Transformers are critical parts of the electric power grid, and transformer components such as bushings and tap changers are crucial for ensuring the reliability and safety of transformers in service.

Technology advancements and new regulatory requirements could reshape how power plant owners operate and maintain large power transformers. Experts outline emerging strategies and call attention to ...

Power Grid Components, Inc. announces the acquisition of Instrument Transformer Equipment Corporation Power Grid Components, Inc. (“Power Grid”), a company formed by Shorehill Capital LLC (“Shorehill” ...

Hitachi Energy announced an additional investment of more than $250 million USD by 2027 to expand global production of critical transformer components. The announcement, made at CERAWeek, follows the ...

Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers.

Three major electric power trade groups in a letter on Feb. 15 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reconsider proposed energy efficiency conservation standards for distribution transformers, ...

Using a flyback topology to generate a high voltage is a common approach. The voltage can charge a capacitor for a high-energy pulse. Such an approach is used in defibrillator capacitors, photoflash ...

Transformers are the lifeblood of a mining enterprise, but rising temperatures and increased power capacity mean they could overheat and fail – prevention is essential.

Magnetic components, particularly transformers operating at high frequencies and voltages, are intrinsically influenced by parasitic capacitance. This unintended capacitance between conductive ...