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Title: Development of a distribution transformer that is not subject to catastrophic failure

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6253733

Inorganically insulated, oil-free transformers offer potential for improving the safety of distribution systems. Laboratory tests - as well as initial results of field trials - indicate that a 25-kVA pole-mounted unit developed in this study will eliminate the rapid pressure increases that lead to catastrophic failures of conventional transformers.

Research Organization:
McGraw-Edison Power Systems Div., Franksville, WI (USA). Thomas A. Edison Technical Center
OSTI ID:
6253733
Report Number(s):
EPRI-EL-4426; ON: TI86920200
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English