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Distribution Transformer Standards Rulemaking Draft Report for Review Dry-type Distribution Transformers, Life Cycle Cost Analysis on Design Line 9 Prepared for: Building Technology Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy October 4, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Building 90-4000 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Design Line 9- Draft Report for Review -i- FOREWORD The U.S. Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) is determining minimum efficiency levels for distribution transformers sold in the United States. The purpose of this draft report is to present the methodology and structure of the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis for dry-type transformers. On June 6, 2002, the Department published a similar draft report on a representative liquid-type unit. This present report presents preliminary results from the life cycle cost analysis on Design Line 9, a 300 kVA, three-phase, dry-type at 45kV BIL transformer. This design line represents a common dry-type unit being manufactured in the U.S. On August 23, 2002, the Department released a related draft engineering report for comment, Engineering Analysis for Dry-type Distribution Transformers and Results on Design Line 9, which presents detailed cost and efficiency information. All distribution transformer reports are available on the Departments web site: /buildings/codes_standards/applbrf/dist_transformer.html. The Department is making this draft report public in the spirit of early consultation with all stakeholders. This is just one of several opportunities that stakeholders have to provide the Department with data, recommendations, and other comments. The Department requests public review and comment on the assumptions, methodology, and draft results presented in this draft report. Comments will be entered into the docket for the distribution transformers rulemaking. Please submit comments by 4 p.m. October 28, 2002, to: Anton