Ian Sulek
How to Improve Thermal Performance in Low-Voltage Switchboards
How much does temperature really matter inside a low-voltage switchboard?
How Gas Monitoring Prevents Generator Outages
In a power generation facility, the Generator Step-Up (GSU) transformer serves as the critical bridge between the generator and the ...
Why Distribution Transformers Fail Despite Oil Sampling
While regular oil sampling—such as Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), moisture testing, and dielectric strength testing—is an industry-standard ...
How Transformer Breathers Reduce Moisture Failure Risk
Transformer breathers play a critical role in preserving the health of oil-filled power transformers. They act as the primary defense ...
What Causes Missed Internal Transformer Fault Warnings?
Substation power transformers are equipped with multi-layered protection and monitoring systems, such as Buchholz relays, Dissolved Gas ...
How to Select the Right Transformer Breather
Selecting the right dehydrating transformer breather is critical to protecting a transformer’s oil and paper insulation system from ...
Reducing Carbon Footprints in Energy Infrastructure
The global transition to a low-carbon economy is reshaping the way electricity networks are designed, operated and maintained. While ...
Why Large Power Transformer Faults Are Hard to Detect
Detecting emerging (or “incipient”) faults inside large power transformers is one of the most difficult challenges in electrical ...
Understanding Australia's Latest Energy Standards
As Australia's electricity network continues to evolve, so do the technical standards that govern the design, operation and maintenance of ...
What Causes Moisture Ingress in Power Transformers?
Moisture in power and distribution transformers is a major threat to reliability. It degrades the dielectric strength of the insulating ...