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US 2022/0101751 A1Published application
Transformer training lab
AssigneeQuanta Associates, L.P.
InventorsAlan Drew, Aaron Howell, Mark Groves, Aaron Marshall Jenkins, Phil Carrillo
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a training lab that can be used as a teaching platform for individuals to learn electronic maintenance, such as transformer maintenance. The training lab can be either stationary or mobile, or can switch between the two modes. Modified transformers, or other equipment, can be incorporated into the lab to improve training.
Claims20
A training lab comprising:
- at least one transformer;
- a load station comprising at least one of:
- a single-phase power customer model comprising at least one single-phase load component, or
- a three-phase power customer model comprising at least one three-phase load component;
- and
- at least one wire configured to extend between the at least one transformer and the load station.
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A mobile transformer training lab comprising:
- a wheeled vehicle;
- a load bay located in or on the wheeled vehicle, the load bay comprising at least one of:
- a single-phase power customer model comprising at least one single-phase load component, or
- a three-phase power customer model comprising at least one three-phase load component;
- at least one moveable model power pole configured for storage within an interior of the trailer, wherein the at least one moveable model power poles is further configured to be removed from the interior and erected exterior to the trailer;
- at least one transformer configured to attach to the at least one moveable model power pole when the at least one moveable model power pole is erected exterior to the trailer;
- and
- at least one wire configured to extend between the load bay and the at least one transformer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.