Effects of distorted source on operating a Load-balancing transformer in a distribution network

A Load balancing transformer was suggested for improving the three-phase unbalanced currents in distribution networks. On the other hand, magnitude and phase unbalance commonly occur in power grid networks. This paper investigates the impacts of a distorted source on the operation of a Load-balancing transformer as well as the proposed Load-balancing transformer in this paper. The proposed and original Load-balancing transformers are simulated with MATLAB and the effects of simultaneous unbalanced voltage and harmonics are analyzed under different circumstances and the results are discussed.