Many older industrial facilities use single-phase, oil-filled transformers made for pole-mounting but installed at ground level to create 3-phase power distribution systems. Usually, primary and ...

Bridgeport Magnetics Group Inc. introduces a new line of dry-type single-phase and three-phase low voltage (600VAC) distribution transformers suitable for industrial, healthcare, commercial buildings, ...

In power distribution systems, three-phase transformer configuration directly impacts system reliability and load management. Understanding the trade-offs between Delta and Wye connections enables ...

In this paper, the authors develop a program for the design of transformer using Matlab. The proposed methodology has many advantages for transformer manufacturers, since they can save design ...

In the original version of this article, the second figure contained an error. The image has been updated. It’s important for engineers to have a good, working ...

Last month's Code Calculations article covered transformer calculation definitions and some specifics of delta transformer calculations. This month we turn our attention to the differences between ...

You have an immediate need to create 12 volts of AC for a power tube filament using two available, identical 6 volt secondary transformers. Referred to the drawing, how would you connect them together ...

The article in the March 3 issue of The News dealt with the secondary windings of a Delta service transformer with one winding center-tapped to the ground. The article stated that the power-leg or ...

Linemen from North Carolina municipals practice three-phase transformer banking using the new Load-Trainer II Transformer Simulators. When apprentice linemen step out into the line trade, utilities ...

One of the hidden complications of upgrading grain drying and handling systems is providing enough electricity to power the new larger electric motors. Electric motors that are larger than 15 hp ...