Wahlen VAMC B.1 Emergency Temporary Transformer Replacement
Salt Lake City, UT
RDC+EA was selected to design a 750kva transformer to bypass the two transformers that were in critical condition feeding the main hospital (B.1) for the Salt Lake City VA campus. Based on test results, the transformers were in critical condition and could fail if not immediately addressed, causing possible damage to the entire VA hospital. Our team faced difficulties when routing the conduit through the existing structures, around existing equipment and into 60 year old equipment. The team successfully designed a specialty switchgear section to connect into and bypass the old switchgear.