Correct operation and adequate maintenance prolong the transformer unit’s expected lifespan. Kiran Daware is a Junior Electrical Engineer at Nicore India Pvt. Ltd.

A transformer connected to the output of a generator and used to step its voltage up to transmission levels(110 + kv)is sometimes called a unit transformer. The transformer at the other end of the ...

The transformer fire happened while WB Unit 2 was stabilizing the reactor power at 99% so that it could begin the seventh and final stage of power ascension testing. None of the full power tests ...

“We are working diligently to repair the transformer in order to bring the unit back online — there are no issues with the unit itself,” said Meranda Cohn, senior director of communications ...