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Fluid-Filled Transformers

Last Updated: 03/07/18 Click to see brand name products that meet these requirementsopens in new window
Fluid-Filled Transformers

Electric power transformers that are designed to utilize a synthetic ester-based dielectric (non-conducting) fluid to provide insulating and cooling properties. Electric power transformers that are designed to utilize a vegetable oil-based dielectric (nonconducting) fluid to provide insulating and cooling properties.

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Synthetic Ester-Based
Vegetable Oil-Based
Legal Requirements Lists federal requirements related to the purchase of this item, including applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements
Guiding Principles
Contributes to meeting The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Additional Guidance

According to BioPreferred, synthetic ester-based fluid-filled transformers are electric power transformers that are designed to utilize a synthetic ester-based dielectric (non-conducting) fluid to provide insulating and cooling properties.  Vegetable oil-based fluid transformers are electric power transformers that are designed to utilize a vegetable oil-based dielectric (non-conducting) fluid to provide insulating and cooling properties.

BioPreferred maintains an electronicproduct catalog listing products that either 1. are eligible for preferred federal procurement, or 2. have earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label.