H-V impulse tests on lines and substations

SINCE AUGUST of 1952 high-voltage surge studies have been in progress at the 500-kv test project sponsored by the American Gas and Electric Company. The test project is located adjacent to the Tidd power plant near Brilliant, Ohio. The surge studies were conducted as a co-operative program between the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the American Gas and Electric Service Corporation. Westinghouse supplied the surge generator and all necessary measuring equipment; American Gas and Electric erected the high-voltage bus, surge generator, and control building in addition to making the transmission lines available for the tests.