Wen
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Protection from Direct Lightning
Strokes with the Aid of Lightning
Conductors
31-1 General Information
‘The lightning conductors as a means of protection from direct
lightning strokes were used much before the beginning of the present
era, but they aquired wide recognition only in the middle of XVIII
century as a result of the work of Benjamin Franklin and Lomonosov.
Each lightning conductor consists of the lightning receiver pro-
Jecting above the object to be protecied, the earthing grid and the
conductor which connects the receiver with the eart ng grid and is
meant to carry the lightning current away safely to ground. There
are two different types of lightning conductor : the lighming masts
and the ground wire:
Good earthing of lightning conductors is an essential condition
for reliable protection, since in case of a stroke in a badly earthed
lightning conductor, very high voltages. capable of causing a break
down of insulating medium between the lightning conductor and the
object under-protcction, are possible. In the beginning, before large-
scale use of the lightning conductors (XVITI century), when serious
attention was not paid to the value of resistance of the lightning
conductor, incideats of fire caused by lightning discharges in the
lightning conductors were not rare which, thus, played a harmful
role in such cases.
‘The provision of a reliable electrical connection between all
parts of the lightning conductor is equally important, since during
the passage of a current through the place of bad contacts, an inten-
sive arcing, which can also cause fire, takes place.
The protective action of lightning conductors is based on the
fact that charges, stored on its tip in the leader stage of lightning
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dischacge, produce greatest field intensity along the path between the
head of the leader canal and the tip of the lightning conductor,
~whereto the discharge is directed. The height above the surface of
ground at which the leader discharge finally orients itself on one of
the objects on carth, is called “the height (H) of orientation of
lightning, which, in ine first instance, depends on the height 4 of the
lightning conductor. It is customary to consider that for lightning
conductors up to a height of 30m, Z=kh where the proportionality
constant & has a value of 10—20.
The leader canal can descend to earth along different tr
tories. Suppose that the point of orientation of lightning moves
along a horizontal line, which lies
in the same plane as the lightning “f” wee ee
conductor, as shown in Fig. 31-1. |
When this point is situated directly |
above the lighting conductor, the |
discharge must take place in the +
lightning conductor. However, in ay
proportion to the displacement of the | ’
point of orientation from the light- 7
ning conductor the probability of svzrwwe2: x =
lightning discharge to ground increa- | : ?
ses. That position will be critical Tie, $11. Experimental determi
A" “nation of the protective zone of
when the breakdown voltages to the “ightaing mast.
lightning conductor Va, and to
ground Vg, are same, With farther displacement of the point of
orientation, lightning discharge mainly strikes the ground. If the
object to be protected is located near the lightning conductor, for a
definite height of the lighining conductor the voltage between the
lightning canal and the object will always be greater than the
breakdown voltage either to the lightning conductor or to ground
and the object will be protected from the direct lightning stroke.
312. Protective Zone of Lightning Conductors
Tt is customary to call the space around a lightning conductor
in which the probability of lightning stroke is small, “the protective
zoni In view of the fact that breakdown voltages of air gaps,
specially for distances of tens of metres, have considerable statistical
scatter, lightning conductors ensure protection of an object only with
a certain degree of probability.
(a) Experimental Determination of Protective Zone of Light
ning Conductors
Protective zones of lightning conductors are determined by
‘experiments on models. During this, it is assumed that the actual
protective zones of real lightning conductors of different heights are
geometrically similar to the zones obtained in the laboratory on
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The impulse spark discharge is used as a model of lightning.
Its development in long gaps takes place in two stages the leader and:
the main stages.
lightning.
It is in this way, qualitatively identical with the
The experiments are conducted according to the experimental.
set up of Fig. 31-2; the electrode from which the discharge deve--
Fig. 31-2. Diagram for tho ex-
perimental determination of the
protective zone ; IVG—Impulse
Voltage Generator ; 1—electrode
imitating the end of tho leader
canal at the height of orientation
of lightning ; 2—model of the
lightning conductor (mast) ; 3—
lops imitates the end of the leader
canal at the height of orientation of |
lightning. In experiments conducted
in the Soviet Union by A.A. Akopyan,
for lighining rods of a height upto:
30 m, 2/h was taken to be equal to
20, and for ground wires H/h=10.
