Transformers News

With the WA-SMCH (Surface Mounted Cable Holder), Würth Elektronik introduces an innovative, space-saving replacement for PCB-mounted, bonded, or snapped cable holders intended to accommodate cable ties. The automatically mountable and solderable holder made of tin-plated phosphor bronze offers a very stable fastening solution with a holding force up to 370 N. Cables or cable ties can be routed lengthwise or crosswise through the 10 × 6 × 2 mm component. a lean and elegant...

On May 11, 2022, Hunan 500 kV Shuicheng substation was successfully put into operation. The substation is the first 500 kV intelligent substation in Hunan Province to realize the remote 'one key sequence control' function. The implementation and application of remote 'one key sequence control' enables the staff of Changsha EHV centralized control station to operate the 500 kV Shuicheng substation equipment more than 300 km away only in front of the centralized control computer, greatly shorteni...

Würth Elektronik has joined the circle of organizations supporting the new MakerSpace of Susanne Klatten's non-profit, UnternehmerTUM GmbH. The high-tech prototype workshop MakerSpace offers ambitious start-ups, innovation teams from companies, and do-it-yourselfers a place to produce ideas and innovations in the form of prototypes and small series. Tech Library Würth Elektronik contributes with Expert Talks on EMC and electronics, support in designing and setting up a Tech Library,...

Under the title "Always in balance - Balancing supercapacitors", Würth Elektronik provided a new help guide for developers on its homepage. The latest publication includes experience gained from support and addresses the relative unfamiliarity of using supercapacitors. This extends the support Würth Elektronik has previously provided in the form of application notes, explanatory videos, and webinars. WCAP-STSC series Although supercapacitors, such as the Würth Elektronik&n...

Ministers of the G7 group of advanced economies recognized multiple aspects of the IEA’s work on the clean energy transition and energy security, including a recent major report on how to put carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industries such as steel and cement on a path towards net zero. After a two-day meeting in Berlin under Germany’s 2022 Presidency of the G7, Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers issued a communiqué setting out a wide range of actions to tackle &ls...

Siemens will welcome guests from all over the world in Hanover, Germany, to present its automation, digitalization and electrification portfolio that enables a more sustainable future. For the year 2022, Hannover Messe (‘Hanover Fair’) – back after a two-year break, due to the COVID-19 pandemic – with 2,800 square meters of exhibition space, visitors to the Siemens booth will gain insights into a broad variety of products, solutions and services, ranging from digital twi...

Power management company Eaton announces its eMobility business has introduced a battery disconnect unit (BDU) that can be combined with upgraded Breaktor® circuit protection technology to provide circuit protection in electrified vehicles (EVs) while reducing overall complexity and cost. When paired with the Breaktor circuit protection technology, which combines current switching and resettable bidirectional short-circuit protection with fast actuation, Eaton’s BDU eliminates the nee...

RWE, Wales’ largest electricity generator, is a sponsor of the 2022 Urdd Eisteddfod in Denbighshire, north Wales. The company is to sponsor the event’s volunteers and stewards, which will be on hand to guide attendees around the festival site in Denbigh. The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund, which will contribute £19m over the lifetime of RWE’s nearby Clocaenog Wind Farm, is sponsoring a sensory garden within the event. With a long history in Wales, many of...

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol met with leaders from government, industry, finance and civil society at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week where he highlighted the need for greater investments in the clean energy transition to address the major global challenges of energy security and climate change. “The world does not need to choose between the energy crisis and the climate crisis. We can solve both of them with the right investment,” Dr. Birol said duri...

Hitachi, Ltd (Hitachi) and Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) have developed basic technology for a thin-type inverter that achieves both energy conservation and miniaturization as a power converter (hereinafter referred to as ‘inverter’) for electric vehicles (hereinafter referred to as ‘EVs’). This technology simplifies power wiring, by integrating power semiconductors that control power supply with printed circuit boards. Compared to conventional products, the thin...

