U.S. utilities need more transformers to build the zero-carbon grid and keep the lights on after major storms. But the specialized equipment is hard to build, and manufacturers can’t keep up with ...

Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...

This distribution transformer is one of about 5,500 across the city of Ames, Iowa. Iowa State University's Zhaoyu Wang and his collaborators are developing a data-based system to better manage the ...

William Fehrman had a 450,000-pound puzzle on his hands. A large power transformer in the utility executive’s service territory was sputtering toward the end of its useful life. Fehrman, president and ...

Smart Grid & EV Charging Demand Boost Solid-State Transformer Market at 16.9% CAGR Through 2028” - Allied Market ResearchWILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- According to a ...

Most people do not give the U.S. electric grid a second thought — we flip a switch and the lights come on. Behind the scenes are thousands of power plants and utilities linked by millions of miles of ...