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Utility
Equipment
Protection
OR
WHY DO MY LIGHTS BLINK DURING A
STORM?

Objective and Outline

Objective:
Provide an overview of utility lightning
protection
Topics Covered:
Electrical Theory in 2 minutes
Utility Equipment Protection
Characteristics of lightning

Electrical Theory 101

Power Plant

Transmission Line

Transformer Station

Distribution Transformer

Distribution Line

Your House

Electrical Theory 101

Electrical Theory 101

Current: Amps number of electrons moving per second
Flow
Voltage: kilo-Volts energy level of moving
electrons Pressure
Power (Demand): kilo-Watts Energy Delivered per second
Rate
Energy (Consumption): kilo-Watt-Hours total energy
delivered over a time period The contents of the bucket

Electrical Arcing

What about Lightening?

Arrestors Overvoltage
Protection

Equipment Protection
Lightning can create sustained electrical arcs within the
electrical distribution network
Electrical Arcs are dangerous, and will quickly damage
the system
We apply a layered safety system comprised of breakers,
reclosers and fuses and arrestors.

Questions?
SURELY YOURE WONDERING SOMETHING.