diff --git a/docs/src/api/public.md b/docs/src/api/public.md
index bc7edf3aa0..c8892b28ab 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/public.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/public.md
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ Private = false
 Filter = t -> t ∉ [System]
 ```
 
+```@docs
+check_parallel_branch_type_consistency
+```
+
 ## Advanced Component Selection
 
 The primary way to retrieve components in PowerSystems.jl is with the [`get_components`](@ref) and similar `get_*` methods above. The following `ComponentSelector` interface offers advanced, repeatable component selection primarily for multi-scenario post-processing analytics. See [`PowerAnalytics.jl`](https://sienna-platform.github.io/PowerAnalytics.jl/stable/).
diff --git a/src/PowerSystems.jl b/src/PowerSystems.jl
index 44b9aa3172..dc1208c914 100644
--- a/src/PowerSystems.jl
+++ b/src/PowerSystems.jl
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ export check
 export check_component
 export check_components
 export check_ac_transmission_rate_values
+export check_parallel_branch_type_consistency
 
 # From IS logging.jl, generate_struct_files.jl
 export configure_logging
diff --git a/src/base.jl b/src/base.jl
index 3ec7c538e3..5a773f4f02 100644
--- a/src/base.jl
+++ b/src/base.jl
@@ -2340,6 +2340,7 @@ function check(sys::System)
     critical_components_check(sys)
     adequacy_check(sys)
     check_subsystems(sys)
+    check_parallel_branch_type_consistency(sys)
     return
 end
 
diff --git a/src/definitions.jl b/src/definitions.jl
index 6392947656..27746715ae 100644
--- a/src/definitions.jl
+++ b/src/definitions.jl
@@ -578,6 +578,15 @@ const PSSE_PARSER_TAP_RATIO_LBOUND = 0.5
 const PARSER_TAP_RATIO_CORRECTION_TOL = 1e-5
 
 const ZERO_IMPEDANCE_REACTANCE_THRESHOLD = 1e-4
+const ZERO_IMPEDANCE_RESISTANCE_THRESHOLD = 1e-6
+
+# Tap-ratio tolerance below which a TapTransformer
+# can be considered electrically equivalent to a Transformer2W
+const IDENTITY_TAP_TOL = 1e-4
+
+# Phase-angle shift tolerance (radians) below which a PhaseShiftingTransformer can be
+# considered to have no real shift and is equivalent to TapTransformer/Transformer2W.
+const ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL = 1e-6
 
 # Absolute threshold below which a shunt admittance component (conductance or
 # susceptance) is treated as zero for capability detection, so negligible
diff --git a/src/parsers/power_models_data.jl b/src/parsers/power_models_data.jl
index 0eb486a671..ea2cac6fd4 100644
--- a/src/parsers/power_models_data.jl
+++ b/src/parsers/power_models_data.jl
@@ -1205,9 +1205,23 @@ function get_branch_type_matpower(
 
     _add_vector_control_group(d, "shift", "group_number")
 
+    is_identity_tap = abs(tap - 1.0) <= IDENTITY_TAP_TOL || tap == 0.0
+    is_zero_shift = abs(shift) <= ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL
+
     if d["group_number"] == WindingGroupNumber.UNDEFINED
+        # Degenerate PST: no recognisable shift → demote
+        if is_zero_shift
+            @warn "PhaseShiftingTransformer with near-zero shift ($(rad2deg(shift))°) normalised to $(is_identity_tap ? "Transformer2W" : "TapTransformer")" _group =
+                IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            return is_identity_tap ? Transformer2W : TapTransformer
+        end
         return PhaseShiftingTransformer
     elseif tap != 1.0
+        if is_identity_tap
+            @warn "TapTransformer with near-identity tap ($(tap)) normalised to Transformer2W" _group =
+                IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            return Transformer2W
+        end
         return TapTransformer
     else
         return Transformer2W
@@ -1217,12 +1231,13 @@ end
 function get_branch_type_psse(
     d::Dict,
 )
-    if d["br_r"] == 0.0 && d["br_x"] == 0.0
+    if !d["transformer"] && d["br_r"] == 0.0 && d["br_x"] == 0.0
         return DiscreteControlledACBranch
     end
 
     is_transformer = d["transformer"]
     tap = d["tap"]
+    shift = get(d, "shift", 0.0)
 
     if !is_transformer
         if (tap != 0.0) && (tap != 1.0)
@@ -1236,10 +1251,26 @@ function get_branch_type_psse(
 
     _add_vector_control_group(d, "shift", "group_number")
     is_tap_controllable, is_alpha_controllable = _determine_control_modes(d, "COD1", "tap")
+
