onventional transformers take years to manufacture and can weigh 100 tons. The Homeland Security-funded Kecovery Transtormer project, or RecX, is developing a temporary trans former that can be easily stored, moved on flatbed trucks, and installed within a few days during an emergency. Ultimately, the RecX team intends to build solid-state transformers that are smaller and lighter and can be moved by helicopter.
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