Magnetic-Field Measurements Near Two-Pole-Type Distribution Substations

Author

Proios, Achilleas N. ; Halevidis, Constantinos D. ; Koufakis, Emmanuel I. ; Bourkas, Perikles D.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece

Volume

26

Issue

2

fYear

2011

fDate

4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1137

Lastpage

1144

Abstract

This paper presents the mean values of the resulting magnetic field in the low-frequency range, which were recorded during spring and summer near two-pole-type distribution substations in urban areas. The mitigation of the magnetic field that was achieved after covering the low-voltage (LV) fuse boxes with thin aluminum plates is also presented. The mean attenuation achieved is approximately 23% during spring and 18% during the summer at the region of up to 30 cm from the substations and at a height of 1.0 m from the ground, at the measuring points near the LV fuse boxes. All of the measured magnetic-field values that were observed were lower in comparison with those specified as limits and introduced by ICNIRP.

Keywords

aluminium; distribution networks; magnetic field measurement; substations; Al; ICNIRP; distribution substations; low-voltage fuse boxes; magnetic field measurements; thin aluminum plates; urban areas; Magnetic field; measurements; shielding; two-pole-type distribution substations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2010.2089068

Filename

5654623