PTM&C Concern

The power Vts you speak of interfere

with the electronic control of our
battery chargers and AC boards
which power up test equipment. The
output waveforms from the power
VTs are laced with EHV power
harmonics and the output waveform
is not sinusoidal. If the EHV line
voltage is not balanced the power VT
outputs tend to become
 Ferroresonance Concept

The ferroresonance phenomenon is

associated with the coexistence, in the same
electric circuit, of a non-linear inductance
and a capacitor or capacitive load
Voltage transformers are devices particularly
prone to ferroresonance on account of its
nonlinear character and operating
characteristics, because they are designed
to work under conditions similar to no-load
ones.
 Ferroresonance immunity

Ferroresonance can be defined as a non-linear

resonant phenomenon which manifests in
oscillations between the non-linear inductance
of the transformer and grid capacitance. This
phenomenon can lead to increased voltages or
currents appearing across the transformer,
possibly resulting in damage to the
transformer itself. This has been found to be
an issue with closed core inductive voltage
transformers in service.
 Open-core design specific features

The main advantages of the open-

core concept are:

Ferroresonance immunity
Inherent explosion safety
Inrush current decrease
Insusceptibility to overvoltages