Avangrid has acquired a 168 MVA mobile transformer from Hitachi Energy to help the company resolve outages in the event of a damaged transformer in a couple months as compared to the two-year lead time for a replacement transformer.
The mobile transformer designed for Avangrid can be deployed and installed within a couple of months to any of Avangrid’s onshore wind and solar facilities due to the transformer’s multi-voltage capabilities.
The transformer’s technology allows for a low profile and the ability to withstand higher-than-normal transport accelerations for quick transport to its required location and also helps bring energy production back online while replacement equipment is procured. The transformer, consisting of three modules, will be hauled on trailers with semi-trucks to the site.
“As part of this collaboration with Avangrid, this unique engineering solution also incorporates the skills of our expert services team to support installation and commissioning for fast relief and restoration, which is especially critical in an industry facing longer than usual lead times for new equipment,” said Steve McKinney, Senior VP and Head of Hitachi Energy’s Transformer Business, North America.
