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http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2004.18.5.132

Leakage Currents Flowing through Lightning Surge Arresters under Various Fault Conditions in Receiving and Distribution Power Systems  

Lee, Bok-Hee (인하대학교 전자전기공학부)
Kil, Hyeong-Joon (인하대학교 대학원 전기공학과)
Kang, Sung-Man (인하대 차세대고전압전력기술연구센터)
Choi, Hwee-Sung (인하대학교 대학원 전기공학과)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers / v.18, no.5, 2004 , pp. 132-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
Unsymmetrical faults are classified into single line-to-ground faults, line-to-line faults, or double line-to-ground faults in receiving and distribution power systems. Many of overhead distribution-line faults are single line-to-ground faults, and lightning surge arresters are stressed by system frequency overvoltages due to unsymmetrical faults. In this work, the unsymmetrical faults in receiving and distribution systems were experimentally simulated, and the characteristics of total leakage current flowing through lightning surge arresters due to various unsymmetrical faults were investigated. As a result, a little variations of the leakage current flowing through Zinc oxide (ZnO) surge arresters in the range of $\pm$10[%] voltage regulations were observed. It could be concluded that the unsymmetrical faults have no effect on the long-term life performance of ZnO surge arresters in effective grounding systems. On the other hand, the magnitude of the leakage current flowing through ZnO surge arrester elements under single line-to-ground faults was more than 140 times as compared with that under normal operating voltages in ineffective grounding systems. But abnormal voltages caused by line-to-line faults and double line-to-ground faults have a little effect on total leakage current of ZnO surge arrester elements.
Keywords
Zinc oxide (ZnO) surge arrester; Distribution power system; Unsymmetrical fault; leakage current; Grounding system;
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