+    is_identity_tap = abs(tap - 1.0) <= IDENTITY_TAP_TOL || tap == 0.0
+    is_zero_shift = abs(shift) <= ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL
+
     if d["group_number"] == WindingGroupNumber.UNDEFINED || is_alpha_controllable
+        # Degenerate PST: controllable but shift is effectively zero → demote
+        if is_zero_shift && !is_alpha_controllable
+            @warn "PhaseShiftingTransformer with near-zero shift ($(rad2deg(shift))°) normalised to $(is_identity_tap ? "Transformer2W" : "TapTransformer")" _group =
+                IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            return is_identity_tap ? Transformer2W : TapTransformer
+        end
         return PhaseShiftingTransformer
     elseif (is_tap_controllable || (tap != 1.0)) &&
            d["group_number"] != WindingGroupNumber.UNDEFINED
+        # Consider tap control capability when converting component
+        if is_identity_tap && !is_tap_controllable
+            @warn "TapTransformer with near-identity tap ($(tap)) normalised to Transformer2W" _group =
+                IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            return Transformer2W
+        end
         return TapTransformer
     elseif !is_tap_controllable && d["group_number"] != WindingGroupNumber.UNDEFINED
         return Transformer2W
@@ -1248,15 +1279,110 @@ function get_branch_type_psse(
     end
 end
 
+function _normalized_arc_key(f_bus::Int, t_bus::Int)
+    return f_bus <= t_bus ? (f_bus, t_bus) : (t_bus, f_bus)
+end
+
+function _is_near_zero_impedance_line(d::Dict)
+    return abs(d["br_r"]) <= ZERO_IMPEDANCE_RESISTANCE_THRESHOLD &&
+           abs(d["br_x"]) <= ZERO_IMPEDANCE_REACTANCE_THRESHOLD
+end
+
+function _is_active_pti_branch(d::Dict)
+    return get(d, "br_status", 0) == 1
+end
+
+function _expected_discrete_state(d::Dict, bus_f::ACBus, bus_t::ACBus)
+    available = d["br_status"] == 1
+    if get_bustype(bus_f) == ACBusTypes.ISOLATED ||
+       get_bustype(bus_t) == ACBusTypes.ISOLATED
+        available = false
+    end
+    status = if available
+        DiscreteControlledBranchStatus.CLOSED
+    else
+        DiscreteControlledBranchStatus.OPEN
+    end
+    return available, status
+end
+
+function _is_active_discrete_branch(br::DiscreteControlledACBranch)
+    return get_available(br) &&
+           get_branch_status(br) == DiscreteControlledBranchStatus.CLOSED
+end
+
+function _collect_parallel_branch_type_overrides(data::Dict{String, Any})
+    overrides = Dict{Tuple{Int, Int}, DataType}()
+    if !haskey(data, "branch") || get(data, "source_type", "") != "pti"
+        return overrides
+    end
+
+    branch_types_by_arc = Dict{Tuple{Int, Int}, Set{DataType}}()
+    has_line_by_arc = Dict{Tuple{Int, Int}, Bool}()
+    line_near_zero_by_arc = Dict{Tuple{Int, Int}, Bool}()
+    for d in values(data["branch"])
+        _is_active_pti_branch(d) || continue
+        arc_key = _normalized_arc_key(d["f_bus"], d["t_bus"])
+        branch_type = get_branch_type_psse(d)
+        push!(get!(branch_types_by_arc, arc_key, Set{DataType}()), branch_type)
+
+        if branch_type == Line
+            has_line_by_arc[arc_key] = true
+            is_near_zero = _is_near_zero_impedance_line(d)
+            line_near_zero_by_arc[arc_key] =
+                get(line_near_zero_by_arc, arc_key, true) && is_near_zero
+        end
+    end
+
+    for (arc_key, branch_types) in branch_types_by_arc
+        if length(branch_types) > 1 &&
+           all(t -> t in (Transformer2W, TapTransformer), branch_types)
+            overrides[arc_key] = TapTransformer
+            @warn "Normalizing mixed parallel transformer types on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) to TapTransformer for parser consistency." _group =
+                IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+        elseif length(branch_types) > 1 &&
+               all(t -> t in (Line, DiscreteControlledACBranch), branch_types)
+            all_lines_near_zero =
+                get(has_line_by_arc, arc_key, false) &&
+                get(line_near_zero_by_arc, arc_key, false)
+            if all_lines_near_zero
+                overrides[arc_key] = DiscreteControlledACBranch
+                @warn "Normalizing mixed parallel Line/DiscreteControlledACBranch on near-zero-impedance arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) to DiscreteControlledACBranch." _group =
