BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Budapest BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251127T140605Z UID:94FCCEFC-AD43-41F7-9B0F-80A368C2AB82 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20251106T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20251106T200000 DESCRIPTION:As part of the Closed-Core Transformer Patent Memorial Semester of the BME Joint IAS/PES SBC \, a technical lecture titled “140 Years o f the Transformer – The 750 kV Hungarian Power Transformer: Design Highl ights and Engineering Challenges” was delivered by experts from Ganz Tra nsformers and Electric Rotating Machines Ltd. The speakers — Márk Matol a\, Dr. Gábor Nádor\, and Balázs Sztari — provided an in-depth overvi ew of the conception\, design\, manufacturing\, and testing of the company ’s newly developed 750 kV\, 367 MVA single-phase power transformer\, com pleted in 2024.\n\nThe session opened with a brief reflection on the 140-y ear legacy of the transformer\, invented in 1885 by the three Hungarian en gineers Ottó Bláthy\, Károly Zipernowsky\, and Miksa Déri. Their close d-core transformer patent laid the foundation for modern electrical power transmission — a principle that remains unchanged even as voltage and po wer ratings have reached hundreds of kilovolts and megavolt-amperes.\n\nM árk Matola\, Head of Project Engineering and Tendering at Ganz\, presente d the initial project phase\, explaining how the concept was born in respo nse to a specific customer request. He detailed the tendering\, contractin g\, and early design coordination processes\, highlighting how technical f easibility and economic considerations must be aligned from the very begin ning of such large-scale developments. His presentation offered a broader view of how the project took shape from the first client discussions to th e final engineering agreement.\n\nDr. Gábor Nádor\, Head of Research and Development and Innovation Lead at Ganz\, provided a technical deep dive into the transformer’s design principles. He introduced the autotransfor mer configuration used in the 750 kV unit and discussed design choices suc h as built-in vs. separate voltage regulation\, the core geometry\, windin g structure\, and insulation system. He emphasized how modern modeling too ls and material technologies enable engineers to meet the demanding requir ements of ultra-high-voltage operation.\n\nThe lecture concluded with Bal ázs Sztari\, Head of Quality Management at Ganz\, who presented the testi ng and quality assurance process. He explained the complex series of elect rical\, thermal\, and mechanical tests required to certify such a transfor mer for safe and reliable grid operation\, performed in compliance with in ternational standards.\n\nThe event highlighted not only the enduring impo rtance of transformers in power transmission but also how Hungarian engine ering expertise continues to contribute to cutting-edge energy technology. The 750 kV project stands as a symbol of how tradition and innovation mee t in modern electrical engineering.\n\nRoom: BF13\, Bldg: Q Building\, Mag yar tudósok körútja 2.\, Budapest\, Budapest Fovaros\, Hungary\, 1117 LOCATION:Room: BF13\, Bldg: Q Building\, Magyar tudósok körútja 2.\, Bud apest\, Budapest Fovaros\, Hungary\, 1117 ORGANIZER:zsofia.bango@ieee.org SEQUENCE:27 SUMMARY:140 Years of the Transformer - Highlights and Challenges of Designi ng a 750 kV Power Transformer URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517915 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">As part of the Closed-Core Trans former Patent Memorial Semester of the BME Joint IAS/PES SBC \, a technica l lecture titled &ldquo\;140 Years of the Transformer &ndash\; The 750 kV Hungarian Power Transformer: Design Highlights and Engineering Challenges& rdquo\; was delivered by experts from Ganz Transformers and Electric Rotat ing Machines Ltd. The speakers &mdash\; M&aacute\;rk Matola\, Dr. G&aacute \;bor N&aacute\;dor\, and Bal&aacute\;zs Sztari &mdash\; provided an in-de pth overview of the conception\, design\, manufacturing\, and testing of t he company&rsquo\;s newly developed 750 kV\, 367 MVA single-phase power tr ansformer\, completed in 2024. <br><br>The session opened with a brief ref lection on the 140-year legacy of the transformer\, invented in 1885 by th e three Hungarian engineers Ott&oacute\; Bl&aacute\;thy\, K&aacute\;roly Z ipernowsky\, and Miksa D&eacute\;ri. Their closed-core transformer patent laid the foundation for modern electrical power transmission &mdash\; a pr inciple that remains unchanged even as voltage and power ratings have reac hed hundreds of kilovolts and megavolt-amperes.<br><br>M&aacute\;rk Matola \, Head of Project Engineering and Tendering at Ganz\, presented the initi al project phase\, explaining how the concept was born in response to a sp ecific customer request. He detailed the tendering\, contracting\, and ear ly design coordination processes\, highlighting how technical feasibility and economic considerations must be aligned from the very beginning of suc h large-scale developments. His presentation offered a broader view of how the project took shape from the first client discussions to the final eng ineering agreement.<br><br>Dr. G&aacute\;bor N&aacute\;dor\, Head of Resea rch and Development and Innovation Lead at Ganz\, provided a technical dee p dive into the transformer&rsquo\;s design principles. He introduced the autotransformer configuration used in the 750 kV unit and discussed design choices such as built-in vs. separate voltage regulation\, the core geome try\, winding structure\, and insulation system. He emphasized how modern modeling tools and material technologies enable engineers to meet the dema nding requirements of ultra-high-voltage operation.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The lecture concluded with Bal&aacute\;zs Sztari\, Head of Quality Management at Ganz\, who presented the testing and quality assurance process. He expl ained the complex series of electrical\, thermal\, and mechanical tests re quired to certify such a transformer for safe and reliable grid operation\ , performed in compliance with international standards.<br><br>The event h ighlighted not only the enduring importance of transformers in power trans mission but also how Hungarian engineering expertise continues to contribu te to cutting-edge energy technology. The 750 kV project stands as a symbo l of how tradition and innovation meet in modern electrical engineering.</ p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-d97e9183-7fff-d22b-0279-d0 5e400dcd8e"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/displ ay/ce787e91-efb0-4337-ae69-d5911d0d753b" width="575" height="324"></strong ></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR