EMI analysis in a telecommunications tower due to the lightning protection system

Author

Airoldi, Giuseppe ; Geri, Albert ; Veca, Giuseppe Maria

Author_Institution

SIP DG Roma, Italy

fYear

1991

fDate

5-8 Nov 1991

Firstpage

668

Lastpage

675

Abstract

The aim of the work described is to predict the over-voltage induced by a lightning protection system in the low-voltage DC supply circuits of a telecommunications tower. These effects were evaluated by means of a calculation code able to simulate the electromagnetic behavior of a lightning protection system even in the presence of nonlinear phenomena, i.e., lateral discharges along the conductors. The victim circuit has been simulated by means of equivalent lumped electrical parameters representing the supply power, the connections and the input impedance of each device

Keywords

electromagnetic interference; lightning protection; overvoltage; telecommunication equipment; EMI; LV DC supply circuits; conductors; equivalent lumped electrical parameters; input impedance; lateral discharges; lightning protection system; nonlinear phenomena; overvoltage; telecommunications tower; victim circuit; Circuit simulation; Concrete; Conductors; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electromagnetic interference; Lightning protection; Poles and towers; Power supplies; Safety; Structural rods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1991. INTELEC '91., 13th International

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Print_ISBN

0-87942-670-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.1991.172465

Filename

172465