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This comprehensive training manual covers everything a lineman needs to know about transformers: basic AC circuit concepts, transformer connections, single- and three-phase transformer installations, load checks, fusing, grounding, and troubleshooting. The material is organized into 20 chapters. Each chapter covers one specific topic, with a self-test and answers. Any individual seeking to advance his/her understanding of transformers will find this book to be a valuable reference.

Using this book for a class? Contact us to recieve a free second set of chapter tests with answers.

This book was written at BC Hydro, and is used in their job training program for linemen. They use this one book in three different one-week classes:

• First-year apprentices cover the first half of the book and learn transformer principles and single-phase transformers.
• Third-year apprentices cover the last half of the book and learn about three-phase transformers.
• Journeymen return for a review or transformers applications, and cover the entire book.

Contents include:

• Transformer formulas
• Delta, wye transformer connections
• Single- and three-phase transformer connections
• Informative installation drawings
• Pre-installation checks
• How to select transformer taps
• Quick-reference tables
• Step-by-step procedures for phasing and paralleling
• Safety tips

A correspondence course based on this manual is available from Penn Foster.

The entire contents of this book are available on disk, in editable format. It's easier, faster, and safer to copy and edit these work practices, illustrations, and tables than to create your own from scratch. For details, contact us.