By stevennghe|May 12th, 2020|News|0 Comments
If you saw the 2017 movie The Current War, about the AC/DC current war between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, you may have wondered, who is this Samuel Insull? (Other than the fact that he is the character played by actor Tom Holland.) Tesla and Edison may be household names, but the energy industry [...]
By stevennghe|April 12th, 2020|News|0 Comments
Michael Faraday & Joseph HenryNo one scientist invented the electrical transformer core. Like most inventions, the transformer core has evolved over time through a series of discoveries by scientists all over the world. Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday are considered the founding fathers of the electrical industry and electrical technology. Electric motors, generators, transformers, radio, [...]
By stevennghe|March 12th, 2020|News|0 Comments
Most people think of Thomas Edison as the man who invented the lightbulb (actually, he didn’t invent the first lightbulb, he invented the technology that helped bring it to the masses). Some people know that Edison’s inventions helped to build America's economy during the Industrial Revolution. Fewer people know that Thomas Edison’s inventions and legacy [...]
By stevennghe|February 12th, 2020|News|0 Comments
Known as an eccentric scientist, Nikola Tesla, a Serbian immigrant, was one of America’s greatest inventors, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and futurists. Tesla is credited with many important innovations and his ideas are still talked about today. “Among Tesla’s creations were the channeling of alternating current (AC), fluorescent and neon lighting, wireless telegraphy, [...]
By stevennghe|February 1st, 2020|News|0 Comments
At Corefficient, we know that due to an increase in the development of rural areas, industrialization, and the opening of new generation plants, the transformer marketplace is growing. We believe that the best consumer is an informed consumer. We wanted to take some time to define some of the basic elements and principles of [...]
By stevennghe|January 8th, 2020|News|0 Comments
What’s In a Name? “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” This Confucian proverb points to a singular truth: the name we give to things must capture their essence. Years ago, the founders of Corefficient honored this time-tested proverb by choosing a name that captured the truest nature of [...]
By stevennghe|February 14th, 2018|News|0 Comments
Last year, we released a video demonstrating our no-loss top yoke dissassembly technique. (Click here for that.) This was in response to a common industry misconception that removing the top yoke increases the destruction factor in an electrical transformer core. We received great feedback, with the most common question being, “What about the reassembly [...]
By stevennghe|November 15th, 2017|News|0 Comments
Here at Corefficient, we believe that what sets us apart is our extensive testing capabilities, from materials testing to completed core testing, that sets us apart from the competition. So, we’ve decided to take the time and highlight our different testing methods and how they benefit you, the end user. This week, [...]
