A30- Reference Books for Transformer Engineers- Part 3

History

F. Uppenborn wrote a book (1888) with the title "History of the Transformer" just three years after the transformer was patented, describing how the transformer was developed during the previous 30 years by engineers from different countries. Other titles listed are mainly history of transformer factories eg. Ganz, Hungary; GE, Pittsfield; J&P, UK; Wilson Transformers, Melbourne; Ferranti Packard, Canada etc. During 1960s & 1970s, the leading transformer development centres in the world were Pittsfield, Massachusetts (GE) and Ludvika, Sweden (ASEA). Thomas J Blalock’s book give interesting story of the developments in Pittsfield factory through decades and the sad demise of that great factory.

The book by Jim Fyvie (2007) is of a slightly different kind.  It is somewhat an auto-biographical narrative by a transformer technical manager of yester years. Jim is from Edinburgh, Scotland, started his career in 1954 as apprentice at Bruce Peebles, later the company name changed to Parson Peebles, Peebles Electric, Rolls Royce Peebles Transformers to VA Tech Peebles Transformers. Jim Fyie finally retired from VA Tech in 2002.   

 1888

Friedrich Uppenborn (1859-1907), Geschichte der Transformatoren (in German), Munich, Germany,1888

Friedrich Uppenborn (1859-1907), Histoire Des Transformateurs (in French), Libraire Polytechnique, Baudryet Cie, Paris, 1888

1889

Friedrich Uppenborn (1859-1907), History of the Transformer, E&F.N.Spon, London, Pages 60, 1889. Translated from German.

1929

 Ganz Electric Company Ltd, The Forty Years’ History of the Transformers (1885-1925) (Translated to English) Budapest,1929. Hungarian edition 1925

1950

Collin Brooks, The history of Johnson &Phillips- A Romance of 75 Years, London, Pages 212,1950

1983

R.S.Mc Naueghat, Wilson Transformers: 50 Years of Achievement, 1983

1985

Ganz - Hungary, The Transformer Production is 100 years old-Proceedings of the Scientific Jubilee Conference, Pages 521, 1985

1994

Norman L. Ball, John N. Vardalas, Ferranti Packard Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing, Mc Gill –Queens University Press, Montreal,1994

1998

Thomas J Blalock, Transformers at Pittsfield: A history of the General Electric large power transformer plant at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, 1998

2007

Jim Fyvie, Background, Arima Publishing.com, UK, Pages 123, 2007

2016

IEEE, A short history of Circuits and systems, River Publishers, Denmark, Pages 336,2016

 Maintenance

Best titles on transformer maintenance are SD Meyers (1981-2004), ABB Service Handbook (2006-2008) and CIGRE Brochure (2011)

1941

J. Rosslyn, Power Transformers –A Handy work of reference for engineers responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of Power Transformers, Chemical Publishing Co, Inc, New York, Ed1.0-1941, Ed2.0-1942, Ed3.0 Pages 232 -1946 

1980

Z.Khudyakov, S. Kittell, Repair of Power Transformers, Translated from 1977 Russian edition, Mir Publishers, Moscow, Pages 333,1980.

1981

S.D.Myers, J.J.Kelly, R.H.Parish, A Guide to Transformer Maintenance ,Transformer Maintenance Institute, Division S D Meyers Inc, Akron, Ohio, Ed1.0 Pages 835, 1981, Ed2.0 Pages 350, 2001, Ed3.0-pages 437, 2004

1998

P.E. Alfred Berutti, Practical Guide to Applying, Installing and Maintaining of Transformers, Intec Publishing Corporation, EC & M Books, Overland Park, Kansas,1998

2000

USBR, USA https://www.usbr.gov/power/data/fist_pub.html - Transformer Maintenance Guide lines, October,2000

2006

H.N.S.Gowda, Operation and Maintenance of Transformers-Hand Book, Published by Author, Pages 395, 2006

ABB, Service Hand Book for Transformers, ABB Management Services Ltd, Transformers, Zurich, Switzerland Ed1.0 Pages 363, 2006, Ed2.0 Pages 402, 2007, Ed3.0 ,2008

ABB, Transformer Handbook, ABB Power Technology Business Unit-Transformers, Zurich Ed1.0 Pages 210-2003, Ed2.0-2004, Ed3.0 Pages 234-2007, Ed4.0 Pages …,2017

2008

USBR, USA, https://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/mands/mands-pdfs/Trnsfrmr.pdf - Manual on Transformer Basics, Maintenance and Diagnostics (256 pages, Year 2008)

