Impact of system parameters on the penetration of lightning surges into low voltage systems

H. Shareef, A. Mohamed, S. N. Khalid, M. W. Mustafa

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Abstract

Power system disturbances have been present since the inception of the electric utility industry. However, yesterday's loads are more forgiving of disturbances than today's modern equipment. The proliferation of sensitive electronic equipments such as PCs, variable speed drives and industrial programmable controllers has made us more aware of power system disturbances, which went unnoticed in the past. In the normal operation of power systems, unavoidable disturbances may happen due to switching actions, faults and lightning overvoltage surges. Overvoltage surges are damaging in nature and result in more frustrations and even fire in rare cases. This research aims to investigate the impact of overvoltage surges due to various types of lightning on a low voltage system. It is done through simulation conducted under various scenarios. Then based on the simulation results and parametric evaluation, the impacts of different system parameters are finally summarized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInECCE 2011 - International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering
Pages361-366
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering 2011, InECCE 2011 - Kuantan, Malaysia
Duration: Jun 21 2011Jun 22 2011

Publication series

NameInECCE 2011 - International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering 2011, InECCE 2011
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuantan
Period6/21/116/22/11

Keywords

  • ATP
  • Lightning
  • Overvoltage
  • Travelling waves
  • Voltage surge

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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