Maintenance

Though Distribution Transformer (DT) technical loss reduction can also be achieved through replacement of the DTs altogether, the cost of new DTs do not justify the savings from loss reduction...

Due to use of better grade materials and optimum design, sudden failures are reduced along with lower cost of maintenance, leading to increased life expectancy. These benefits add up and balance against the inevitable increase in purchase cost – as additional copper in the windings and better materials in the core will be used in the manufacture of high efficiency transformers... - S V Varadarajan

Utilities and transformer manufacturers focus on the design and manufacture of environmentally-friendly transformers that are nonhazardous while offering improved life cycle costs with minimal maintenance. These transformers offer reduced carbon footprint, reduced levels of pollution (water, soil, noise), enhanced lifecycle costs, enhanced product lifetime, and enhanced fire safety…

Electrical energy is a major source of the entire process of evolution and modern lifestyle. This paper highlights the developments of the high temperature superconducting (HTSting) power transmission and distribution equipments such as transformer. Demand of energy, electricity generation and power transmission and distribution system require energy efficient equipments and machines...  - Hambir Singh, Muvendra Kumar Singh

State-of-the-art test systems and a smart software solution for diagnostic testing, condition assessment and easy data management help to evaluate the status of a power transformer faster and more reliably than ever before…

This article explains how stray losses in the transformer play a vital role in increasing the total losses of transformer and also suggests how the same can be reduced significantly to lowest most value by using magnetic shield which ultimately increased the life expectancy of transformer…

This article explains how 'condition monitoring' of transformers ultimately increases the life expectancy and renders trouble free service to the customer – and helps economic development of the country... - S Kundu

If an LTC fails, the entire transformer will shut down. Transformer failures can cost your utility millions of dollars, adding overtime pay for workers...

To aid in the organization of a corporate or personal library, Megger is introducing a comprehensive series of Transformer Life Management bulletins that broadly cover the fundamentals of managing the life of a transformer.