Mitsubishi Electric Shipped First 765kV Power Transformer from North American Subsidiary

摘要

TOKYO, May 12, 2016 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI), a Mitsubishi Electric's subsidiary based in North American, shipped its first high-capacity 765kV power transformer to American Electric Power (AEP) on April 29. The shell-type 765kV transformer was manufactured at the company's factory in Memphis, Tennessee. It is the first transformer of this category to be produced at MEPPI and also the first to be manufactured locally in the United States of America in 25 years. MEPPI is the only factory in the United States of America* capable of manufacturing power transformers with a capacity of 765kV. * Based on Mitsubishi Electric's own research as of May 12 Enlarge High-capacity 765kV transformer ..