Vafos Pulp, a Norwegian producer of unbleached pulp for cardboard manufacturing, will switch its energy-intensive drying process from oil to electricity, greatly reducing the plant’s carbon emissions. The company will replace a nine megawatt (MW) oil-fired boiler with electric heaters, controlled by ABB technology. The Kragerø pulp plant, which produces 80,000 tons of pulp each year, will eliminate 14,000 tons of CO2 annually from Summer 2022. That is the equivalent of the annual e...

Two new hires have been added to the ever expanding Electric Miles team, Junior Software Engineer - Daniel Barredo and Customer Success Analyst - Gregory Crowther. Daniel Barredo had this to say about his new employment at Electric Miles: "I’m delighted for the opportunity to join Electric Miles. I great admire the company’s goals and potential, and I will strive to help reach them through my contributions. Looking forward to being part of a driving force of change for the better."...

The European Commission and the International Energy Agency are joining forces to help EU countries reduce their reliance on Russian fossil fuels. By strengthening investments in clean energy and energy efficiency, the project aims to mitigate the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the EU energy sector. Liquefied natural gas In the framework of this common endeavor, the Commission is offering support to Member States to reduce their dependence on Russian fossil fuels through the...

All About Circuits is one of the world’s largest and most active independent online communities for electrical engineers. Ingrid Fadelli, All About Circuits contributor, recently interviewed Simon Floyd, industry Director of manufacturing and transportation at Google Cloud, and Jason Ruppert, COO at Phononic, who explained how machine learning is revolutionizing semiconductor factory floors. Two months ago, Phononic implemented Google Cloud’s new cloud-based tool for machine learnin...

Schneider Electric, a pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces Grid Operations Platform as a Service as part of its EcoStruxure Grid portfolio. Backed by Microsoft Azure’s open cloud computing platform, Schneider Electric is offering a deployment environment that enables grid planning and operations solutions to be hosted and managed on the cloud. Critical energy infrastructure As the industry experiences significant disruption and technology...

There are numerous informative articles on the operational temperature range of electronic components and sub-assemblies, but relatively few on storage temperatures. The datasheets of most manufacturers either show the same storage temperature range as the maximum possible operating temperatures (e.g. 0°C to +85°C) or use the “standard industrial” values of -40°C to +100°C, non-operating and without further explanation. risks and factors However, to correctly store...

Current is offering open access to the findings of its most recent research collaboration. The study, conducted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), is the first major scientific investigation into the impact of Intra-Canopy Lighting (ICL) on the quality and volume of vine tomato yields. The findings of this research, which also saw the first use of Current’s new Arize® Integral ICL fixture, offer growers of high-wire crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, or bell peppers new op...

Six MIDI fuses in one robust, IP66-compliant housing: The REDline Power Box 6F is the latest development in the family of REDline Power Boxes, the successful power distribution platform from Würth Elektronik ICS, used for installation in battery, engine and chassis areas. Measuring only 170 x 112 x 48 mm, the compact sealed housing provides space for up to six MIDI fuses in 32 V and 70 V versions. The high IP rating allows OEMs to install the box in chassis, battery and engine areas. The b...

“To reach the goals in the Paris agreement, we need to accelerate the use of green technologies," explains Søren Kvorning, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Sales, Marketing & Services at Danfoss Drives. "Therefore, we are delighted to share the news that Hitachi Energy has invited Danfoss Drives to collaborate on delivering the complete power supply systems from the grid to the electrolyzer for Power-to-X projects.” Acting as one supplier for big PtX pro...

ABB’s Process Automation business area is hosting its Capital Markets Day in Helsinki, Finland. The business area is highlighting how it is raising long-term profitability by enabling industrial customers to manage the energy transition to a more sustainable future. This will be done through integrating its leading automation systems, industry-specific anchor products, sensing equipment, and sophisticated digital solutions. One of the biggest challenges facing the industry is the shift of...

