Power-transformer designs minimize weight and cost based on three assumptions: (1) the power source is a sine wave, (2) the frequency is fixed, and (3) the voltage will not exceed a specified maximum.

This article is based on the 1999 National Electrical Code (NEC). Installing transformers in accordance with the NEC is critical to ensuring a safe electrical installation as well as a reliable power ...

An explosion, a fireball and then darkness: Heathrow Airport uses as much energy as a small city, and when a major fire at a substation caused the power to fail late Thursday, the world learned how ...

Facing unprecedented lead times and skyrocketing costs, the transformer supply chain crisis threatens the backbone of the electric power industry, driving urgent calls for increased manufacturing ...

When you think of wind farms, images of majestic towers with huge spinning blades spanning the horizon probably come to mind. Designers are not immune to this impulse, as their primary focus is on the ...