Smart transformers are designed to help better manage power for cities, and the largest smart transformer in the world ...

Normally, when you want a low DC voltage from the AC line, you think about using a transformer of some kind. [RCD66] noticed that an AC monitor meter must have some sort of power supply but had no ...

In power distribution systems, three-phase transformer configuration directly impacts system reliability and load management.

China has switched on what it says is the world’s biggest smart transformer, a direct current behemoth designed to move huge ...

As reported Thursday on News Center 7 Daybreak, both directions of State Route 4 were closed at the Clark/Champaign County line due to strong wind gusts. ODOT’s website reports both directions are ...

Once electricity finally reaches your home from the power plant, it's not in the same form that it left in. When power is created at a plant, it's produced at a voltage that's either too low or too ...

A shed fire in Loudoun County led to a transformer explosion and fire involving high-tension power lines Wednesday.

A shed fire that spread to high-tension power lines sparked a transformer explosion in Virginia, forcing a power shutdown and ...

Animals also play a role in the reliability of the overall power system. Sometimes Mother Nature and modern technology just don't mix -- especially when it comes to the nation's power grids. Gusty ...