EMTP modeling of a triggered-lightning strike to the phase conductor of an overhead distribution line

Author

Mata, Carlos T. ; Fernandez, Mark I. ; Rakov, Vladimir A. ; Uman, Martin A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA

Volume

15

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1175

Lastpage

1181

Abstract

A triggered-lightning experiment and EMTP modeling of that experiment are used to study the responses of a two-conductor overhead power line to a direct lightning strike. The experiment was conducted at the International Center for Lightning Research and Testing (ICLRT) at Camp Blanding, FL. The lightning was artificially initiated (triggered) from a natural thundercloud using the rocket-and-wire technique, and its current was directed to the phase conductor. EMTP modeling of the line behavior yields results that are generally consistent with the measurements

Keywords

EMTP; lightning; overhead line conductors; power distribution lines; power overhead lines; Camp Blanding; EMTP modeling; Florida; International Center for Lightning Research and Testing; line behavior modelling; overhead distribution line; phase conductor; rocket-and-wire technique; triggered-lightning strike; two-conductor overhead power line; Arresters; Conductors; EMTP; Electrical resistance measurement; Grounding; Lightning; Power distribution lines; Testing; Transmission line measurements; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.891499

Filename

891499