Title :
An introduction to semiconductor lightning current duration extender
Author :
Chen Cixnan ; Guangrun, Xie ; Zifeng, Xie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Power, Wuhan Univ. of Hydraulic & Electr. Eng., China
Abstract :
A novel lightning protective device based on the principle of lightning current duration extension and current limitation is introduced in the paper. The design idea of this new device is explained accompanied with the enlightenment of natural phenomena. The experiment results including laboratory tests, rocket triggered tests and field measurements are also given
Keywords :
lightning protection; power system protection; semiconductor devices; design; field measurements; laboratory tests; lightning current limitation; lightning protective device; natural phenomena; rocket triggered tests; semiconductor lightning current duration extender; Clouds; Earth; Electrical resistance measurement; Equations; Laboratories; Lightning; Protection; Rockets; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2000. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5935-6
DOI :
10.1109/PESW.2000.847677
