transformer equipment News
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Oil Transformer risk management : how to protect your electrical installations ?
A- For the medium and low voltage and distribution domains 1.A single retention tank is mandatory and must contain at least 100% of the volume of the dielectric oil contained in the transformer. (BDRSA, BDRG2, TRT and TRFLEX) in UK it must be minimum 120%2.You can also use an extinguishing retention tank equipped with a fast dielectric extinguishing system made of slats. Generally, for oil ...
By Sanergrid
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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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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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Expobioenergía announces the 6th Edition of its Technological Innovation Awards
The Awards include cash prizes of 3,000 euros for the winner of each category The award rules and application form have now been posted on www.expobioenergia.com, together with full details of the winners of previous editions, plus the entry dates for this latest edition, which closes on 16 September 2011. The awards are once again open to exhibitors, not-for-profit organisations, technology ...
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ZEG Power and CCB enters into strategic cooperation to establish cost efficient, clean hydrogen production from gas at Kollsnes
The target is to establish significant capacity for clean hydrogen production from gas at Kollsnes, enabled by ZEG Power’s innovative ZEG-H2 plants, based on an enhanced reforming technology with integrated CO2 capture. “We are very happy to initiate this exciting project together with ZEG Power”, says CEO Øyvind A Langedal at CCB. “CCB sees clear synergies between ...
By ZEG Power AS
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Frost & Sullivan: Increased Demand in Medical and Automotive Verticals Creates Room for Sophisticated Soldering Equipment
The rising popularity of smartphones and greater use of computing technology is spurring the sales of surface mount technology (SMT) soldering equipment. Complicated design architecture and electronic components with smaller footprints require complex soldering techniques, opening up a plethora of opportunities for new soldering equipment with advanced features. New analysis from Frost & ...
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Natural Ester Insulating Fluids
Natural esters, also known as vegetable oils, can be used as an alternative to mineral oil as an insulating liquid in power transformers and other electrical equipment. A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide the electrical power industry with a relatively straightforward test for oxidation stability of natural esters. The proposed standard is WK21616, Test Method for Oxidation ...
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ABB wins US$52m power orders in India
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $52 million to provide power products and solutions for a super-critical coal-fired power plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The contract was awarded by Tata Projects Ltd, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the Balance of Plant related to the 2x800 megawatt Krishnapatnam ...
By ABB
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Eaton Expands SmartWire-DT Connectivity Options to Enhance Panel Wiring Efficiency and Reliability
Power management company Eaton today announced it is introducing SmartWire-DT® IP67 Machine Mount I/O into the North American, European, Middle Eastern, and African markets. These components extend an existing SmartWire-DT product portfolio designed to reduce panel wiring complexity, improve machine reliability and uptime, save wiring and device installation time, and reduce panel space by ...
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Riello UPS expands the NextEnergy range with the new 600 kVA model
Riello UPS, a brand of the Riello Elettronica group, a global player among the top five companies in the world in the production of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), announces the release of the new 600 kVA model of the NextEnergy (NXE) range. Once again, the Italian company expands the NextEnergy range to power increasingly large critical loads such as Data Centers, Colocation, transport, ...
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ABB Wins Large Power Transmission Oorder from China’s State Grid
ABB has won a large order to supply converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for an 800 kilovolt (kV), ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link, owned by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), in China’s Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, in the North West and Central regions of the country.The 1,100-kilometer-long power transmission link will transport up to 8,000 ...
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ABB wins US$120m hydropower order in Switzerland
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $120 million from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) related to the construction of a new hydropower plant and energy-storage facility in eastern Switzerland. The order was booked in the third quarter. The Linth-Limmern high–capacity, pumped-storage hydropower station will be installed in an underground cavern in the ...
By ABB
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Clarke Energy Achieves Achilles Accreditation in Australia
Clarke Energy’s Australian operations has recently become level 3 “Achilles” accredited. Level 3 ‘Achilles’ accredited means we are now a supplier member of Achilles FPS Oil and Gas Asia Pacific for the following products/services: Air/gas engines Generators, power sources, units and accessories Switch/ control equipment, plugs, connectors etc Project ...
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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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Clarke Energy Achieves Achilles Accreditation in Australia
Clarke Energy’s Australian operations has recently become level 3 “Achilles” accredited. Level 3 ‘Achilles’ accredited means we are now a supplier member of Achilles FPS Oil and Gas Asia Pacific for the following products/services: Air/gas engines Generators, power sources, units and accessories Switch/ control equipment, plugs, connectors etc Project ...
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A New York Energy Innovation First: Battery Storage & Vehicle Chargers On One Site
Con Edison has issued an award letter to Centrica Business Solutions, which has clean energy projects in Europe and North America, for a battery system and EV chargers at 223 Nevins St. in the Gowanus neighborhood. This project will be the first in New York City that combines energy storage and electric vehicle charging. "This project is unique in that it pairs an energy storage system with ...
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GE’s WattStation* Wall Mount Electric Vehicle Charging Station Electrifies EVs at Home and Business
Electric vehicle owners, fleet managers, home builders, parking lot owners and municipalities will welcome ordering and purchasing opportunities this August for GE’s (NYSE: GE) fast, easy-to-use, compact electric vehicle (EV) charging solution called GE WattStation Wall Mount. “The GE WattStation Wall Mount meets EV-charging needs with both modern design ...
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ComEd, Argonne Climate Study Projects Impact on Power Grid
ComEd, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Climate Resilience and Decision Science, this week released the first phase of a comprehensive Climate Risk and Adaptation Study as part of ComEd's long-term effort to understand the impacts of climate change to its power grid and operations and begin devise strategies to adapt in northern ...
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Duke Energy and Smithfield Foods Issue Joint Press Release for RNG Production
On January 8, Smithfield Foods and Duke Energy released a joint press release announcing the start of Renewable Natural Gas production at Smithfield Food’s Tar Heel NC pork processing facility. Guild Associates is proud to supply the Molecular GateTM Pressure Swing Adsorption equipment used to transform biogas into RNG in a single step process. The Smithfield Foods press release is ...
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ANDRITZ to modernize three hydropower stations in Latin America
ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, will equip three hydropower stations in Brazil and Nicaragua with new technologies and carry out extensive modernization work there. The aggregate order value amounts to approximately 70 million euros. COPEL (Companhia Paranaense de Energia), Brazil, ordered modernization of the Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto hydropower plant ...
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