Title :
Capacity of carrying lightning currents in LPS copper cables and connectors experimental verifications
Author :
Sueta, H.E. ; Shigihara, M. ; Caires, L.E. ; Burani, G.F. ; Modena, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Eletrotecnica e Energia, USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a series of tests on patches of bare copper cable, usually used in LPS to check their ability to conduct lightning currents.
Keywords :
electric connectors; power cables; LPS; LPS copper cables; LPS copper connectors; bare copper cable; lightning currents; Conductors; Connectors; Copper; Electrical resistance measurement; IEC standards; Lightning; Resistance; LPS; cable splices; connectors; lightning conduction;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (XI SIPDA), 2011 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fortaleza
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1898-4
DOI :
10.1109/SIPDA.2011.6088428