Honeywell TranStar Transformer Offers Significant Savings

“Exciting transformers” might seem like an oxymoron, but Honeywell has one for you—the new dry-type, ultra-low-loss TranStar™. The iron or steel core in conventional transformers has been replaced in the TranStar by a highly efficient MetGlas® amorphous metal core.

The TranStar is currently the only dry-type transformer using amorphous metal technology. Because transformers are so widely used in commercial buildings, and used for such long hours, even small gains in efficiency result in significant electricity savings and commensurate environmental benefits. In a typical application, the Honeywell TranStar could save around $3,500 per year—at 7.5¢ per kilowatt hour (kWh)—over a standard transformer.