ADVANTAGES OF Y-Y (WYE-WYE) TRANSFORMER CONNECTION TUTORIALS
Although care must be exercised when using the Y-Y
connection, this connection has certain inherent and important advantages over
other three-phase transformer connections.
1. The primary and secondary circuits are in phase; i.e.,
there are no phase angle displacements introduced by the Y-Y connection. This
is an important advantage when transformers are used to interconnect systems of
different voltages in a cascading manner.
For example, suppose there are four systems operating at
500, 230, 138, and 69 kV that need to be interconnected. Substations can be
constructed using Y-Y transformer connections to interconnect any two of these
voltages.
The 500 kV system can be tied with the 69 kV system through
a single 500 to 69 kV transformation or through a series of cascading
transformations at 230, 138, and 69 kV.
2. Since the phase-to-neutral voltage is only 57.7% of the
phase-to phase voltage, the windings of a Y-Y transformer require fewer turns
to produce the same level of excitation in the core compared to windings
connected across the phases.
3. If the neutral end of a Y-connected winding is grounded,
then there is an opportunity to use reduced levels of insulation at the neutral
end of the winding. A winding that is connected across the phases requires full
insulation throughout the winding.
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