+                    IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            else
+                @warn "Keeping mixed parallel Line/DiscreteControlledACBranch on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) because at least one Line has non-negligible impedance." _group =
+                    IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    return overrides
+end
+
+function _collect_existing_discrete_arc_keys(sys::System)
+    arc_keys = Set{Tuple{Int, Int}}()
+    for br in get_components(DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys)
+        _is_active_discrete_branch(br) || continue
+        arc = get_arc(br)
+        from_num = get_number(get_from(arc))
+        to_num = get_number(get_to(arc))
+        push!(arc_keys, _normalized_arc_key(from_num, to_num))
+    end
+    return arc_keys
+end
+
 function make_branch(
     name::String,
     d::Dict,
     bus_f::ACBus,
     bus_t::ACBus,
     source_type::String;
+    branch_type_override::Union{DataType, Nothing} = nothing,
     kwargs...,
 )
-    if source_type == "matpower"
+    if !isnothing(branch_type_override)
+        branch_type = branch_type_override
+    elseif source_type == "matpower"
         branch_type = get_branch_type_matpower(d)
     elseif source_type == "pti"
         branch_type = get_branch_type_psse(d)
@@ -1304,7 +1430,7 @@ function _make_switch_from_zero_impedance_line(
     else
         status_value = DiscreteControlledBranchStatus.OPEN
     end
-    @warn "Branch $name has zero impedance and available = $available_value; converting to a DiscreteControlledACBranch of type SWITCH with available = $available_value and branch_status = $status_value"
+    @warn "Branch $name has zero or near-zero impedance and available = $available_value; converting to a DiscreteControlledACBranch of type SWITCH with available = $available_value and branch_status = $status_value"
     return DiscreteControlledACBranch(;
         name = name,
         available = Bool(available_value),
@@ -1693,11 +1819,36 @@ function read_branch!(
     _get_name = get(kwargs, :branch_name_formatter, nothing)
     ict_instances = _impedance_correction_table_lookup(data)
     branch_pair_counts = Dict{Tuple{String, String}, Int}()
+    branch_type_overrides = _collect_parallel_branch_type_overrides(data)
+    existing_discrete_arc_keys = _collect_existing_discrete_arc_keys(sys)
 
     source_type = data["source_type"]
     for d in values(data["branch"])
         bus_f = bus_number_to_bus[d["f_bus"]]
         bus_t = bus_number_to_bus[d["t_bus"]]
+        arc_key = _normalized_arc_key(d["f_bus"], d["t_bus"])
+        branch_type_override = get(branch_type_overrides, arc_key, nothing)
+        # The arc-level DiscreteControlledACBranch override was determined from active,
+        # near-zero Lines only.  Do not apply it to inactive or non-near-zero Lines:
+        # converting them would lose their impedance data and silently turn a real line
+        # into an ideal switch if it were ever re-activated.
+        if !isnothing(branch_type_override) &&
+           branch_type_override == DiscreteControlledACBranch &&
+           source_type == "pti" &&
+           !(_is_active_pti_branch(d) && _is_near_zero_impedance_line(d))
+            branch_type_override = nothing
+        end
+        if isnothing(branch_type_override) &&
+           source_type == "pti" &&
+           _is_active_pti_branch(d) &&
+           (arc_key in existing_discrete_arc_keys)
+            inferred_branch_type = get_branch_type_psse(d)
+            if inferred_branch_type == Line && _is_near_zero_impedance_line(d)
+                branch_type_override = DiscreteControlledACBranch
+                @warn "Normalizing near-zero-impedance Line on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) to DiscreteControlledACBranch because a parallel switch/breaker arc already exists." _group =
+                    IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+            end
+        end
         name = if isnothing(_get_name)
             if source_type == "pti"
                 _get_pm_branch_name_with_counter!(d, bus_f, bus_t, branch_pair_counts)
@@ -1707,7 +1858,41 @@ function read_branch!(
         else
             _get_name(d, bus_f, bus_t)
         end
-        value = make_branch(name, d, bus_f, bus_t, source_type; kwargs...)
