this risk. Since they do not contain petroleum, they greatly reduce the risk of fire. They are also rated F1 in terms of fire protection standards. This means they will not cause a fire under short circuit ...
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DOE Proposes New Efficiency Standards For Distribution Transformers
The U.S. Department of Energy on December 28 proposed new energy-efficiency standards for three categories of distribution transformers to improve the resiliency of America's power grid, lower utility bills, and significantly reduce domestic carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. DOE's proposal represents a strategic step to advance the diversification of transformer core technology, which will conserve ...
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MGM is increasing its product warranty for stocked products
As a leader in the transformer industry for nearly 50 years, we have always taken great pride in our product quality. We test every transformer to satisfy the standards required by IEEE Standard C57.12.01 for Dry-Type Transformers and IEEE Standard C57.12.00 for liquid filled transformers. Our testing equipment ensures the highest quality transformers that meet all IEEE, and NEMA standards. We ...
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An Unexpected Debut: ARIES Microgrid Infrastructure Powers NREL Campus Through Outage
Less than two months after the Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) commissioned utility-scale infrastructure for the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research platform, it experienced a utility-scale emergency: An outage at NREL's Flatirons Campus cut power to the entire site, including its servers, offices, and research hardware. With ...
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S&C Unveils New Lateral-Protection Innovation
S&C's new TranShield Transformer Protector eliminates nuisance fuse operations at the grid's edge and drastically reduces unnecessary maintenance expenses. Industry data show that up to 70% of overhead distribution transformer fuse operations are classified as nuisance outages, where no other repair work is needed aside from fuse replacement. These instances are typically caused by a ...
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Professional Solutions for the Global Energy Market at CIGRE 2018
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. provides an innovative suite of temperature and gas sensing products designed to allow customers to continuously monitor substations, Load Tap Changers (LTCs) and transformers. These products provide early warnings for countermeasures to reduce failures and serious damages. As the global demand for energy increases, energy generators and providers need asset ...
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GRID20/20 and DVI Deliver Grid Optimization for Canada
GRID20/20®, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring provider and Dominion Voltage, Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and leader in Volt/VAR optimization "VVO" solutions, have teamed up to address the growing energy efficiency needs throughout Canada.“We see an exciting future emerging throughout Canada. Following our successful Ontario Ministry of Energy Smart Grid ...
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15 Coal-fired Plant Operators Will Purchase 50 Percent of the Pumps
Coal-fired plant operators will spend $1.5 billion for pumps each year for the next five years. The top five operators will purchase over 36 percent of the total. The top 15 companies will spend $825 million/yr. This is the latest analysis from the McIlvaine Company in Pumps World Market. The No. 4 purchaser NTPC and the No. 8 purchaser Vietnam Power will be purchasing mostly for new facilities. ...
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DNV GL`s KEMA High-Power Laboratory Performs First-Ever Ultra-High-Voltage Component Tests
DNV GL is helping the power industry move into the era of the "super grid" with the announcement that testing of ultra-high-voltage (UHV) grid components has started at its recently expanded KEMA High-Power Laboratory (HPL) in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Following a EUR 70 million, multi-year investment, the KEMA HPL is the first facility in the world for testing UHV electrical grid components ...
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mPrest and New York Power Authority (NYPA) Announce Software to Ensure Reliability of Statewide Critical Power Infrastructure
mPrest, a provider of mission-critical monitoring, control and analytics software for utilities, and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), New York state's largest public power organization, announced the decision to deploy operationally a predictive health analytics application which enhances operational reliability and cost-effectiveness of NYPA's critical assets network. mPrest's Asset Health ...
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Eaton`s High-Efficiency Transformers Help Customers Meet 2016 U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency Requirements
Power management company Eaton today announced it is helping utility, industrial, commercial and data center customers meet new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards for distribution transformers. The new standards go into effect on January 1, 2016, and will increase the electrical efficiency of critical equipment that distributes power into homes and businesses. Eaton is working ...
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Eaton provides flexibility and reliability for oil extraction operations with latest multi-tap transformers
Power management company Eaton recently introduced its Cooper Power series multi-tap transformers that are readily equipped to provide a safe, flexible and reliable solution when running artificial lift operations in the oil field. The multi-tap transformer offers up to 25 different voltage settings, allowing the low voltage output from a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) to be properly stepped up to ...
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Eaton presents dangers of electrical counterfeiting at NECA convention and trade show
Eaton today announced it is sharing the dangers posed by counterfeit electrical products in the electrical contracting industry at the 2013 National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Convention and Trade Show in Washington, D.C. Held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Oct. 12-15, 2013, the convention entitled A Different Kind of Power will provide attendees with the ...
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GE Technology to Help MPX Double its Solar Energy Production in Brazil
GE (NYSE: GE) and MPX, a division of EBX Group, owned by businessman Eike Batista, announced an agreement that will double the output of MPX’s first solar power plant in Brazil. The announcement signifies an important step for both MPX and GE in helping provide clean, renewable energy to the people of Brazil and marks GE’s entrance into the Brazilian ...
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ABB’s 15-week transformer makeover for Duke Energy `a miracle`
When a 46-year-old GE transformer failed and a 40-year-old spare transformer with questionalble reliability was pressed into service, ABB offered the fast solution needed. When a 46-year-old GE transformer at Duke Energy’s W.C. Beckjord generating station unit 5 failed, Duke corporate engineer John Flick pressed into service a 40-year-old spare transformer of questionable reliability, and sought ...
By ABB
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ABB wins US$100m substation orders
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won substation orders worth around $100 million from Powergrid, India’s national transmission utility, to boost capacity and help improve grid reliability. The orders were booked in the first quarter. ABB is responsible for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of 765/400 kilovolt (kV) substations at Agra (Uttar Pradesh), ...
By ABB
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ABB will power up the world’s biggest financial district
Occupying a greenfield site of more than 500 acres in the rapidly developing state of Gujarat, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) will be the world’s largest international financial services center and IT hub when it is completed in 2017. The site consists of about 100 million square feet of commercial and residential floor space, including an 80-storey signature building known as ...
By ABB
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