Large utilities maintain hundreds of substations with multiple transformers at each site. On site inspections cost utilities time, travel and they often must take planned outages to make sure the ...

Power transformers are one of the most critical and expensive assets in electric transmission and distribution. An in-service transformer failure can have far-reaching consequences: extended outages, ...

When our team opened these transformers, we looked at secondary bars, primary elbows, bleeder wires, and noted any leaks, damage, or corrosion.” The monthslong initiative took place throughout a ...

Repairing or replacing a transformer is expensive. As FLIR explains in a new technical application note, a thermal camera quickly pays for itself as it enables utility companies to fix problems before ...

This article is based on the 2014 Edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC). All you wanted to do was install a 30kVA, 120/208V transformer to supply receptacles in a new office structure on the ...