+
+        if branch_type_override == DiscreteControlledACBranch &&
+           has_component(DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys, name)
+            existing = get_component(DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys, name)
+            existing_arc = get_arc(existing)
+            existing_arc_key = _normalized_arc_key(
+                get_number(get_from(existing_arc)),
+                get_number(get_to(existing_arc)),
+            )
+            expected_available, expected_status = _expected_discrete_state(d, bus_f, bus_t)
+
+            if existing_arc_key == arc_key &&
+               get_available(existing) == expected_available &&
+               get_branch_status(existing) == expected_status
+                @warn "Skipping near-zero-impedance Line normalization on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) because equivalent DiscreteControlledACBranch '$name' already exists (same arc and operating state)." _group =
+                    IS.LOG_GROUP_PARSING maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+                continue
+            else
+                throw(
+                    DataFormatError(
+                        "Name collision for DiscreteControlledACBranch '$name' on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]) with non-equivalent operating state. Existing available=$(get_available(existing)), status=$(get_branch_status(existing)); expected available=$expected_available, status=$expected_status.",
+                    ),
+                )
+            end
+        end
+
+        value = make_branch(
+            name,
+            d,
+            bus_f,
+            bus_t,
+            source_type;
+            branch_type_override = branch_type_override,
+            kwargs...,
+        )
 
         if !isnothing(value)
             add_component!(sys, value; skip_validation = SKIP_PM_VALIDATION)
diff --git a/src/utils/IO/system_checks.jl b/src/utils/IO/system_checks.jl
index 8ea7c46a1e..56520829a5 100644
--- a/src/utils/IO/system_checks.jl
+++ b/src/utils/IO/system_checks.jl
@@ -127,3 +127,52 @@ function total_capacity_rating(sys::System)
     @debug "Total System capacity: $total" _group = IS.LOG_GROUP_SYSTEM_CHECKS
     return total
 end
+
+"""
+    check_parallel_branch_type_consistency(sys::System) -> Int
+
+Scan all two-terminal AC branches for arcs that carry multiple branches of **different**
+PSY types (e.g. a `Transformer2W` in parallel with a `TapTransformer`). Such mixed-type parallel
+groups can introduce issues in the network reduction.
+
+# Example
+```julia
+n = check_parallel_branch_type_consistency(sys)
+n == 0 || @warn "System has \$n arcs with mixed-type parallel branches"
+```
+"""
+function check_parallel_branch_type_consistency(sys::System)
+    # Arc key → [(branch_name, type_string)]
+    arc_entries = Dict{Tuple{Int, Int}, Vector{Tuple{String, String}}}()
+    for branch in get_components(ACBranch, sys)
+        hasmethod(get_arc, Tuple{typeof(branch)}) || continue
+        arc = get_arc(branch)
+        from_num = get_number(get_from(arc))
+        to_num = get_number(get_to(arc))
+        # Normalise orientation so (A,B) and (B,A) resolve to the same key
+        key = from_num <= to_num ? (from_num, to_num) : (to_num, from_num)
+        push!(
+            get!(arc_entries, key, Tuple{String, String}[]),
+            (get_name(branch), string(typeof(branch))),
+        )
+    end
+
+    n_mixed = 0
+    for (arc_key, entries) in arc_entries
+        length(entries) < 2 && continue
+        types = unique(e[2] for e in entries)
+        length(types) == 1 && continue
+        n_mixed += 1
+        names = join((e[1] for e in entries), ", ")
+        type_str = join(types, ", ")
+        @warn "Mixed-type parallel branches on arc $(arc_key[1])-$(arc_key[2]): [$names] " *
+              "with types [$type_str]. This may indicate incomplete or incorrect source data." _group =
+            IS.LOG_GROUP_SYSTEM_CHECKS maxlog = PS_MAX_LOG
+    end
+    if n_mixed > 0
+        @warn "Found $n_mixed arc(s) with mixed-type parallel branches. " *
+              "Consider re-parsing with corrected source data or using `get_components` to inspect." _group =
+            IS.LOG_GROUP_SYSTEM_CHECKS
+    end
+    return n_mixed
+end
diff --git a/test/test_parse_matpower.jl b/test/test_parse_matpower.jl
index 846c6b8077..4b29276b29 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_matpower.jl
+++ b/test/test_parse_matpower.jl
@@ -107,3 +107,41 @@ end
         @test_logs (:error,) match_mode = :any test_parse(path)
     end
 end
+
+@testset "Branch-type tolerance normalizations" begin
+    function _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0, shift = 0.0, transformer = true)
+        return Dict{String, Any}(
+            "tap" => tap,
+            "shift" => shift,
+            "transformer" => transformer,
+        )
+    end
+
+    # Non-transformer → Line
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0, shift = 0.0, transformer = false)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == Line
+
+    # Tap well away from 1.0, no shift → TapTransformer
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.05, shift = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == TapTransformer
