Open source lightning protection and electromagnetic transients software

Author

McDermott, T.E. ; Short, T.A. ; Velez, F.G. ; McDaniel, J.S.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

For many years, an IEEE program called Flash was maintained to estimate flashover rates on transmission lines. With recent consolidation of two Working Groups, a new version of Flash has been developed to consistently treat both transmission and distribution lines. The new software includes line arresters, shield wires, tower and pole grounding, and insulation added by wood or fiberglass. The program also incorporates electromagnetic transient simulation to evaluate line arresters.

Keywords

EMTP; arresters; flashover; lightning protection; poles and towers; power distribution lines; power distribution protection; power transmission lines; power transmission protection; Flash; IEEE program; distribution lines; electromagnetic transient simulation; electromagnetic transients software; flashover rate estimation; insulation; line arresters; open source lightning protection; pole grounding; power distribution protection; power system lightning effects; power transmission protection; shield wires; surge protection; tower grounding; transmission lines; Arresters; Conductors; Critical current density (superconductivity); Insulators; Lightning; Poles and towers; Power transmission lines; Arresters; Power distribution protection; Power system lightning effects; Power transmission protection; Surge protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672389

Filename

6672389