Ferroresonance is a nonlinear resonance phenomenon that affects power networks. Circuit must contain at least below circuit elements as it can be defined as ferroresonance:
• Non-linear saturable inductance (example; transformer)
• Capacitor
• Resistor
In a circuit consists of these elements; by changing the values of an electrical component, the values of current and voltage values on the terminals at other components change suddenly.
Ferroresonance begins some switching events such as; load rejection, energizing or de-energizing of transformer, switching of circuit breaker. The causes risk to it can be listed as follows:
• Idling or operation on low load on the systems grounded neutral point
• Insulation faults,
• Overloading or idling of voltage transformer
• Switching one or two phases
• Dissymmetry caused by connection errors
• Switching transformers or capacitors
• Connecting low load power transformers to network with short circuit load
• Long and / or capacitive cable feeding a transformer
• Streak of lightning on transmission lines
When the ferroresonance occurs some of the below symptoms are accompanied:
• Phase-to-phase or phase-to-neutral long-term over voltages
• Long – term overcurrents
• Distortion on the current and voltage waveforms
• Displacement of the neutral point voltage
• Transformer overheating (at no load)
• Load noise in voltage transformers and overheating in core and primary windings
• The failures cause of thermal effect or insulation breakdown on electrical materials (capacitor banks, current – voltage transformers etc.)