The Transmission Professionals special interest group covers the distribution of power from generation to final destination.
Question
Greeting. In your region or country, are there utilities practicing running their parallel Bulk Supply Point transformers with staggered taps, resulting in circulating current and reducing the high side voltage? How about those transformers connected in parallel feeding the distribution network?
Leo - do you have a link to a source that describes this transmission technology in simple(r) terms? Thanks
I have attached a jpg showing what is being done at the transmission level here. I have only found reference to staggering taps on the distribution system side to reduce transmission voltage. It is an IEEE article and can be found at link below. I could not find any papers on performing staggered taps at the transmission level, which is why I am asking the question.
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