Distribution

Protection Design Consulting and Evaluation of

Lightning Performance in Distribution Lines

Features Potential benefits

Optimal technology for designing protection of lightning in distribution lines Optimal construction of protecting devices on lightning strikes
Simulation of indirect lightning and guide for economical installation of Reliability improvement of power supply
devices protecting lightning surge Decrease of failure rate by optimal design
Decrease in construction costs: 10 %

Specifications
Simulation skill for lightning with EMTP* and matlab
EMTP modeling of overhead distribution lines to analyze indirect lightning
Prediction on flashover rate via Monte Carlo method
Shielding effect to direct lightning in urban areas by buildings and tree
Evaluation of performance of protecting lightning by surge arrestor,
grounding and overhead line type * EMTP: Electro Magnetic
Transients Program
Simulation results
- Magnitude of lightning stroke
- Induced voltage

EMTP MATLAB References

Modeling of lightning induced voltage using EMTP / MODELS, KIEE, 2011
1. Magnitude of lightning 1. Calculation of cumulative
2. Striking distance probability on magnitude A study on the characteristics of lightning overvoltage in accordance with
3. Lightning location of lightning grounding methods, KIEE, 2011
4. Distribution line 2. Calculation of flashover
5. Induced voltage 3. Check of simulation number

If the preset simulation number is not finished, Contact

the order to start next simulation is delivered
Sun-Kyu Choi, +82-42-865-5961, E-mail: skchoi@kepri.re.kr