• DocumentCode
    1406530
  • Title

    Field studies of the protection of distribution transformers by lightning arresters

  • Author

    Mceachron, K. B. ; Saxon, L.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Mass.
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1932
  • Firstpage
    41
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    A COOPERATIVE field study with portable impulse generator and cathode ray oscillograph was made of the lightning protection of transformers connected to a 4.45-mile, 4,600-volt rural distribution circuit. The tests described were made with the pellet arrester.
  • Keywords
    Arresters; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Lightning; Power transformer insulation; Resistance; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1932.6429599
  • Filename
    6429599