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Title: Lightning overvoltage protection of the paddock 362-145 kV Gas-Insulated Substation

Journal Article · · IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Power Delivery; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.107267· OSTI ID:5128908
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  1. GE Industry and Utility Sales, Schenectady, NY (US)
  2. Wisconsin Power and Light Co., Madison, WI (USA)

Backflashovers close to the Paddiock 362-145 kV Gas-Insulated Substation (GIS) have been analyzed with the Electro-Magnetic Transient Program (EMTP) using a frequency dependent multi-conductor system. The severity of the lightning stroke currents were derived based on recent recordings in the eastern United States. Impacts of corona attenuation and distortion were accounted for using a shunt linear model approach. Turn-up effects of both line insulator flashover voltages and surge arrester protective characteristics were represented based on manufacturer's volt-time curves. Wave shaping effects of substation capacitances (ie., PT's transformers, CCPD's) were also modeled. Results show the importance of various modeling details in determining the overvoltages inside the GIS due to close backflashovers, which are caused by lightning strokes with varying intensity. These results are aimed at better evaluation of lightning protection requirements for GIS protected by metal-oxide surge arresters.

OSTI ID:
5128908
Journal Information:
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Power Delivery; (USA), Vol. 5:1; ISSN 0885-8977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English