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 == Move material to Autotransformer? == 

 Does anyone agree that some of the material in this section would be better off now being moved to the Autotransformer article? This section is starting to have more coverage than that article.   

 :I didn't previously notice that there was an autotransformer article. Nearly all or perhaps all of the variac stuff could go there.   

 ::Yes.if we leave a short description on the transformer page, and then direct readers to the main page  
 ::Autotransformer I think that would be satisfactory. Dont forget tho' that there are things such as fixed autotransformers (not variable).  

 I moved some of it across, though the formatting looks a little ugly right now.   

 :I think the variac picture can go also.   

 ==Introduction== 
 I have no doubt that high voltage transmission development continues, and I suspect that transformer development continues in that area, but I don't think the sentence that has been questioned fits very well or contributes much to the introduction. I think that I will offer an alternative.   

 :The article use to say that transformers were essential in the continuing development of the high voltage network. I dont think there is much development going on now in high voltage networks, and that that is, is not depending on transformers, but on advanced forms of switchgear automation, telecontrol, condition monitoring of plant etc.  

 ::Please sign comments. You are misinformed, high-voltage networks are ongoing topics of research, construction continues to expand high-voltage transmission, and transformers are critical elements in that expansion.  Please keep up with the literature, (for example, publications of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, abstracts are available online) before making such a huge generalization.    
 So how are transformers being used now in different ways from what they used to be? Are higher voltage types continuing to be developed?  

 ::I am not sure that you are asking about what I wrote in the intro or what Wtshymanski wrote above. What I wrote refers to ""tricks"" with transformers to reduce harmonics introduced in power systems by nonlinear electronic circuits and in motors by electronic motor controls. I suspect there are other examples.   
 No its OK CJ, I was asking Wtshymanski about the continuing (or new) role of transformers in HV network development.  
 Actually I have no problems with this part of the article: 

 Its basic design, materials, and principles have changed little over the last one hundred years, yet transformer designs and materials continue to be improved. Transformers are essential in high voltage power transmission providing an economical means of transmitting power over large distances. 

 
 :: The article used to say ""the transformer has played a substantial role in the development of electrical networks"".   

 :: Indiana REMC Powering Customers With Soy and Envirotemp® FR3™ Fire-Resistant Fluid are a couple of examples of recent improvements to transformer oil. Maybe it would be hard to get more efficient, but environmental issues, safety and reduced costs are always being researched. (not that it needs to be in the introduction)   

 :I was actually thinking of this revision when I said it was not  accurate.  

 A significant point now seems lost from the article. One can either generate electricity close to its point of demand, in which case you must transport fuel to the power station; or you can generate electricity close to its supply of fuel, in which case you must transport electricity to the point of demand. It is the fact that the transformer makes the latter significantly cheaper than