| What sets us above the crowd! |
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Synergy Energy Inc. is a premier designer and manufacturer of
dry-type, high
efficiency, harmonic
mitigating transformers.
By continually manufacturing high efficiency and harmonic mitigating
transformers we are always furthering our mission to save
energy and improve power quality.
Synergy Energy Inc. is an Energy Star partner, capable of manufacturing
excellent transformers from 25 kVA to 5000 kVA. Our products are UL, Intertek, and CE approved exceeding the NEMA, ANSI, IEEE, CSA & UL standards with one of the
longest linearly distributed pro-rated warranties in the industry. |
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| At Synergy Energy, we go well beyond tailoring to our
customers wants and needs. Our units are copper wound, brazed
internally as well as including vibration dampers to better its
performance. To grant more flexibility to our users, we provide the
options of a lug kit, various types and colors of enclosures, ceiling
and wall mount brackets and hardware, digital voltmeter with selector
switch, audio/visual over-temperature alarm, ground busbar, and much
more. |
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| Products' Technical
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| To furnish you with an ease of access to both technical
information of the products and their corresponding envelope
dimensions, each product page on our website contains two of the
following linked symbols. These links will provide you with access to
view, download, and print both PDF versions of a specific
product's brochure and its related envelope dimensions; e.g. for
Harmonic Premium Solution (HPS): |
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| Catalogues |
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To
further introduce our selection of unique products by Synergy Energy
Inc., related catalogues may be viewed, downloaded, and printed
either by clicking on the following image and
text links or by visiting the Products page at the Synergy Energy's
website:
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| Please check with us in our March newsletter edition when we
can inform you of our great products and solutions we offer. |
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Did you know? |
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During the last
three decades our lives have moved away from linear loads and heaters
towards non-linear loads such as computers, printers, and light
dimmers. Therefore, it is important that attention be given to the
transformer on the load line of an electrical system. Any distortions
in the voltage or current wave cause harmonics. Harmonics are multiples
of base frequency (base frequency in North America is 60 Hz) that when
added together, form the actual wave form. Depending on the amount of
different harmonics present in the electrical system, the ideal
sinusoidal wave can take different shapes. |
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Sources of harmonics |
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Today's loads withdraw current differently compared to the
loads of the past. Equipment such as computers, monitors, copiers, fax
machines, scanners, and printers were not as frequently used in the
past decades. However in today's industries, three phase Non-linear
loads such as Variable Frequency Drives are widely used. Also,
manufacturers are taking advantage of robots, plasma cutters and other
electronic and computer controlled equipment that is relatively new to
the industry. All of such equipment create harmonics with damaging
effects and need to be addressed accordingly. |
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Common types of harmonics
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most dominant types of harmonics that have the greatest magnitude and
cause the most damage are 3rd, 5th, and 7th. Single-phase electronic
loads such as computers, monitors, printers, copiers, scanners, and fax
machines have a wide spectrum in these harmonics. Three phase loads
such as Variable Frequency Drives and manufacturing robots (if 6 pulse
drives) create mostly 5th and 7th harmonics, otherwise they create 11th
and 13th harmonics (if they are of 12 pulse drives nature). |
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Effects of harmonics |
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Different harmonics have
varying effects on multiple parts of the electrical system. They can
cause equipment to malfunction and/or fail, transformers to overheat,
and lead to the reduction in a transformer's capacity, hence causing
electrical infrastructure over sizing.
When harmonics are applied to transformers, they can easily overheat
and despite their ruggedness burn long before they reach their nominal
capacities. A study conducted by IEEE in 1996 shows harmonics can cause
a transformer to reach its maximum temperature rise when it is loaded
to only 50% of its capacity. |
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