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Filters for the high-frequency range

Wind turbines are environmentally friendly energy suppliers. But the power they produce can place a strain on electricity grids. At a wind farm in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate region, a high-frequency filter system from MR keeps the grid in perfect working order.

Editorial

It works. The little building making all the difference

Making Highvoltage Mobile

Why spend time and money dismantling a power transformer for a high voltage test when you could perform the test at the site? Now, there’s no reason to. In the southern regions of Africa, the continent’s first testing truck is now operational.

If you need routine, this is the wrong job for you

Things which sound highly stressful, strenuous, and dangerous to most people are par for the course for Uwe Seltsam. For ten years he worked as a service technician and troubleshooter, taking on the most difficult jobs all around the world. For four years he has been head of the Technical Service department, and is now on the move only 60 days a year instead of 140.

Keeping your fleet in top condition

How long will our transformers last? This question is faced by more and more grid operators around the world whose fleets are becoming increasingly dated. Previously, the decision to replace a transformer was often exclusively based on its age, regardless of its actual condition. With a new method, this will all change.

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“We can now assess the condition of transformer fleets much better”

Markus Zdrallek, professor at the University of Wuppertal, and Jan Patrick Linossier, Head of Strategic Asset Management at Rheinische NETZGesellschaft (RNG), have worked together with MR to develop a new method for assessing the condition of power transformers. In an interview, they revealed what the new system is capable of.

What can you do for our transformer, Mr. Schickedanz?

As the Director of Asset Management, Frank Schickedanz‘s aim is to enable all customers to benefit from the experience relating to transformers that Reinhausen has accumulated over decades.

At your transformers‘ service

Many customers associate the Reinhausen brand with on-load tap-changers. But the company also offers advice, maintenance, replacement, and retrofitting of transformer accessories or comprehensive servicing of power transformers, including all measurements.

Check & Detect

How the MSENSE® BM online monitoring system monitors bushings and the HiRES Locator identifies breakdowns in cable systems.

Your full-service provider on call!

For Reinhausen customers, arranging maintenance for their tap changers is now even quicker and easier — with the new service truck which has been on the road since May.

“Smart Transformers Simplify Our Work.”

Rúnar Svavar Svavarsson from the Icelandic grid operator Veitur sees many benefits in the gradual digitalization of its transformers. In this interview, he explains how new systems help him to cut costs and increase the reliability of the grid.