ABB is the world's largest transformer manufacturer and service provider
History is marked by a series of great inventions that have swept across society, acting as stepping stones in the emergence of the modern world. Most people would agree that fire, the wheel, modern transportation and communication systems, culminating with the Internet all have a place in this list. Maybe less obvious but equally pivotal is the large-scale transmission and delivery of electrical energy over long distances. This breakthrough that would not have been possible without the transformer. This article takes a brief tour of the history and technology behind the transformer and looks at the different ways in which ABB has advanced and applied it.
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