transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər 
: one that transforms
specifically
: a device employing the principle of mutual induction to convert variations of current in a primary circuit into variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit
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Another solution is to use predictive software to reduce failures at one of the grid’s weakest points: the transformer.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Cynthia Levine said there’s an eagles nest in the area.
More than 2,000 Garden State residents lost power in August when a fish dropped from the sky onto a transformer, according to CBS News.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
Gonzalez was found in the building’s transformer vault in the basement, according to Leigh Appleby, spokesperson for the state Department of Administrative Services.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
An an electrical transformer fire earlier today shut off power to all 190 mobile homes.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Cynthia Levine said there’s an eagles nest in the area.
More than 2,000 Garden State residents lost power in August when a fish dropped from the sky onto a transformer, according to CBS News.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
Gonzalez was found in the building’s transformer vault in the basement, according to Leigh Appleby, spokesperson for the state Department of Administrative Services.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
An an electrical transformer fire earlier today shut off power to all 190 mobile homes.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
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transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər
: a device for changing an electric current into one of different voltage
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