Case Study: Efficiency Challenges for Distribution Transformers in Argentina’s Energy Transition
This presentation explores how Argentina’s energy transition is transforming distribution networks, with a particular focus on the impact of renewable-based distributed generation on distribution transformers. Drawing on real operating data, it analyses how evolving load profiles are affecting transformer losses and utilisation levels, highlighting the potential need to revisit and modernise efficiency standards to better align with emerging grid realities.
- Address emerging operational pressures: Argentina’s energy transition is reshaping load dynamics and introducing new technical and planning challenges for distribution networks and their critical assets.
- Improve transformer utilisation: Despite the growing integration of distributed renewable generation, utilisation factors for distribution transformers remain low, limiting asset efficiency and increasing the relative impact of no-load losses.
- Modernise efficiency standards to reduce losses: Updating and strengthening efficiency standards for distribution transformers can help optimise performance, minimise distribution network losses, and better align asset design with evolving grid realities.
Wednesday 20 May 13:30 - 14:00 Central Grid
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Speakers
Research Professor, National Technological University (UTN), San Francisco Regional Faculty
