The TransformerPath Professional Engineering Series
The TransformerPath Professional Engineering Series — Volumes 0–22, written to work with the TransformerPath Learn path; every volume has a matching design course module. The first releases (Volume 1 and Volume 2) are finished, with checkout coming soon; the remaining volumes are in review or in preparation.
Volumes 0–22 — Volume 1 ✓ Available · Edition 1 · Volume 2 ✓ Available · Edition 1 · Volume 0 in review · Volume 22 · full roadmap · course map
The Transformer Path — A Practical Guide
From Specification to Service. Edition 1: sixty-six chapters in thirteen parts. Companion figures, calculators and 3D models sit on TransformerPath; this page holds titles and outcomes only.
Power Transformer Design
Large Power Transformers, from the 63 MVA Network Class to the 500 MVA EHV Generator Step-Up. Edition 1: sixty chapters in thirteen parts. Companion figures, calculators and 3D models sit on TransformerPath; this page holds titles and outcomes only.
V1 + V2 Professional Library
Both volumes — the discounted bundle for a real design office. Checkout coming soon: digital and printed editions will go on sale here; subscribe to be told when.
Each volume includes online companions — figures, calculators, 3D models, extra examples, answers and errata — activated via the TransformerPath account. Prices are indicative and printed prices depend on print and fulfilment cost. Checkout coming soon: online purchase is not open yet, so the buttons above lead to the update list.
Volumes 0–22 roadmap
Each volume has a matching design course module. The course teaches; the book is the reference.
| # | Volume | Course | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| V0 | Fundamentals of Transformer EngineeringWhat every later volume assumes you already know | Ch.1 | Coming soon — review edition |
| V1 | The Transformer Path — A Practical Guide: From Specification to ServiceFrom Specification to Service · Edition 1 | Design core | ✓ Edition 1 · checkout coming soon |
| V2 | Power Transformer DesignLarge Power Transformers, from the 63 MVA Network Class to the 500 MVA EHV Generator Step-Up · Edition 1 | Ch.25 | ✓ Edition 1 · checkout coming soon |
| V3 | Transformer TestingFrom Routine Tests to Partial Discharge Diagnosis — IEC and IEEE/ANSI Practice | Ch.11 | In preparation — no manuscript yet |
| V4 | Transformer Diagnostics & Condition AssessmentMonitoring, interpretation, and condition assessment | Diagnostics | Coming soon — partial draft (ch. 25–42) |
| V5 | Transformer Failures and ForensicsDiagnosis, investigation and the discipline of evidence | Failures | Coming soon |
| V6 | Transformer ManufacturingWhat is decided in the works and cannot be undone | Manufacturing | Coming soon |
| V7 | Transformer Insulation and MaterialsDielectrics, cellulose, oil and the clocks they keep | Ch.5 | Coming soon |
| V8 | Transformer ComponentsBushings, tap changers, cooling and the interfaces between them | Ch.7 · 21 · 22 | Coming soon |
| V9 | Losses, Efficiency and EconomicsMeasurement, capitalisation and the money in a loss figure | Ch.10 | Coming soon |
| V10 | Short Circuit and Mechanical WithstandForces, buckling, clamping and the verification of strength | Short-circuit | Coming soon |
| V11 | Protection, Control and the NetworkRelays, settings, trip paths and the machine in a system | Ch.17 | Coming soon |
| V12 | Special TransformersConverter, phase-shifting, furnace, traction and rectifier duty | Ch.15 | Coming soon |
| V13 | Installation, Commissioning and Site WorkManufacturing performed by people who are not manufacturers | Ch.16 | Coming soon |
| V14 | Operation, Loading and OverloadThe thermal model, the loading guide and the decision taken hourly | Loading | Coming soon |
| V15 | Maintenance, Repair and RefurbishmentA programme is a set of bets about failure mechanisms | Repair | Coming soon |
| V16 | Standards, Quality and AssuranceCompliance and quality are different things | Ch.12 | Coming soon |
| V17 | Utility Asset ManagementFleet decisions and the questions the engineering does not answer | Asset mgmt | Coming soon |
| V18 | The Transformer Engineer’s HandbookThe series inverted — indexed by the question | Handbook | Coming soon |
| V19 | Power Electronics, HVDC and Grid IntegrationThe grid the installed fleet was not specified for | HVDC | Coming soon |
| V20 | Procurement, Supply Chain and Commercial EngineeringSpecifying, buying and capitalising transformers | Ch.10 | Coming soon — review edition |
| V21 | Safety, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSafe work, fire, oil, noise and the life-cycle footprint | Handbook | Coming soon — review edition |
| V22 | Mobile Transformers and Mobile SubstationsDesigning and deploying transformers that travel | Ch.15 | Coming soon — review edition |