• DocumentCode
    1038768
  • Title

    Protection of Transmission Line Over Mountainous Region Where Lightning Incidence Is High

  • Author

    Housley, J.Elmer ; Harper, John D.

  • Author_Institution
    Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa, Tenn.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1951
  • fDate
    7/1/1951 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    124
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the application and beneficial results of protecting existing transmission lines which traverse mountainous country against direct lightning strokes by redesign of towers, alteration of overhead ground wires, installation of high speed relaying, and lowering of tower footing resistance by buried counterpoise wires.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Lightning; Poles and towers; Power cables; Power transmission lines; Protection; Protective relaying; Steel; Transmission lines; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1951.5060378
  • Filename
    5060378
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1038768