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Alex Shewell
Advanced Energy
Alex Shewell is currently a Product Management Specialist for the FOT products at Advanced Energy. Prior to her current role, she worked in supply chain and logistics for the Advanced Energy Plasma Power products. She holds a B.S. in Physics from UT Austin and an M.S. in Materials Science from Colorado State University.
Articles published by Alex Shewell
Blog
Optimizing the Power Grid: Fiber Optic Sensors Safeguard Transformers
June 02, 2025
If there were any doubts about the necessity to monitor the temperature of substation transformers, recent events have highlighted their critical importance. A significant fire in a transformer on the outskirts of London resulted in 60,000 homes losing power and led to the closure of Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, causing over 1,000 flight cancellations and widespread inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of passengers.