Justifying the use of high efficiency transformers

Author

Haggerty, N. Kent ; Malone, Timothy P. ; Crouse, John

Author_Institution

DuPont, Old Hickory, TN, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

23-25 Sep 1996

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

199

Abstract

Given today´s competitive business climate and energy conscious environment, one potentially rewarding opportunity for energy conservation involves the use of high efficiency transformers for industrial power system applications. Design techniques utilized by manufacturers to improve the efficiencies of various types of transformer are summarized. Transformer investment guidelines are provided to allow a straightforward determination of the cost/benefit of applying high-efficiency transformers based on an internal rate of return (IRR). Overall recommendations for applying high efficiency transformers are also presented

Keywords

economics; energy conservation; industrial power systems; investment; power consumption; power transformers; cost/benefit; design techniques; energy conservation; high-efficiency transformers; industrial power system applications; internal rate of return; investment guidelines; recommendations; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Fuels; IEEE members; Investments; Manufacturing; Transformer cores; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3587-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.1996.564888

Filename

564888