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03/19/2026

What makes a control cabinet truly effective?

When conduit cutouts, cable routing, and working space are designed with installation and maintenance in mind, crews save time and avoid frustration.

Prefabricating conduit and cable assemblies before shipment can significantly reduce onsite labor, especially for in-service transformer installs.

It’s not just layout on a drawing — it’s how it performs in the field.

Continue reading the interview with Tony Pink and Alan Ross to learn more.
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Having standardized custom transformer control cabinets makes your job easier, your team more efficient and your substation more secure.

03/17/2026

1️⃣ Greater visibility 2️⃣ Smarter decisions 3️⃣ Stronger grid performance.

Let’s talk about how real-time can help you reduce risk, extend asset life, and operate with confidence.

We are heading to the International Conference of Doble Clients in Boston next week, Booth #412 & 414!

Enter our raffle to see if you get to go home with a Portable Power Station!

See you in Boston!

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03/16/2026

What is the effect of GIC on a transformer?

When Geomagnetic Induced Currents flows, it forces into part-cycle saturation, driving up reactive power needs and creating large currents — the root of many GMD-related grid issues. Understanding this process is key to protecting equipment and maintaining reliability.

Explore how can be proactive in managing GMD risks.

https://www.dynamicratings.com/event/geomagnetic-induced-currents-monitoring-and-mitigating-impacts/

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03/13/2026

As assets begin to reach a failure-prone age, are facing a growing wave of outages, costly repairs, and increasing regulatory pressure. Retrofit offers a more strategic and practical path forward.

By equipping existing with advanced, data-driven diagnostics, utilities gain deeper visibility into asset health, helping reduce uncertainty and lower the risk of unexpected failures.

Instead of replacing legacy equipment outright, organizations can modernize what they already have—extending service life, improving performance, and avoiding the disruption that often comes with large capital replacement projects. Continue reading below.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aging-transformers-rising-risk-why-retrofit-monitoring-8mxzc

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Retrofit monitoring offers a more strategic and practical path forward. By equipping existing transformers with advanced, data-driven diagnostics, utilities...

03/11/2026

What are the effects of on transformers and the grid? Why is monitoring Geomagnetic Induced Currents important, and what options exist?

With geomagnetic disturbance events on the rise, understanding how DC currents and harmonics flow through substations is critical for grid reliability.

Join our upcoming by Mark Tostrud to learn how can monitor , mitigate risks, and prepare for these events.

Free Registration: https://www.dynamicratings.com/event/geomagnetic-induced-currents-monitoring-and-mitigating-impacts/

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Geomagnetic disturbance events can disrupt power operations and can lead to serious issues for power transformers.

03/10/2026

How are you managing aging in your substations?

At TechCon® North America Conference & Exposition, Mark Tostrud will present his recent paper:
📃 How Renewable Energy Stresses Power Equipment, Leading to Failure.

Join the session for valuable insight into how increasing pe*******on impacts stress, reliability, and long-term performance.

🗓 Wednesday, March 25
⏰ 11:20 – 11:55 AM
Register: https://techcon.info/agenda/

We hope to see you there! Dynamic Ratings

03/06/2026

Solar storms don’t need to touch your equipment to affect it. Geomagnetic-induced currents flow through the earth and into transmission networks, introducing DC bias into . This forces the transformer's magnetic core into saturation, triggering distortion and increased VAR consumption. The real risk isn’t just the event itself, but it’s how the system responds.

Discover how to prevent affects on your assets at dynamicratings.com/webinars.

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03/04/2026

Around the world, our commissioning engineers are hard at work, ensuring your systems are performing at their best. Recently, we were in Scotland installing two E3 Transformer Monitors and ensuring seamless communication with all third-party devices. Our team verified full system integration, confirming that every connection was configured correctly and operating as expected.

When your organization installs a monitor, our doesn’t stop at commissioning. We partner with you throughout the entire asset lifecycle, ensuring your system continues to deliver the accurate, actionable data you need.

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03/02/2026

Custom control cabinets can help operate more efficiently, economically, and safely. Standardizing components, layout, and wiring across all transformer brands creates consistency for maintenance crews — reducing confusion, shortening service time, and improving safety in the field.

At the same time, each cabinet is thoughtfully around the user’s specific operational needs, balancing customization with standardization to deliver long-term reliability and ease of maintenance.

Learn more about custom control cabinets here:
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02/26/2026

While most focus on traditional threats—overloads, short circuits, and equipment aging—geomagnetic-induced currents (GICs) operate differently. They don't announce themselves with sudden voltage spikes or protective relay trips. Instead, they flow as quasi-DC currents through transformer neutrals, creating progressive damage that compounds with each solar event.

A transformer may appear operational after a storm, yet its core has been saturated, its insulation thermally stressed, and its lifespan significantly reduced.

Understanding the lifecycle of a geomagnetic disturbance from the Sun to the neutral is the first step toward preventing catastrophic outages and shifting from reactive response to proactive grid protection.

Continue reading below.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/prevent-transformer-failure-from-gic-events-dynamic-ratings-i87gc

Geomagnetic storms caused by solar eruptions can send low-frequency currents through power systems, silently degrading transformer cores and insulation long...

02/23/2026

Another strong week in the field!

Our LIFESTREAM Service Team worked on BAU+ sensor installations and general E3 alarm maintenance out in Pennsylvania. They resolved all outstanding issues by the end of the week and left the utility alarm-free with expanded capabilities!

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