Earthquake-proof cast-resin transformer

The company LSIS (LS Industrial Systems) is a leading company in electric power systems/automations, smart grid solutions and photovoltaic systems since 1974. LSIS invests more...

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LSIS (LS Industrial Systems) is a leading company in electric power systems/automations, smart grid solutions and photovoltaic systems since 1974. LSIS invests more than 5% of annual sales in R&D, which has led to achievements that earned the company the Green Technology Certificate in Korea. Furthermore, LSIS has been selected as one of the “World’s top 100 global innovators” for the 6th consecutive year by Clarivate Analytics (former Thomson Reuters) for its technology and patent innovation.

Earthquake-proof cast-resin transformer

In the electrical network system, transformer is considered as one of the key equipment. Due to its vital importance in the grid, ensuring its stability and operability in all environmental conditions has become a hot issue in transformer design, especially if we consider large-scale earthquakes that have become more frequent around the world – some recent examples being Haiti in 2010, East Japan in 2011 and Kyong-ju in Korea in 2016. In view of this, LSIS has launched a new cast-resin transformer that is capable of withstanding an earthquake with a magnitude of up to 8.0 on the Richter scale.

To keep the equipment functional in severe seismic conditions, it is necessary to add supporting structure, which can be quite costly. However, LSIS has developed a new cast-resin transformer boasting a simple and uncostly supporting structure. The new transformer, named “Susol”, was developed using a response spectrum analysis method. With this simple supporting structure swing displacement can be drastically reduced, resulting in lower mechanical impact on the transformer body and an uninterrupted operation of the transformer under a severe earthquake.

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