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A teriary winding is useful for many things. A delta tertiary will help balance voltage/currents to some degree. It also traps third harmonics. In substations, the substation power is often taken from the tertiary. It can also be used as a lower voltage connection for inductors (much cheaper, due to the lower voltage vs. primary connected inductors).

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In some Transformers there will be an additional winding called tertiary winding in addition to primary winding and secondary winding. The purpose of tertiary winding is to provide a circulating path for the third harmonics oscillations third harmonics oscillations are 150Hz oscillations.

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It is used in order to keep down the third harmonic voltages in a Y-Y bank of transformers.This provides a path for zero sequence current during ground-fault conditions.Such a winding may also help to stabilize the neutral of the fundamental frequency voltages and prevent third harmonic currents in the lines and ground.

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