BHEL manufactures India's highest-rated auto transformer
Published: Nov 27, 2020
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, NOV 27, 2020: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said today they had successfully manufactured and tested India's highest rating auto transformer which will play a crucial role in bulk power transmission.
The 500 MVA 400/220/33 kV Auto transformer has been designed and manufactured at BHEL's Bhopal plant for UP Power Transmission Corporation Limited. High rating transformers play a crucial role in bulk power transmission to load centres and bigger cities.
“Significantly, this is a new benchmark in the global transformer industry,” the company said in its release.
BHEL tested their transformer at the National High Power Test Laboratory (NHPTL) in Bina, Madhya Pradesh. A short circuit test which is conducted to prove the adequacy for power transformers to withstand abnormal conditions of short circuit to ensure reliability during their operations in the field.
BHEL is the largest manufacturer of power transformers in India and has developed higher rating and specialised transformers, with voltage levels going up to 1200 kV class.