Interview with Laurent Favre, Managing Director, Transformers, Power Grids Business, ABB
What are the main new opportunities and challenges emerging in the transformers market, anything new that customers are looking for?
BY MLADEN Banovic, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
What are the main new opportunities and challenges emerging in the transformers market, anything new that customers are looking for?
Global investment and the future market for T&D equipment Global investment in T&D infrastructure is set to rise by 4.3 % CAGR between 2018 and...
Megacities – resilient solutions for electrical power supply TRANSFORM, the international conference and exhibition for specialists from the transformer industry, is dedicating this year in...
60 years of transformational growth SPECO was founded in 1958, when new China stepped onto the path toward industrialization. The electric power industry was flourishing...
Converter transformers – A crucial component of HVDC system Abstract Global HVDC converter transformer market is projected to reach $5.3 billion by 2025 at a...
Isoletri components for transformers insulation Cellulose insulation One of the crucial elements in all electrical devices and machines is the insulation system. The purpose of...
Transformers are a marvel of physics and an engineering feat – allowing one continuous energy path to exist that meets the differing, best needs of...
Moisture equilibrium in transformer insulation systems: Mirage or reality? Part 2 Abstract: In the operating transformer water is always in transition, either moving within cellulose...
The relationship between the physical, chemical, and functional properties Electrical insulating liquids are one part of the insulating system for transformers and other electrical apparatuses....
A century of dissolved gas analysis – part I Introduction Electricity powers the world and is an indispensable product for humanity, almost like water and...
The aging of power transformers Introduction The objectives of this paper are to: lay out the factors that contribute to transformer aging, present an integrated...
The effects of overload on distribution transformers Abstract Southern California Edison removes approximately 30,000 medium voltage transformers from service annually. Approximately 2,000 of these units...
ABB’s TXplore robot redefines transformer inspection Despite the use of non-invasive condition monitoring techniques to determine possible faults and avoid adverse failures in oil immersed...
Dawn of the digital distribution transformer Distribution utilities are dealing with far more complicated power grids than ever before. Unprecedented challenges are posed by...
Transformer asset management – do more with less With an average age in industrial plants of 30 years and in utilities of 40 years, the...
Significance of radiation heat transfer on cooling performance of transformer radiator Abstract The article demonstrates significance of radiation heat transfer on cooling performance of radiators...
The ABB Ability Power Transformer sets new industry standards The power landscape is predicted to change more in the next 10 years than it...
How to optimise the cost of transformer use and save money Abstract The targets of the 20/20/20 EU program led to general performances review of...
Power losses model of a foil winding Abstract A semi-analytical method for calculating foil winding power losses is presented in the article. The short-circuit losses...