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Study on the Lightning Protection Performance for a 110 kV Non-Shield-Wired Overhead Line with Anti-Thunder and Anti-Icing Composite Insulators

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  • Jianping Hu

    (Disaster Prevention and Reduction Center of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Corporation, Changsha 410129, China)

  • Ting Zhu

    (State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China)

  • Jianlin Hu

    (State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China)

  • Zhen Fang

    (Disaster Prevention and Reduction Center of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Corporation, Changsha 410129, China)

  • Ruihe Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China)

Abstract

Due to micro landforms and climate, the 110 kV transmission lines crossing the mountain areas are exposed to severe icing conditions for both their high voltage (HV) conductors and shield wires during the winter. Ice accumulation on the shield wire causes excessive sag, which leads to a reduced clearance between earth and HV wires, and could eventually result in tripping of the line due to phase-to-ground flashover. Due to the lack of effective de-icing techniques for the shield wires, removing them completely from the existing overhead line (OHL) structure becomes a reasonable solution to prevent icing accidents. Nevertheless, the risk of exposure to lightning strikes increased significantly after the shield wires were removed. In order to cope with this, the anti-thunder and anti-icing composite insulator (AACI) is installed on the OHLs. In this article, the 110 kV transmission line without shield wire is considered. The shielding failure after installation of the AACIs is studied using the lightning strike simulation models established in the ATP software. The lightning stroke flashover tests are carried out to examine the shielding failures on various designs for the AACIs. Assuming the tower’s earth resistance is 30 Ω, the LWL of back flashover and direct flashover are 630.88 kA and 261.33 kA, respectively, after the installation of AACIs on an unearthed OHL. Due to the unique mechanism of the AACI, the operational voltage level and the height of the pylon have a neglectable influence on its lightning withstand level (LWL). When the length of the parallel protective gap increases from 450 mm to 550 mm, the lightning trip-out rate decreases from 0.104 times/100 km·a to 0.014 times/100 km·a, and the drop rate reaches 86.5%. Therefore, increasing the gap distance for the AACI to provide additional clearance is proven to be an effective method to reduce the shielding failure rates for non-shield-wired OHLs.

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  • Jianping Hu & Ting Zhu & Jianlin Hu & Zhen Fang & Ruihe Zhang, 2023. "Study on the Lightning Protection Performance for a 110 kV Non-Shield-Wired Overhead Line with Anti-Thunder and Anti-Icing Composite Insulators," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:2:p:815-:d:1031431
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    1. Tomasz Kossowski & Paweł Szczupak, 2023. "Laboratory Tests of the Resistance of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to the Normalized near Lightning Electrical Component," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-18, June.

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