Keeping the nation’s lights on is no small job. The grid we take for granted involves large, expensive equipment, most notably power transformers. If one goes down, it can take more than a year to ...

Growing use of efficient power systems drives demand for advanced transformer bushings, enhancing grid reliability and reducing energy loss. Growing investments in power infrastructure and renewable ...

A typical Hydro-Québec substation showing only one of the installed grid transformers. Hydro-Québec has more than 2,000 grid and GSU transformers with an average age of more than 30 years in operation ...

Keywords: Seismic performance evaluations. High voltage transformers. Bushings. Simplified models. Lifelines. Boundary conditions. Dynamic behaviors. Global ...