lightning protection of medium voltage overhead lines

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LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE OVERHEAD LINES

• WITH COVERED CONDUCTORS BY ANTENNA-WITH COVERED CONDUCTORS BY

ANTENNA-TYPE LONG FLASHOVER ARRESTERS A

ALFA

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Lightning protection diagram

1 – thunderstorm cloud; 2 – lightning channel; 3 – space charge;

4 – pole; 5 – insulator; 6 – insulator flashover channel; 7 – binding;

8 – insulating cover; 9 – conductor’s core; 10 – surface flashover channel; 11 – piercing

clamp.

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ALFA operating principle

12 – electrode; 13 – antenna

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Protection of MV line by ALFA

14 - insulator; 15 – steel pipe

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Line mock -up testing

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Equivalent circuit diagram

Ul - lightning potential Uа - antenna potential

Clа - lightning-antenna Cаg - antenna-ground

R - leakage resistance

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Antenna potential vs. time to breakdown

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Simplified test outline

simulation of lightning leader approaching a line

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Simplified test outline

simulation of lightning final stroke

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– ALFA flashovers well before a direct contact of the channel with a conductor.

– ALFA protects the line against both induced overvoltages and direct lightning strokes.

– A simple design makes ALFA less expensive than conventional metal oxide arresters.

CONCLUSIONS