Hovol PowerProducts › Transformer Selection Guide

Choose the transformer by project role, then refine the construction.

Start with where the transformer operates in the system. Then review oil-immersed, dry-type and new-energy-dedicated configurations, followed by the appropriate performance series and project configuration.

By project role

Distribution transformers

For local utility, industrial, commercial and building distribution. Start with the installation environment and insulation system, then compare performance series only within a like-for-like voltage and capacity range.

Oil-immersed distribution transformer

Oil-Immersed Distribution

Three-phase distribution transformer configurations for outdoor and utility-adjacent applications. Conservator-type and hermetically sealed constructions are offered as separate product families.

6-11 kV rangeS11 / S13 / S20 / S22Two tank constructions
Cast-resin dry-type transformer

Cast-Resin Dry-Type

Resin-cast dry-type configurations for indoor distribution and projects where an oil-free construction is required. Enclosure, cooling and insulation class are selected for the site.

6 / 10 kV rangeSCB seriesIndoor configuration
New-energy dedicated oil-immersed transformer

New-Energy Dedicated

6/10kV and 35kV oil-immersed and dry-type configurations for solar, wind, storage, collector and grid-connection applications.

6/10kV & 35kVOil-immersed or dry typePV / wind / storage
Selection logic

Performance series are an option inside a product family.

S-series labels help compare loss performance only after construction, voltage class and capacity are aligned. They do not replace a final loss schedule or project technical specification.

Compare like with like

Compare S13, S20, S22 or other applicable performance series only for the same transformer construction, voltage class, capacity and standard version. The no-load and load-loss values in a quotation are the governing figures.

Construction comes first

Oil-immersed and cast-resin dry-type designs answer different installation needs. New-energy-dedicated configurations add the project operating profile, grid arrangement and documentation requirements. A higher series number is not a substitute for selecting the right construction.

35kV S18, S20 and S22 oil-immersed power transformer
35kV project equipment

35kV Oil-Immersed Power Transformers

For substations, large facilities and higher-voltage project nodes. S18, S20 and S22 series are reviewed alongside rated voltage, capacity, cooling method, tap-changing arrangement, connection group and transport constraints.

35kV classOil-immersedS18 / S20 / S22Off-circuit or on-load tap options50 / 60 Hz confirmation
View 35kV S18 / S20 / S22
Application entry point

Renewable-energy transformer configurations

Solar, wind, storage and grid-connection projects are not a separate transformer construction. For 6/10kV collector and grid-connection applications, we review oil-immersed and dry-type configurations against the grid arrangement, load profile, installation environment, harmonic requirements and required documentation.

Document pack

Selection guides first. Approved technical documents at the project stage.

The downloadable selection guides help with early comparison. Once the equipment configuration and manufacturing source are confirmed, the final document pack is reviewed against the approved technical specification.

Public selection guideProduct ranges, construction choices and preliminary selection logic.
Quotation-stage datasheetSelected configuration, commercial scope and confirmed parameter schedule.
Project document packApplicable drawings, routine-test documentation and agreed compliance evidence.

Get a project-specific transformer shortlist.

Send the destination country, system voltage, capacity or load, installation conditions and required documentation. We will return a suitable product-family shortlist within one business day.

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