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With 2023 behind us, we are making plans for 2024! While embracing new challenges and ventures, we want to give credit to the projects we had the privilege to work on in 2023.

We are encouraging you to share your thoughts with us on what you think was the best article published in Transformers Magazine in 2023.

Which article do you think had the potential to make a difference, which dealt with the most original or interesting subject, and which was the most appealing to you in terms of research or findings? Was there an article that helped with a particular conundrum or solved an issue that you encountered in your work? Whatever your criteria may be, we would like to hear your opinion on which article was the best article published in Transformers Magazine in 2023 and why.

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Volume 10 Issue 1

Marius Grisaru: Where to perform the dissolved gas analysis? – Part III

P. Ramachandran: Standards relevant to transformers – Part X

Dr Bhaba P. Das: Investigating the use of peak efficiency index as an alternative efficiency metric for distribution transformers

Vitaly Gurin, Terrence O’Hanlon: The SDIPF reliability curve of old EHV power transformers – Part II

Jürgen Schübel, Alexander Alber: Dissolved gas analysis: Early fault indication and trend analysis

Rajeev Shevgaonkar: Online moisture management for transformers

Woo Hyun Park, Jin Woo Lee, Sang Hoon Chung: DPRS transformer – Dynamic pressure resistant system – Part II

Volume 10 Issue 2

Marius Grisaru: Dissolved gas analysis: Gas measurements technologies – Part 1

P. Ramachandran, A. S. Jhala: Standards relevant to transformers – part XI

Dr Bhaba P. Das, Ghazi Kablouti: Environmental impact assessment of transportation in distribution transformer life cycle analysis

Vitaly Gurin, Terrence O’Hanlon: The SDIPF reliability curve of old EHV power transformers – Part III

Andrea Tonin, Fiorenzo Stevanato: A revolution in progress

Tony McGrail: Transformer diagnostics: Easy as ABC?

Y. Yang et al.: A review of transformer FRA measurement and diagnosis techniques

Special Edition – Sustainability

Marcel Hilgers: Decarbonized steel: pioneer for sustainable innovations

Vlatka Šerkinić, Ines Kolarić: Carbon footprint of oil-immersed transformers

Dr Bhaba P. Das, Ghazi Kablouti: Investigating material and energy efficiency of power transformers with conventional and semi-hybrid insulation operating in low-carbon electricity grids

Muhammad Usman: Switching to sustainability: A comprehensive market analysis of sustainable practices in the switchgear industry

Krešimir Koprivec: Sustainability without compromises

İsmail Güner, Denis Gosselin: Need for circular economy

Angelo Baggini: Technology neutrality in power transformer regulation and standardisation

Ufuk Kivrak: Green supply chains for the transformer industry

Volume 10 Issue 3

Marius Grisaru: Saving 1 million liters of insulation liquids

P. Ramachandran, A. S. Jhala: Standards relevant to transformers – Part XII

Vitaly Gurin, Terrence O’Hanlon: The SDIPF reliability curve of old EHV power transformers

Tony McGrail: Statistics mean never having to say you’re certain…

Dr Bhaba P. Das, Ghazi Kablouti: Sustainable digitalization using self-dehydrating breathers

Anatoliy Mudryk et al.: Analysing laboratory results for transformer oil breakdown voltage

Shaista Naz: Smart transformers: Revolutionizing the renewable energy landscape

Volume 10 Issue 4

Marius Grisaru: Dissolved gas analysis: Gas measurements technologies – Part 2 – Gas Chromatography (GC)

Tony McGrail: DGA monitor accuracy – Data and decisions

P. Ramachandran: Standards relevant to transformers – part XIII

Anatoliy Mudryk et al.: Online monitoring of transformer oil breakdown voltage

Stanislav Mykytenko et al.: Monitoring, diagnostics and drying of transformer oil online

Sergey Ukolov, Igors Gruseckis, Milan Valečka: Static synchronous compensators based on magnetically controlled shunt reactors and capacitor banks in 110 – 500 kV grids

Uğur Yayan, Osman Yılmaz: Overcoming hurdles: Challenges in testing and validating wind turbine transformers with electronic tap changers

Dr Bhaba P. Das, Ghazi Kablouti: Analyzing transformer energy and material efficiency under different renewable energy deployment pathways

Shahzain Ahmed, Azhar Fayyaz: Heightened reliability concerns in the distribution transformers market

Martin Carlen, Euan Blauvelt: Transformer market report: What is the uncertainty of the reported market size?

Special Edition – Digitalization

Marius Grisaru: Digitalization versus sustainability

Tony McGrail: Digital twin reliability

Steffen Appel, Tarik Radwan: Digital solutions for future grid complexity – The change in the grid forces the adoption of digital solutions to manage future complexity

Andrew Collier, Carlos Martin: Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, Democratisation & Digitalisation – Fighting fire with innovation

Marco Milone, Sudheer Mokkapaty: Harnessing the power of digitalization in the transformer industry for sustainability

Frédéric Dollinger: Transforming transformer testing – Key strategies for the industry in the age of energy transition, sustainability, and digitalization

Leonardo Maschietto: The energy of craftsmanship – In the era of digitalization: PTTX Putian Group success story

Amit Sherekar, Manan Pandya: Sensformer: Powering the future with digitalized transformers

Salvador Magdaleno-Adame: Thermal failure in a clamping bolt of a shunt reactor

Mehran Tahir: Digital twin of cast resin transformers

Azhar Fayyaz: Overcoming bottlenecks in digitalization for renewable energy and EV charging infrastructure