Protection against lightning surge voltages on communication lines and power lines

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5042721

Haseborg, J L.t.; Trinks, H

Sensitive electronic systems are shielded against electromagnetic interferences (lightning, EMP). The shielding efficiency is reduced by field coupling through apertures and particularly by feeding of interfering currents through cable entries. In case these cables are connected to the inputs of electronic devices, the surge voltages may disturb or even destroy these devices or single electronic components, particularly semiconductors. Special passive protection circuits for communication and power lines against lightning- and EMP-induced surge voltages are developed. The edge steepnesses of the applying surge voltages show values of 2kV/us (lightning) up to 2kV/ns (EMP).

• Research Organization: Hochschule der Bundeswehr, Hamburg (Germany, F.R.)
• OSTI ID: 5042721
• Report Number(s): AD-P-002169/1
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Article is from International Aerospace and Ground Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (8th): Lightning Technology Roundup, held at Forth Worth, Texas on 21-23 June 1983, AD-A135 100, p11-1 thru 11-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
LIGHTNING ARRESTERS
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
LIGHTNING
SURGES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
PULSES
RADIATIONS
200300* - Electric Power Engineering- Power Transmission & Distribution- (-1989)