Actions to Handle Increasing Distributed Generation and Rising Voltage during Low-Demand Periods: Tap Staggering Practices and Field Tests in the Italian Transmission Network

Stefano Quaia (), Alessandro Mauri, Alessio Marchesin and Paolo Manià
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Stefano Quaia: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Alessandro Mauri: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Alessio Marchesin: Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., Via Botticelli 139, 10154 Torino, Italy
Paolo Manià: AcegasApsAmga S.p.A., Via del Teatro 5, 34121 Trieste, Italy

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: This paper deals with the voltage regulation strategies implemented in the Italian transmission network to face the increasing problem of high voltages during time periods characterized by low demand. After an introduction in which this very actual problem is discussed, the focus is on tap staggering practices. Although tap staggering is not a new idea, it is gaining practical importance only in the very last few years as a means of enhancing the inductive power drawn from the grid and, therefore, limiting the voltage rise. Accordingly, tap staggering contributes to the mitigation of the problems caused by the increasing penetration of renewable energy sources and thus can allow an increase in the share of renewable energy sources. The paper presents the different tap staggering practices that are being defined by the Italian transmission system operator and reports some tap staggering tests recently performed on large autotransformers as well as phase-shifter transformers.

Keywords: voltage regulation; transformer tap staggering; autotransformers; phase-shifting transformers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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