+
+    # Tap inside IDENTITY_TAP_TOL, no shift → Transformer2W
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0 + PowerSystems.IDENTITY_TAP_TOL / 2, shift = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # Tap == 0.0 alias with no shift → Transformer2W
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 0.0, shift = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # Real phase shift → PhaseShiftingTransformer
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0, shift = 0.5236)  # ~30°
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == PhaseShiftingTransformer
+
+    # Near-zero shift, identity tap → Transformer2W
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0, shift = PowerSystems.ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL / 2)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # Near-zero shift, non-identity tap → TapTransformer
+    d = _mp_branch_dict(; tap = 1.05, shift = PowerSystems.ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL / 2)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_matpower(d) == TapTransformer
+end
diff --git a/test/test_parse_psse.jl b/test/test_parse_psse.jl
index 062139c7cc..6ddbfc7207 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_psse.jl
+++ b/test/test_parse_psse.jl
@@ -529,10 +529,10 @@ end
         "psse_14_zero_impedance_branch_test_system";
         force_build = true,
     )
-    @test length(get_components(DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys)) == 6
+    @test length(get_components(DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys)) == 3
     @test length(
         get_components(x -> get_r(x) == get_x(x) == 0.0, DiscreteControlledACBranch, sys),
-    ) == 4
+    ) == 1
 end
 
 @testset "Test threshold setting for zero impedance 3WT winding" begin
@@ -593,3 +593,76 @@ end
     @test !haskey(geo_json, "x")
     @test !haskey(geo_json, "y")
 end
+
+# Minimal branch dict for get_branch_type_psse unit tests.
+function _psse_branch_dict(;
+    br_r = 0.01, br_x = 0.1, transformer = true, tap = 1.0,
+    shift = 0.0, COD1 = 0,
+)
+    return Dict{String, Any}(
+        "br_r" => br_r,
+        "br_x" => br_x,
+        "transformer" => transformer,
+        "tap" => tap,
+        "shift" => shift,
+        "COD1" => COD1,
+    )
+end
+
+@testset "Branch-type tolerance normalizations" begin
+    # Non-transformer → Line
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; transformer = false, tap = 0.0, shift = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == Line
+
+    # Exact-zero impedance, non-transformer → DiscreteControlledACBranch
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; br_r = 0.0, br_x = 0.0, transformer = false, tap = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == DiscreteControlledACBranch
+
+    # Transformer with zero impedance must NOT become DiscreteControlledACBranch
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; br_r = 0.0, br_x = 0.0, transformer = true, tap = 0.0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) != DiscreteControlledACBranch
+
+    # Non-controllable (COD1=0) TapTransformer with tap well away from 1.0 → TapTransformer
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; tap = 1.05, COD1 = 0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == TapTransformer
+
+    # Non-controllable TapTransformer with tap inside IDENTITY_TAP_TOL → Transformer2W
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0 + PowerSystems.IDENTITY_TAP_TOL / 2, COD1 = 0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # Controllable (COD1=1) TapTransformer whose current tap is near 1.0 must NOT be demoted
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0 + PowerSystems.IDENTITY_TAP_TOL / 2, COD1 = 1)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == TapTransformer
+
+    # Tap == 0.0 (identity alias) with no control → Transformer2W
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; tap = 0.0, COD1 = 0)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # PST with shift well outside zero tolerance → PhaseShiftingTransformer
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(; tap = 1.0, shift = 0.5, COD1 = 3)
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == PhaseShiftingTransformer
+
+    # Non-alpha-controllable (COD1=0) PST with near-zero shift and identity tap → Transformer2W
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(;
+        tap = 1.0,
+        shift = PowerSystems.ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL / 2,
+        COD1 = 0,
+    )
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == Transformer2W
+
+    # Non-alpha-controllable PST with near-zero shift but non-identity tap → TapTransformer
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(;
+        tap = 1.05,
+        shift = PowerSystems.ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL / 2,
+        COD1 = 0,
+    )
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == TapTransformer
+
+    # Alpha-controllable (COD1=3) PST with near-zero shift must NOT be demoted
+    d = _psse_branch_dict(;
+        tap = 1.0,
+        shift = PowerSystems.ZERO_ANGLE_SHIFT_TOL / 2,
+        COD1 = 3,
+    )
+    @test PowerSystems.get_branch_type_psse(d) == PhaseShiftingTransformer
+end