Products

Power Transformers

From distribution units to ±1100 kV ultra-high-voltage converters — designed in Britain, manufactured at scale through our strategic partnership with TBEA.

Product Range

The full ladder, from distribution to UHV

ClassVoltageTypical RatingApplication
Distribution Transformersup to 35 kVup to 25 MVAUrban networks, industrial, commercial
Power Transformers66 / 110 / 220 / 330 kVup to 500 MVASub-transmission and grid step-down
EHV Power Transformers500 / 750 kVup to 1000 MVABulk power transmission, generator step-up
UHV AC Transformers1000 kVup to 1000 MVALong-distance UHV AC corridors
HVDC Converter Transformers±400 / ±500 / ±660 / ±800 / ±1100 kVup to 850 MVA / unitHVDC interconnections, renewable evacuation
Special TransformersShunt reactors, traction, furnace, rectifier, mobile substations
Range

Six classes, one engineering standard.

Engineering Standards

What every Bedford Power transformer ships with

Cold-rolled grain-oriented core

Premium-grade silicon steel laminations engineered for low loss and low-noise operation across decades of duty.

Independent type-testing

Verification at KEMA, CESI and Bedford in-house labs — short-circuit, lightning impulse, partial discharge.

Vapour-phase drying

Insulation processed under vacuum and kerosene vapour to achieve the lowest moisture content and longest dielectric life.

Bespoke design

Every order modelled to client load profile, climate, footprint and seismic envelope before metal is cut.

Strategic partner

Manufacturing scale via TBEA

Bedford Power leads design, project engineering and UK service. Our strategic partner TBEA — operating 27 industrial bases across the world, with 3,322 patents and the industry's first ±800 kV VSC-HVDC system — provides the manufacturing capacity behind our UHV portfolio. Together we serve 90+ countries.

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