Lightning research may alter distribution design

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States)

OSTI ID:6562302

The first results from a lightning research program indicate that design predictions of strokes are correct, but that disturbances caused by lightning are less than expected. The Tampa, Fla. area, site of the research program, has identified falling trees as a major cause of outages and may shift budget priorities to allow more tree trimming. The program has generated the first joint effort of engineers and scientists to measure the electric and magnetic fields during lightning strokes and to correlate stroke and outage data. Coordinating the test equipment timing and a lack of computer assistance have been major problems in determining lightning-stroke characteristics. The project's efforts are aimed at predicting where and how frequently lightning strokes will affect distribution lines.

• OSTI ID: 6562302
• Journal Information: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States), Journal Name: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States) Vol. 56:10; ISSN ELLPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
COMPUTERS
DAMAGE
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DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COMPILATION
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC FIELDS
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EQUIPMENT
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FORECASTING
INFORMATION
LIGHTNING
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURING METHODS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANTS
POWER
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOUTHEAST REGION
TREES
US DOE
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