Distribution Transformer Articles & Analysis

The North American distribution transformers market expects stable growth, thanks largely to demand created by capacity addition and the need to replace existing distribution transformers. Most remarkably, utilities become highly energy conscious, and a large number of existing distribution transformers will be replaced with energy-efficient distribution transformers in the next few years. New ...

By Frost & Sullivan

S&C's new TranShield Transformer Protector eliminates nuisance fuse operations at the grid's edge and drastically reduces unnecessary maintenance expenses. Industry data show that up to 70% of overhead distribution transformer fuse operations are classified as nuisance outages, where no other repair work is needed aside from fuse replacement. These instances are typically caused by a ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of Energy on December 28 proposed new energy-efficiency standards for three categories of distribution transformers to improve the resiliency of America's power grid, lower utility bills, and significantly reduce domestic carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. DOE's proposal represents a strategic step to advance the diversification of transformer core technology, which will conserve ...

By Smart Grid Observer

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully tested and delivered three 750 MVA (765/500/13.8 kV), single phase auto-transformers designed and built for the US based electric utility, Allegheny Energy. The transformers together weigh over 750 tonnes and each has enough capacity to power 250 electric locomotives. They are unique in their class given the combination of ...

By ABB

Power management company Eaton today announced it is helping utility, industrial, commercial and data center customers meet new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards for distribution transformers. The new standards go into effect on January 1, 2016, and will increase the electrical efficiency of critical equipment that distributes power into homes and businesses. Eaton is working ...

By Eaton Corporation

The massive deployment of distributed energy resources (DER) and two-way power flow is intensifying the need for strong distribution transformer infrastructure. One of the biggest upshots of distributed generation is the demand for smart/solid-state transformers for voltage management in smart grids. The accelerated sales of smart/solid-state transformers in North America, Germany, China, and ...

By Smart Grid Observer

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation's electric grid, according to research conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Matteo Muratori, a transportation and energy systems engineer at NREL and author of the new Nature Energy paper, "Impact of Uncoordinated Plug-in Electric ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The ?90,000 crore package would provide only a temporary relief to power distribution companies but not long-term stability, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Tuesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month announced ?90,000 crore liquidity infusion for discoms, saying that they owe ?94,000 crore to power generation companies. "India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) ...

By Indian Wind Energy Association

GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) announced today it has been awarded new contracts for orders of electric power and propulsion systems on two liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers and an LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). In total, GE has signed contracts to supply systems for 26 LNG carriers and five FSRUs. In the last six months alone, the company has signed contracts ...

By General Electric

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order of $77-million for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electrical products and systems for the new Terminal 3 (T3) building at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. ABB’s solutions are part of a modernization project to prepare the airport for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. ABB will ...

By ABB

FARMINGTON, Conn., April 11, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information, Inc. is pleased to announce three significant new clean energy, battery, and electricity distribution market research reports available immediately. Smart Grid IT Systems The "smart" in smart grid comes from the ability to generate, manage, and analyze a wide range of new information about the network and its users. ...

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

Alstom signed a contract with Statkraft for the supply of new control systems and balance of plant equipment for the Tysso II hydro power plant in Skjeggedal in the south western part of Norway. The contract includes the supply, installation and commissioning of new equipment (control systems, station transformers, local distribution systems, circuit breakers and 72 kV cabling to the two units). ...

By Alstom

Leading manufacturer and supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a portable power transformer that converts 120 volts AC to 12/24 volts DC or 12/24 volts AC and is ideal for powering low voltage lighting and equipment. The TX-40-120-1224-WP portable power transformer from Larson Electronics is built to provide operators with a reliable ...

By Larson Electronics LLC

GRID20/20®, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring provider and Dominion Voltage, Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and leader in Volt/VAR optimization "VVO" solutions, have teamed up to address the growing energy efficiency needs throughout Canada.“We see an exciting future emerging throughout Canada. Following our successful Ontario Ministry of Energy Smart Grid ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that LTL Holdings, a fast-growing engineering enterprise focused on power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, and other developing countries, has deployed Bentley Substation ...

By Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Sri Lanka-Based Engineering Enterprise to Benefit From Integrated Electrical and Physical Design Capabilities That Result in 30 Percent Productivity Improvements EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that LTL Holdings, a fast-growing engineering ...

By Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Occupying a greenfield site of more than 500 acres in the rapidly developing state of Gujarat, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) will be the world’s largest international financial services center and IT hub when it is completed in 2017. The site consists of about 100 million square feet of commercial and residential floor space, including an 80-storey signature building known as ...

By ABB

Faraday Grid has announced an agreement with the UK’s leading distribution network operator, UK Power Networks, for it to trial the world’s first Faraday Grid, a ground-breaking technology that could redefine how the electricity grid works. The project aims to demonstrate how a Faraday Grid will create a smart, flexible electricity system that increases the capacity to deliver more ...

By Smart Grid Observer

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $62 million from Vale to supply electrification and automation systems and related equipment for a new iron ore pellet plant in Oman. The new Vale plant, 230 kilometers northwest of Muscat, is expected to produce up to 10 million tons of iron ore pellets per year. Scheduled to start operations at the end ...

By ABB

Power plant services represent a growing market that offers steady revenues and solid growth, in contrast with the much more cyclical market for new-build power stations. In the developed regions of Europe and North America, the main drivers are ageing power capacities that need replacing and, linked to this, the growing adoption of gas-fired generation. Key drivers in emerging markets are ...

By Frost & Sullivan