Lightning-Induced Voltages in the Presence of Nearby Buildings: FDTD Simulation Versus Small-Scale Experiment

Author

Tran Huu Thang ; Baba, Yoshihiro ; Piantini, Alexandre ; Rakov, Vladimir A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nat. Inst. of Technol., Yamagata, Japan

Volume

57

Issue

6

fYear

2015

Firstpage

1601

Lastpage

1607

Abstract

In this paper, we have computed lightning-induced voltages on overhead distribution lines in the presence of nearby buildings using the 3-D finite-difference time-domain method. In the simulations, four-conductor lines with surge arresters and pole transformers are considered. It appears that the presence of nearby buildings causes reduction of lightning induced voltages, as expected. The observed trend is in general agreement with that reported from the small-scale experiment by Piantini et al.

Keywords

arresters; buildings (structures); electromagnetic interference; finite difference time-domain analysis; lightning protection; poles and towers; power overhead lines; 3-D finite-difference time-domain method; FDTD; buildings; four-conductor lines; lightning-induced voltages; overhead distribution lines; pole transformers; small-scale experiment; surge arresters; Arresters; Buildings; Conductors; Finite difference methods; Lightning; Surges; Voltage measurement; Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method; lightning; lightning-induced voltage; shielding effect of nearby buildings; subgrid model;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEMC.2015.2457951

Filename

7174541