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Energy efficient transformer
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<p>In a typical power distribution grid, electric <a href="/facts/Transformer/EYYfXWrF">transformer</a> power loss typically contributes to about 40-50% of the total transmission and distribution loss. Energy efficient transformers are therefore an important means to reduce transmission and distribution loss. With the improvement of <a href="/facts/Electrical_steel/K8oyIxsb">electrical steel</a> (silicon steel) properties, the losses of a transformer in 2010 can be half that of a similar transformer in the 1970s. With new magnetic materials, it is possible to achieve even higher efficiency. The <a href="/facts/Amorphous_metal_transformer/SjTfTw9I">amorphous metal transformer</a> is a modern example. </p>