DocumentCode
1445476
Title
Ten years of progress in lightning protection
Volume
61
Issue
4
fYear
1942
fDate
4/1/1942 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
187
Lastpage
192
Abstract
THE EARLY HISTORY of installation and operation of electric-power systems indicates that serious troubles were experienced in line outages and apparatus failures caused by lightning. Manufacturers and operators quickly discovered that special protective devices were necessary to drain lightning currents from the system, and thus prevent dangerously high surge voltages.
Keywords
Arresters; Discharges (electric); Grounding; IEEE transactions; Insulation; Lightning; Surges;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1942.6436241
Filename
6436241
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