Last month's Code Calculations article covered transformer calculation definitions and some specifics of delta transformer calculations. This month we turn our attention to the differences between ...

When alternating current (AC) prevailed over direct current (DC) in the late 1800s, one of the deciding factors was the need for voltage levels to be raised and lowered throughout the power system to ...

Federal agencies and energy analysts are raising alarms about a growing shortage of power transformers across the United States, warning that constrained manufacturing, ballooning lead times, and ...

It’s not just red tape that’s limiting the supply of electricity in America. Grids are physical machines, and they’re short ...

For several years now, the power sector has frantically raised the alarm about an impending transformer supply chain crisis, seeking to reinforce the availability of the component that many consider ...

Large electric transformers are inconvenient machines. They are large and heavy, which means they usually need to be delivered by sea freight, not air freight, which would be faster. They must be ...

America is currently in the midst of a transformer super cycle. In the short term, a 2020 study by the United States' Department of Energy reported that 70 percent of the country's distribution ...

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WASHINGTON, D. C. - Following a push from Ohio and Pennsylvania legislators, the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday finalized new electrical distribution transformer energy standards that will ...