Transformers Magazine Special Edition – Substations

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Editorial Message

Dear Readers,

You are holding in front of you our Special Edition on Substations. This topic is the result of our readers’ choice and I think this is a good opportunity for all of us dealing with specific products, to look at the big picture and the conditions in which these products are made – substations.

This issue confirmed once again that digitalization is the dominant trend which enables new opportunities and imposes new challenges for power products. The first conclusion would be that monitoring as we know it, will slowly cease to satisfy practical needs. Power products must be, starting for their design, increasingly able to communicate with other devices and systems in the power gird which comprise the Internet of Things (IoT). The great number of such devices in the network generates big amounts of data and that data needs to be transferred, processed, and stored safely. Cybersecurity comes out of the security standpoint, and, operationally, Big Data arises. The interview with Goran Leci dwells more on the topic of cybersecurity of the critical infrastructure.

Digitalization of transmission products

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Column: Supply chain management

Supply chain complexity in power transformer industry   The complexity of the supply chain in transformer industry is usually not well understood. This article aims to create a better...

Column: Market review

Distribution transformers market Abstract: Global distribution transformers market reached around $5.5 billion in 2018 (up to 600 kVA and below 40 kV). The majority of this demand, around 74...

Column: Substation design

The advantages of ester liquids for substation design Paul Jarman Abstract: As the pressure on substation designers grows in terms of space limitations, cost, and safety, ester filled transformers...

Instrument transformers testing

HV instrument transformer condition assessment Abstract No matter how big or small your substation is, instrument transformers stand vigilant in the electric system, protecting and controlling. In order to...

Life hazard curve

Proposition for different life hazard curve for transformer and substation equipment Abstract Today the classical bathtub curve model is the main model for life expectancy calculation of all the...

Substation equipment maintenance

Substations equipment inspection and periodic maintenance Abstract In this article we analyse frequency, actions regarding preventive maintenance frequency and inspections that must be carried out when dealing with 60-800...

Dissipated heat utilization

Utilization of dissipated heat of power transformers Abstract The aim of the article is to provide the reader with the basic concept of the transformer’s heat utilization where a...

Intelligent substation monitoring

Intelligent management of substation assets Abstract Transformers are critical and expensive assets in substations that require meticulous monitoring and control to ensure grid integrity. Various tests that are available...

Efficient testing

Achieving maximum efficiency during testing Abstract The article describes the increasing challenges faced during substation asset testing. It further shows the changing requirements for state-of-the-art test solutions to allow...

SF₆-free GIS

Technically advanced and SF6-free 145 kV blue GIS Abstract SF6, the most commonly used arc extinguishing and insulating gas in gas-insulated switchgears (GIS), is a greenhouse gas with high...

CWIEME Americas 2019

The industry’s ‘must-attend’ event CWIEME Americas closed its doors on September 18, 2019, following a resoundingly successful exhibition and conference, which saw a significant increase in the caliber of...