工程师改造变压器拯救电网：全球短缺EsΣΣsential电网技术瓶颈能源项目

IF 2.4 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2025.10876755

Andrew Moseman

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对太阳能开发商Silicon Ranch的首席技术官尼克·德弗里斯（Nick de Vries）来说，变压器就像州际公路的入口匝道：它提高太阳能发电厂产生的电力电压，使其与电网输电线路的电压相匹配。德弗里斯说：“他们是你上路的门票。”“如果你没有高压变压器，你就没有项目。”最近，这张票越来越难买到了。能源分析公司Wood MacKenzie的一份报告显示，全球对变压器的需求激增，因此获得一台新变压器的等待时间从2021年的50周增加到现在的近两年，翻了一番。等待更专业的大型电力变压器（lpt），将电压从发电站提升到输电线路，需要长达四年的时间。自2020年以来，成本也攀升了60%至80%。

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Engineers Transform Transformers to Save the Power Grid: A Global Shortage of This EsΣΣsential Grid Tech Bottlenecks Energy Projects

To Nick de Vries, chief technology officer at the solar-energy developer Silicon Ranch, a transformer is like an interstate on-ramp: It boosts the voltage of the electricity that his solar plants generate to match the voltage of grid transmission lines. “They're your ticket to ride,” says de Vries. “If you don't have your high-voltage transformer, you don't have a project.” Recently, this ticket has grown much harder to come by. The demand for transformers has spiked worldwide, and so the wait time to get a new transformer has doubled from 50 weeks in 2021 to nearly two years now, according to a report from Wood MacKenzie, an energy-analytics firm. The wait for the more specialized large power transformers (LPTs), which step up voltage from power stations to transmission lines, is up to four years. Costs have also climbed by 60 to 80 percent since 2020.

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IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

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2.50

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0.00%

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254

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE, explores the development, applications and implications of new technologies. It anticipates trends in engineering, science, and technology, and provides a forum for understanding, discussion and leadership in these areas. IEEE Spectrum is the world''s leading engineering and scientific magazine. Read by over 300,000 engineers worldwide, Spectrum provides international coverage of all technical issues and advances in computers, communications, and electronics. Written in clear, concise language for the non-specialist, Spectrum''s high editorial standards and worldwide resources ensure technical accuracy and state-of-the-art relevance.