For lightning conductors of height
above 30 m, the height of orientation
was taken to be constant (H=600 m
for lightning masts and H=300 for
ground wires). The values taken can-
not be rigorously justified, however,
there is a basis to assume that their
use gives somewhat lower protective
zones, thus ensuring a definite margin
of safety.
grounded metallic plane:
In spite of the fact that most of lightning discharges to earth:
have negative polarity, discharges of positive polarity are used dur-
ing an experimental determination of protective zones. This is due:
to the fact that a meeting streamer, as though making the lightning
mast longer, develops from its tip during a lightning stroke into
raised objects. However, the length of this meeting streamer for
lightning rods of a height upto 100 metres does not exceed a few
tens of metres. In those spark gaps with which one has to deal in
laboratory, the discharge starts developing from lightning mast if the
polarity of the upper clectrode is negative and greatly increased pro-
tective zones are obtained. With positive polarity of the upper
electrode the meeting streamer from the lightning rod comprises
a small fraction of the spark gap (upto 1/3) which is much closer to
the conditions occurring during lightning discharges. However, the
necessity of using that polarity which docs not occur in natural con-
ditions testifies to very approximate modelling of the real processes
in a laboratory. Therefore it should be remembered that the pro-
tective zones obtained in a laboratory are of a conditional nature:
and we can use them, only because many years of observations of the
performance of real lightning masts confirmed the reliability of the
recommendations worked out on the basis of laboratory experiments.
The technique of experimental determination of the protective
zones is as follows (Fig. 31-3). The electrode, located at a height
H, is shifted in the horizontal direction relative to the model ofProtection from Direct Lightning Strokes aT
lightning mast. For each location of the electrode, a definite num-
ber of discharges is produced. ‘The experiment shows thai for
R.
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Lightning. Rod
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Fig. 31:3, Determination of the protective zono
of a lightning mast on its model,
R=35 h, all discharges strike the lightning mast. For Ry, some-
what greater than R, a part of the discharges strikes the ground.
During this, the discharges deflect very much away from the vert
cal and strike the ground at a distance r>l-6h. The quantity 7
js the radius of the protective zone at the ground level. The dis-
tance R is called the radius of zone of 100% strokes to the light-
ning mast.
‘The protective zone at a height hi, is determined with the help
of a mast of height hy which models the object to be protected. The
electrode and the model of the object which are initially situated in
the same plane, are shifted with respect to cach other and in relation
to the model of the lightning mast. For each mutual location of the
electrodes a definite number of the discharges is conducted. Asa
result, the maximum distance 7, between the model of the object
and the lightning mast at which the model of object is not struck by
the discharge, is found. This distance 7» is the radius of protective
zone of the model of lightning mast at a height hz.
Greater the number of discharges for each location of the
electrodes, greater the accuracy of determination of the radius of
the protective zone and smaller the probability of a stroke to the
model of object located in the protective zone of the model of lightn-
ing mast. Usually, protective zones are determined with a proba-
ility of stroke to the model of object of 01%.
If the lightning conductor is not a lightning mast but a ground.
wire, the electrode and the object are shifted along the horizontal in
a plane perpendicular to the ground wire (Fig. 31-4). Experience
shows that in this case the dimension of protective zone is b=1'2h,
and the dimension of the zone of 100% stroke to the model of ground428 High Voltage Engineering
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wire equals B=2h. If the electrode is shifted further, thus increasing +
the distance upto the vertical plane in which the ground wire is
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Fig, 91-4, Determination of protectiv
wire on its model.
zone of a ground
situated, smaller and smailer strokes will occur to the ground wire
and finally, at a certain distance, all the discharges will occur only to
the ground. The distribution of strokes determined experimentally is
shown in Fig. 31°5, from which it follows that on an average all
discharges of lightning, developing at a distance B<3h from the
ground wire occur to the ground w
Fig, 81°5.° Distribution of discharges bet- Fig? 81-6. Protective cone ofa
Ween @ ground wire aad the ground a lightning mast.
(0) Protective Zones of The Lightning Masts
‘The protective zone of a single lightning mast upto a height of
30 m. (Fig. 31:6) is a space bounded by the surface ot rotation of a
curve which can be found from the) formula,
=
Te (ihe), (31-1)
lee #Protection from Direct Lightning Strokes 429
where height of lightning conductor ;
~~tadius of the protective zone at a height hy
jip—level under examination above the surface of ground.
(or height of the object to be protected) ;
him hy=hy—projection of height of-the lightning conductor above
the level under examination (or above height of the
object to be protected) ; called the active height of the
lightning conductor.
In order to be protected from direct lightning strokes, the:
object must be fully located within the cone like space which
represents the protective zone of the lightning mast.
