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Improved Safety, Reliability, Efficiency — At A Lower Cost
Consultants, engineering firms, contractors, and end-users are all
reconsidering their previous uses of dry-type transformers indoors
and making the switch to the superior new fluids.
New fire safety and environmental advances have made
the liquid-filled transformer the transformer of choice.
Specifically designed and approved for all indoor or roof-mounted
applications placing the transformer near the load, Envirotran®
Transformers are suitable in all commercial and industrial environments.
In thirty years of use and over 250,000 units, transformers with fire-resistant
fluids have never been the cause of a building or fluid-pool fire. VPI Dry-type
and cast-resin transformers cannot claim this same perfect fire safety record.
Example:
2005 Dry-Type Transformer Fire at Bannow North Science Center
Other Examples:
With the Indoor Powercenter Transformer typically there are:
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No fire-rated electrical vaults required
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No sprinklers or deluge systems required
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Containment pans available
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Less clearance distances required
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Lower insurance rates
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Envirotran Indoor-Powercenter Compared to Dry-Type Transformers
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Lower Initial Cost
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Higher Short and Long Term Overloadability
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Lower Installed Cost
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Higher Energy Efficiency
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Routine Maintenance Does Not Require Downtime
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Lower Sound Level
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Longer Insulation Life
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Integrated Overcurrent and Overvoltage Options May Eliminate Traditional Switchgear
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Higher Contamination Resistance
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