Lightning incidence on a radio installed on a HV transmission tower — Mitigation procedures

Author

Nobrega, A.R. ; Vigilia, A.R. ; Pardini, C.A. ; Braz, V.W.

Author_Institution

Eletrobras Furnas S/A, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This article shows practical mitigation procedures and improvements concerning the lightning protection system of a radio equipment installed on a transmission tower of a High Voltage (HV) line on 345kV. The digital radio operates on 5.8GHz and is fed by a low voltage power cable, 350m long, which is buried in soil and partially installed below the power conductors of the HV line. Additionally, electric and magnetic fields - generated by this HV line - and the grounding resistance of the tower and other earth grids were measured and discussed.

Keywords

conductors (electric); digital radio; earthing; lightning protection; poles and towers; power cables; power transmission lines; power transmission protection; radio equipment; HV line; HV transmission tower; digital radio; earth grids; electric field; frequency 5.8 GHz; grounding resistance; high voltage line; lightning incidence; lightning protection system; low voltage power cable; magnetic fields; power conductors; radio equipment; size 350 m; voltage 345 kV; Buildings; Electric variables measurement; Grounding; Magnetic field measurement; Poles and towers; Power cables; Soil measurements; grounding; high voltage line; lightning; measurement; radio; surge arrester; transient;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE), 2012 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

2325-0356

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0718-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMCEurope.2012.6396861

Filename

6396861