2011

CIGRE, WG A2.34, Guide for Transformer Maintenance, CIGRE Brochure No.445, Pages 123, 2011

W.H. Tang, Q.H.Wu, Condition monitoring and Assessment of Power Transformers using computational intelligence, Springer-Verlag, London, Pages 199, 2011

2013

Sivaji Chakravorti, D.Dey, B Chatterjee, Recent Trends in the condition monitoring of Transformers-Theory, Implementation and Analysis, Springer-Verlag, London, Pages 280,2013

2015

CIGRE, WGA2.44, Guide on Transformer Intelligent Condition Monitoring (TICM) Systems, CIGRE Brochure No.140, Pages 140,2015

2016

Svante Karlsson, Power transformer monitoring and diagnosis using Transformer Explorer – (Uppsala Universitet, Sweden) Dessertation , Pages 71

CIGRE, WG A2.42, Guide on Transformer Transportation, CIGRE Brochure No.673, Pages, 173, 2016

2017

Ahmed Alou (Editor), Power Transformer Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis, IEE Power and Energy, 2017

T.K .Saha & P.Purkalt, Transformer Ageing: Monitoring and Estimation Techniques, Wiley –IEEE, Pages 500, June 2017

2018

Issouf Fofana, Power Transformer Diagnostics, Monitoring and Design Features, Mdpi Ag, Pages 254, 2018

 Manufacturing

1966

E.Minsker, Assembly of Power Transformers, Mir Publishers, Pages 283, 1966.

2018

Hagdedorn, Handbook of Coil Winding, Springer, 2018

 Maxwell’s Equations

Nearly 160 years back, James Maxwell (1831-1879), mathematical physicist from Scotland, developed the famous equations connecting electricity and magnetism. Some scientists consider these equations as the most ingenious discovery by mankind that laid the foundations of classical electrodynamics. Even though transformer engineers earn their live-li-hood through the effects of Maxwell’s works, many will find it difficult to explain the equations correctly, much less to handle the symbols of higher mathematics used in it. Daniel Fleisch’s slim volume (2008) will help one to understand the equations easily and also to grasp the mathematical symbols involved. Purcell (1965) is the best introductory level text to understand the subject and Schey (1997) will help in understanding the higher mathematics involved in Maxwell’s equations.

Remember you can also cull out a 500-page book on Maxwell’s Equations from Wikipedia!

1965

Edward M. Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism -Berkely Physics Course-Volume 2, Mc Graw-Hill, New York, Pages 483, 1965.Low-cost Indian editions are available from Tata Mc Graw-Hill Education Private Ltd.

1997

H.M. Schey, Div, Grad, Curl, and All That, Norton, New York, 1997

2008

Daniel Fleisch, A student’s Guide to Maxwell’s Equations, Cambridge University Press, Pages 134,2008

Richard Fitzpatrick, Maxwell’s Equations and The Principles of Electromagnetism, Infinity Science Press, Pages 438, 2008

Noise

1949

Beranek. L, Accoustic Measurements, John Willey, New York

1957

Harrris C.M (ed), Handbook of Noise Control, McGraw Hill Book Co, New York

 Partial Discharge

 Kreuger was the first title to come out on the subject. A number of CIGRE brochures are also available on Partial Discharge measurement in transformers. Refer to Part 1 of this series for CIGRE TB titles on Partial Discharges.

 1964

F. H. Kreuger, Discharge Detection in High Voltage Equipment, Heyward Book, London, 1964, 1989

1989

D.A. Natrrass, Partial Discharge Detection in high voltage equipment, Butterworth & Co,1989

1993

D. Konig, Y. N. Rao, Partial Discharges in Electrical Power Apparatus, VDE –Verlag, Berlin, 1993

Quality

Kjell Magnusson’s book covers the six sigma experiments that he did in the transformer factories of ABB.

1982

The Engineering Equipment User’s Association, Hand Book No.37, Systematic Fault Diagnosis-Principles and Documentation, George Godwin Ltd, London, Pages 124, 1982

1988

Philip J. Ross, Taguchi Techniques for Quality Engineering, ed1.0,1988, ed2.0 Mc Graw-Hill Education, Pages 329,1996

2000

Kjell Magnusson, Dag Kroslid, Bo Bergman, Six Sigma-The Pragmatic Approach, Studentlitteratur, Sweden, Pages 275, 2000

2002

Michael L. George, Lean Six Sigma, Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Speed, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, Pages 322, 2002

2005

Kenneth S. Stephens (Editor) Juran, Quality, and a Century of Improvement -The Best of Quality, Pearson Education, Pages 304,2005