Since during experimental determination of protective zones,
a number of departures from real conditions are permitted, there is
Cross se:tion of
‘the Prolective
\ zone at a height ha,
Fig. 81-7. Construction of the protective zone ofa single
lightning roast.
simplified construction ; 2—protective zore
constructed from Eq, (31-1)
no need to make use of the accurate boundaries of protective zones,
which become specially complicated in case of protection by two
lightning roasts. It is possible to make use of the simplified construc-
tion shown in Fig. 31-7, The gencrator surface enclosing the pro-
tective zone can be represented by a broken line. Onc of the
sections of this broken line ab is a part of the straight line joining
the tip of the lightning conductor and a point on the surface of430 High Voltage Engineering
ground situated at a distance of 0-75 h from the axis of the lightning
mast ; and the other section (6c) is a part of the straight line joining a
point of the lightning conductor at a height of 0°84 and a point
‘on the surface of ground situated at a distance of 1:5 h from the
axis of the lightning mast. The protective zone constructed
according to (31'1) is also shown in the same figure for comparison.
From Fig. 31-7 it is clear that. the point } is situated at a height
equal to $4. Itis easy to show that the radius of protection at a
level h< 4h is equal to :
ae fa
te=15h ( l-ge a (31-2)
‘The radius of protection at a level hy>$ is
25 Ig) *
re=0 751( 1%). (31°3)
The effectiveness of lightning masts of heights greater than
30 m becomes less, since during this thé height of orientation of
lightning remains constant
For determining the radius of protective zone of a lightning
mast of height 4>30 m, the values obtained from (31-2) and (31-3)
must be multiplied by the coefficient p=: Construction of
protective zone is done in the same way as in Fig. 31-7, but straight
lines aa’ and ce’ are drawn through the points on the surface of
groand situated at distances of 0-75 hp and 1:5 hp respectively from
the axis of the lightning mast.
The protective zone between two lightning masts have
considerably greater dimensions than the sum of protective zones
of two single lightning masts. “It was mentioned above that the
radius of 100% strokes to the lightning mast is R=3-5 h. Evidently,
if two lightning masts are situated at a distance of a=2h=T7h, the
point of ground surface which lies mid-way between the two
lightning masts will not be’struck by lightning. If it is necessary to
protect a point situated mid-way between the two lightning masts
at a height of hy the distance between the lightning masts of height h
must be a<7 (h—h,), #.¢. must nes be greater than seven times the
active height of the lightning masts. Or, if height of lightning
masts and the distance between them are known, height of a point
which lies mid-way between the lightning mgats and will be pro-
tected from lightning discharge is found as
Iysh— 2 (31-4)
The internal part of the protective zone of two lightning
masts (Fig. 31:8) in a plane, passing through both the
lightning masts is bounded by the arc of accircle which can beProtection from Direct Lightning Strokes 431
‘constructed on three points : two of them arc the tips of the lightning
masts and the third is situated mid-way between the lightning masts
Sed ae ects
Soneres
pistes.
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Fig. 31-8. Protective zone of two lightning masts,
ata height equal to hk, Cross-section of the protective zone ina
plane perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 31:8 (shown on the left) is
constructed in the same way as for a single lightning mast of height
equal to h, (cross-section along 0—0 in Fig. $18). The external
part of the protective zone of the lightning masts is determined in
the same way as for single lightning masts.
For two lightning masts‘of height >30 m, point h, is determined
as
a
=~ p= h— 5
where =. (31-5)
‘The radii of protective zone in the cross-sections O—0 are similarly
reduced by p times.
. 31-9. Proteetive zone of two lightning masts of different heights.
Construction of protective zones for two lightning masts of
different heights is shown in Fig. 31:9.432 High Voltage Engineering
At first the protective zone of higher lightning mast is
constructed. After that through the tip of the lightning mast of
smaller height a horizontal line is drawn till it intersects the
protective zone of the single lightning mast of greater height.
. qcousidering that the tip of a certain fictitious lightning mast
coincides with this point of intersection 3, protective zones of the
lightning masts 2 and 3 of the same height 4, and situated at a
distance w’, are constructed
_ Such objects as the equipment of outdoor distribution sub-
stations are located on sufficiently large territory. ‘They have to
as”
Fig. 81:10. Arca at « height Jy protected by three lightning
anasts of height A (1 3) :
be protected by a number of lightning masts. In this case, the
external part of the protective zone is determined _in the same way
as the protective zone of two lightning masts. The internal parc
of the protective zone of a number of lightning masts is not cone.
teucted, An object of height hy situated inside the triangle (or
rectangle) formed by the lightning masts will be protected in cas=
the diameter D of the circle passing through the tips of the lighting
masts (or the diagonal of the Tate at the corners of which the
lightning masts are situated) is not greater than 8 times the active
height (4,=h—h,) of the lightning masts ie. the condition that the
area between the lightning masts at a level hz will be protected is
DEB (be he) (31-6)432 High Voltage Engineering
At first the protective zone of higher lighming mast is
constructed, After that through the tip of the lightning mast of
smaller height a horizontal lme is drawn till it intersects the
protective zone of the single lightning mast of greater height
_ Considering that the tip ofa certain fictitious lightning mast
coincides with this point of intersection 3y protective zones of the
lightning masts 2 and 3 of the same height /, and situated at a
distance a’, are constructed.
