ABB Ability TXpert Dry dry-type digital transformer

ABB has launched a dry-type (oil-free) digital transformer, the ABB Ability TXpert Dry. The product incorporates digital capability within the company’s dry-type transformers.

Transformers typically use oil for cooling and insulation but dry-type transformers are designed to work without oil, where the core and the coil are cooled by air and non-flammable solid insulation material. This makes them safer, as the flammability element of oil is eradicated, and also more environmentally friendly. Such transformers are suited to high-risk applications like offshore as well as densely populated areas and sensitive ecosystems.

Due to its dry-type design, digitalisation and little or zero maintenance, the ABB transformer offers safety and data security, with plenty of uptime and optimised operations. Smart sensors collect data and combine them into powerful analytics, enabling key functionality such as power quality monitoring, self-supervision and lifecycle assessment.