Motors and transformers are some of the most reliable pieces of equipment installed at power plants. However, inadequate maintenance can result in trouble. While regular testing and skilled evaluation ...

Technology advancements and new regulatory requirements could reshape how power plant owners operate and maintain large power transformers. Experts outline emerging strategies and call attention to ...

Maximizing Reliability Through Transformer Maintenance Part 2 focuses on the newest approaches to transformer maintenance, such as the shorted-winding technique for single-phase exciting current and ...

The costliest piece of equipment in a substation is the Power Transformer. Therefore, a good maintenance program is required to keep these power transformers operating reliable. Over the past few ...

Effective transformer maintenance depends on dissolved gas analysis. Effective maintenance of liquid-filled transformers begins with prevention of failure by testing transformer oil for unusual ...

S.D. Myers, Inc. is launching a new, user-friendly online training curriculum, “Principles of Transformer Maintenance”. Thousands of participants have decided that knowledge means power when it comes ...

According to the Department of Energy, power outages cost the U.S. economy $150 billion annually. It’s a staggering number, and one of the reasons utilities are so focused on asset uptime. But the ...

Gert Nel, WearCheck’s transformer division manager, outlines the importance of DGA in transformer maintenance: “Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is used mostly for fault detection in transformers, and it ...

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