Title :
Reducing the damaging effects of lightning in an industrial co-generation plant
Author :
Holmquist, John R. ; Jones, Roger W.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Services, Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma, WA, USA
Abstract :
An industrial co-generation facility presents a case-study of lightning-induced voltage fluctuations, separation from the electric utility company, and power outages. Included in the discussion are transmission line design considerations, storm and lightning detection, and co-generation system protection basics. Several lightning engineering programs were studied-in particular, the Windows(R)-based lightning protection design workstation (LPDW), developed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Also investigated was a computer-based tracking system designed to identify and locate electrical storms up to 483 km (300 miles) distant. The paper includes recommendations for the co-generator to improve the reliability of the plant distribution system and provide better control of the generator(s)
Keywords :
cogeneration; industrial power systems; lightning protection; power system analysis computing; power system faults; power system protection; 300 mile; 483 km; cogeneration system protection; computer simulation; computer-based tracking system; electric utility company; electrical storms; generator control; industrial cogeneration plant; lightning damage effects reduction; lightning detection; lightning engineering programs; lightning protection design workstation; plant distribution system reliability; power outages; storm detection; transmission line design; voltage fluctuations; Design engineering; Lightning protection; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power industry; Power system protection; Power transmission lines; Storms; Voltage fluctuations; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6401-5
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2000.882668
