Complex grids depend on equipment such as transformers, protection relays, switchgear, and cables—each of which can develop faults not immediately visible during normal operation. As a result, ...

An internal fault can be violent enough to blow the lid off a transformer. Catastrophic failure of an overhead transformer is a rare occurrence, but it does happen. Electrical systems are designed so ...

Are you properly quantifying and assessing the health of your plant’s transformers? Oil testing, infrared scanning, electrical testing, and inspection provide a much deeper understanding of what is ...

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 ...

Transformer oil, serving both as an insulating medium and a cooling agent, plays a decisive role in transformer performance and lifespan. In this context, selecting the Best Transformer Oil Filter ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A blown transformer fuse on the 200-block of Todt Hill Road caused a small explosion, startling residents early this afternoon. The fault brought two Con Edison trucks to 275 ...

The U.S. power sector faces urgent needs to modernize its grid infrastructure, focusing on replacing aging transformers and ...

When designing ground-fault protection (GFP) for a power distribution system, you should always consider the nature of the power source. If the power source is from a separately derived system, you ...

Parts of Sunyani and surrounding communities have been plunged into power outages following a fault on one of the largest transformers at the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) switchyard in the Bono ...

Fault current calculations are a critical piece of the electrical design/engineering puzzle for electrical distribution systems in commercial and industrial installations. A fault current calculation ...