Siemens is to host a two-day conference and exhibition in Manchester on July 12 and 13, 2022. Transform 2022 will be held at the city’s iconic Manchester Central and will bring together hundreds of industry leaders, influencers and regulators from across the UK and Ireland to collaborate and solve some of the most pressing organizational challenges. From electrification to digitalization, from finance to e-mobility, Siemens’ Transform 2022 is all about connecting organizations acros...

While AC system protection is well known and applied throughout the power system industry, there is also protection needed for complex DC equipment. This includes DC traction power systems associated with railway electrification. Below are some of the methods of protection that a Power System Engineer may often encounter in DC traction power. Track Time Constant To properly apply system protection for DC traction power systems, a good understanding of the track time constant (L/R ratio) is re...

Volta Trucks, the disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed the selection of Carrier Transicold as the sole supplier of refrigerated equipment for the full-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. The supply agreement follows a project in which Carrier Transicold engineers worked closely with th...

VTC (Virginia Transformer And Georgia Transformer Corp/ VA Transformer) is building a second 300,000 square feet transformer manufacturing facility, in Chihuahua, Mexico. New manufacturing plant in Chihuahua This new manufacturing plant, which is scheduled to open later in 2022, will incorporate best-in-class design, manufacturing technology and assembly automation, and will manufacture small-power, E2X Series oil filled and dry type transformers.

In 2021, Russia provided Germany with 55% of its natural gas imports, 35% of its oil imports and 50% of its hard coal imports. The war in Ukraine is causing a monumental shift in the country’s energy landscape, with increasing pressure to become independent of these fossil fuel imports. Gas is a key component for many industrial processes  – it keeps half of Germany’s 41.5 million households warm and accounted for 15.3% of German electricity generation last year...

RWE has successfully issued a further green bond with a total volume of €2 billion. The bond was issued in two tranches of €1 billion each with maturities in 2026 and 2030. For the first tranche, the yield-to-maturity amounts to 2.2%, based on a coupon of 2.125% p.a. and an issuance price of 99.652%. For the second tranche, the yield-to-maturity amounts to 2.9%, based on a coupon of 2.75% p.a. and an issuance price of 99.287%. The issuance met with strong interest from investors. G...

ABB E-mobility and Shell announce plans to launch the first nationwide network of Terra 360’s, the world’s fastest all-in-one electric car charger. With over 200 Terra 360 chargers to be launched across Germany in the next 12 months, ABB E-mobility and Shell will help to ensure greater charger availability and charging speed for more than 1.7 million German electric car drivers. Growing German demand István Kapitány, Global Executive Vice President for Shell Mobility...

Würth Elektronik presents the Adrastea-I, its high performance, ultra-low power consumption, multi-band LTE-M and NB-IoT module. This cellular module, measuring only 13.4 × 14.6 × 1.85 mm, comes with integrated GNSS, integrated ARM Cortex M4 and 1MB Flash reserved for user application development. The module is based on the high-performance Sony Altair ALT1250 chipset. Certified by Deutsche Telekom, the Adrastea-I module enables a quick integration to end-products without addit...

Infinitum Electric announces its executive will be speaking at the CTI Symposium USA, an event focused on automotive EV and HEV drives and components being held May 18-19, 2022 in Novi, Michigan. Infinitum Electric’s VP of Technology Paulo Guedes-Pinto will discuss how to unlock the benefits of air-core motors for the automotive market. Substantial power density improvements CTI Symposium Speaking Session with Infinitum Electric will be held on May 18, 2022, at 2:15 pm EDT. During this...

Siemens Mobility and Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of SiC power module technology, with the aim of enabling efficient and sustainable transportation and electrical energy savings, in the transportation sector. With creation of the ‘European Green Deal’, the European Union (EU) has committed itself to being the first continent to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, meaning no net emissions of greenhouse gases...