The losses of a transformer comprise two parts – no-load (or core) losses and load (or copper) losses. No-load losses are a constant and are independent of the power being drawn while load losses vary according to the power being draw.
A key question that anyone contemplating the purchase of a transformer needs to ask is whether the selected manufacturer has a facility capable of testing
Monitoring has proved vital in efforts to optimise equipment health and performance, and to avoid unscheduled downtime. As a critical part of most industry sectors,
An important expansion to South Africa’s automotive industry is benefiting from the installation of 10 dry-type transformers and two mini-substations supplied by Trafo Power Solutions. Working closely with its customer to finalise the design specifications, as well as with manufacturing partner TMC Transformers in Italy, the company was able to meet the tight turnaround times.
Dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions will supply two custom-engineered mini-substations to a significant motor plant expansion near Pretoria. The two units will be located
Trafo Power Solutions has assisted a large dairy producer in a recent expansion, supplying five dry-type distribution transformers to its facilities in a coastal region of South Africa. The project required Trafo Power Solutions to design, manufacture, test, deliver and install the five tonne units, as well as to assist with commissioning on site.
South Africa is benefiting from a wave of data centre investments in Africa, and Trafo Power Solutions is supplying four 1600 kVA dry-type transformers to yet another data centre being construction in Gauteng.
Trafo Power Solutions – a leading local supplier of dry-type transformers – has been appointed by Italy-based temperature control relay specialist TECSYSTEM to distribute its products in sub-Saharan Africa.
In one of its latest achievements, Johannesburg-based Trafo Power Solutions has designed and supplied a dry-type transformer to a gold mine expansion project in Kyrgyzstan where the custom-engineered unit will function at minus 40⁰C temperatures at an altitude comparable to Everest’s base camp.
Trafo Power Solutions has customised two dry-type transformers for a coal mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province, allowing the units to be fitted into existing enclosures while meeting the customer’s demanding duty requirements.
Demanding safety requirements in the oil and gas sector are being met by custom-designed dry-type transformers from specialist company Trafo Power Solutions.
Twenty custom-designed transformers are being prepared by dry-type transformer specialists Trafo Power Solutions for a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant being constructed in northern Mozambique.