IEEE Transformers Committee Report

Scott Reed, MVAFall 2023 Specifications & Standards, Specifications & Standards

With the global pandemic mostly behind us, the IEEE Transformer Committee resumed meeting again this past year with meetings in Charlotte and Milwaukee. Attendance continues to increase as the collaborative spirit to help improve the transformer guides and standards is driving participation. Here are some highlights.   INSULATING FLUIDS SUBCOMMITTEE C57.146 The working group for C57.146, IEEE Guide for Interpretation …

IEEE Transformer Committee Report

Scott Reed, MVASpecifications & Standards, Spring 2022 Specifications & Standards

With the global pandemic continuing, the IEEE Transformer Committee was forced to conduct the fall meeting virtually. Despite the inability to meet together, the IEEE Transformer Committee remains very active and is committed to developing stronger guides to help the power industry.  INSULATING FLUIDS SUBCOMMITTEE C57.146 Within the Insulating Fluids Subcommittee, the working group for C57.146, IEEE Guide for Interpretation …

Committee Report: IEEE Transformers

Scott Reed, MVASpecifications & Standards, Spring 2021 Specifications & Standards

The IEEE Transformer Committee was forced to cancel the 2020 spring meeting due to the global pandemic but was able to conduct the fall meeting virtually. Within the Insulating Fluids Subcommittee, a new task force was formed for C57.104, IEEE Guide for The Interpretation of Gases Generated in Oil-Immersed Transformers (DGA). The task force will study how to improve the …

IEEE Transformers Committee Report

Scott Reed, MVAFall 2019 Specifications & Standards, Specifications & Standards

Insulating Fluids Subcommittee C57.104, IEEE Guide for The Interpretation of Gases Generated in Oil-Immersed Transformers (DGA) has undergone a significant revision that completely changes how DGA results should be interpreted for mineral-oil filled transformers.  The last time the guide was revised was 2008. It has gone through numerous draft versions and multiple ballots, and hundreds of comments have been reviewed. …

IEEE Transformers Committee Report

Scott Reed, MVASpecifications & Standards, Spring 2019 Specifications & Standards

Several of the subcommittees under the IEEE Transformers Committee are doing significant work. This report covers work in the last two quarters of 2018. Insulating Fluids Subcommittee C57.104, IEEE Guide for the Interpretation of Gases Generated in Oil-Immersed Transformers (DGA) is being revised and will change how DGA results will be interpreted. It went out to the working group for …