Transformers Magazine, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2020.
Editorial
Editorial message
Mladen Banović
; Transformers Magazine
Abstract
As I write this text at the very end of the year, it is interesting to make a short review of the innovation presented and business events that have happened in 2019. Here are a few that in my opinion are related to the main trends in our industry. The innovations are as follows:
Phase-change cooling transformer
A Chinese company announced that they developed the world’s first 220
kV evaporative cooling power transformer, which uses a new type of non-combustible insulating heat dissipation liquid material –
luorocarbon. This liquid is a kind of low-boiling, non-combustible, environmentally friendly material used for insulating and cooling the transformer by its gas-liquid phase change.
Compact medium frequency transformer
Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have developed and built a compact medium-frequency transformer, rated for 100 kW and operated at 10 kHz. The idea is to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of smart grids and DC power distribution networks.
Keywords
Editorial Message; Transformers Magazine; Phase-change cooling transformer; Compact medium frequency transformer
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232076
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Publication date:
8.1.2020.
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