E-lesson

Design of distribution transformers – e-lesson #12: Advanced materials for transformers (elective)

Intermediate level
Design of distribution transformers – e-lesson #12 Advanced materials for transformers (elective) - 850 x 400
Intermediate level

Hosted by: Mario Salano / Intermediate level

This is the twelfth e-lesson in the Design of distribution transformers course, conducted on the Intermediate level. Here you can save your seat.

This lesson provides an in-depth exploration of advanced materials used in transformer design. The instructor, Mario Salano, delves into the critical role of the core material, highlighting how its properties and manufacturing process can significantly impact transformer efficiency and performance. You'll learn about the various types of grain-oriented laminations, from hot-rolled to laser-scribed, and how their unique characteristics can be optimized to minimize losses. The lesson also covers the fascinating world of induction heating, where transformers play a crucial part in high-frequency applications. A key focus is the emerging trend of solid-state transformers and their integration into smart grids, which promise greater efficiency and compactness. The importance of insulation materials, including oil, paper, and polymers, is thoroughly examined, as they are vital to transformer reliability. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of the cutting-edge materials and technologies shaping the future of transformer design, equipping you with the knowledge to tackle complex power conversion challenges.

Subscribe to this course
If you are already a subscriber of the Transformers Academy or Transformer Magazine, please log in with your credentials. Login

The lesson #12 is also the tenth e-lesson conducted on the Intermediate level. This time the author, Mr. Mario Salano, will discuss advanced materials for transformers.

As in all of the previous and upcoming lessons of this course, here too the author’s main intention is to provide an overview of transformer design by taking into account stakeholders’ wishes and preferences.

The lesson stays available on-demand upon the live broadcasting.

About the author

Mario Salano

Mario Salano

Mr. Salano’s expertise in the field of power transformers comes from a well established engineering skills acquired in “Salano transformers”, renowned Italian company that manufactured line-frequency power transformers for Italian power utilities. While inheriting the company from his father, Sig. Mario Salano used his vast engineering skills and he managed to maintain the company in rough period of seventies, adding new technologies and novel approaches to traditional values and products of “Salano transformers”.

His current interests include high-efficiency distribution transformers, the impact of nonlinear loads on power transformers, novel materials for transformer cores and also high-frequency power transformers for the use in conjunction with power electronics topologies.