_ Such objects as the equipment of outdoor distibution sub-
stations are located on sufficiently large territory. They have to
a3)
Fig, 81-10. Area at a height hy protected by throe lightning
magis of height h (1, 2 and 3)
be protected by a number of lightning masts. In this case, the
external part of the protective zone is determined in the same way
as the protective zone of two lightning masts. The internal pare
of the protective zone of a number of lightning masts is not coi
tructed. An object of height h, situated inside the triangle (or
rectangle) formed by the lightning masts will be protected in case
the diameter D of the circle passing through the tips of the lightning
masts (or the diagonal of the rectangle at the corners of which the
lightting masts are situated) is not greater than 8 times the active
height (ta=h—he) of the lightning masts ¢.e. the condition that the
area between the lightning masts at a level h, will be protected is
D8 (b—hy). (31-6)Protection from Direct Lightning Strokes 433
The protective zones at a level /, for thre
masts are shown in Figs. 31:10 and 31:11.
and four lightning
Fig, 31-11. Area ata height hy protected by fourlighining
masts which are located at the corners of a rectangle,
For an arbitrary location of the lightning masts the condition
stated above must b; separately verificd for each gcoup of three
lightning masts near one another.
If the height of lightning masts exceeds 30 m, the condition
of protection at a level hy will be:
D<8(h—he) p- (31-7)
The complex of an outdoor distribution installation of 110 KV
to be protected from direct lightning strokes is shown in Fig. 31°12.
On the basis of trial calculations the places of location of the
lightning masts on the gantry of 11 m height are chosen. After the
protective zones formed by cach group of three or four lightning
masts are calculated.
We shall examine the protective zone of lightning masts 1, 3
and 4, The diameter of the circle passing through the tips of
these lightning masts is D=50 m.
The condition of full protection of the area of triangle formed
by the lightning rods 1,3 and 4is
D&B hy.
Gorisequently, minimum. active height of these lightning masts
must be :
hes a= 6d:434 High Voltage Engineering
Fig, 81-12, Protection ci a Lu AV substation by lightning masts.
The minimum active height of the lightning masts 1, 2 and 4
essential for the protection of area of the triangle formed by these
lightning masts is
h
75m.
The minimum active height of lightning masts 2, 4, 5
55.
ha= => =69 m.
3
_. For the protection of area of the rectangle at the corners of
which lightning masts 3, 4, 6 and 7 are situated, a active height
is essential
‘The minimum height of lightning masts 4, 5, 7 and Sis
I= a2 moe
In this way, it is possible to use the same alive height
ha=7T5m for all the lightning masts. The objects to be protected
have a maximam height of about 11m. (busbars of the substation),Protection from Direct Lightning Strokes 435
hence the total height of lightning masts must be A=11-+-7:5=185 m.
For installation of lightning masts, gantrics of Ilm. are used
Ganiries A and B of height 83 m are situated outside the triangles
1, 3, 4 and 2, 4, 5, therefore it is essential to verify whether they enter
in the protective zones formed by the lightning masts 1—3 and 2—9.
The radius of the protective zone of the lightning masts of
height h=18°5 m at a level of b,=8:2 according to (31-2) is
aes 89
5x 18 3( pga 22 4m.
The maximum height of the protective zone in between
lightning masts 1—3 or 2-5 is determined from (31-4) as
Dimensions of the protective zone in between the lightning
rods at a height h,=8-2 m according to (31-9) is
“5x23 (1 ge \=3m.
~ 086x123
The construction shows that ganiries A and B fully enter in
tae protective zones of the lightning masts 1-3 and 2-5 respectively.
1
Ground were
Cross Section «
| of Protective Zone
he at a heght ho
Fig, 81-13. Protective zone of a ground wire.436 High Voltage Engineering
(0) Protective Zones of Ground Wires
‘The protective zone of a ground wire is shown in Fig. 31-15.
The cross-section of the protective zone on a plane perpendicular to
the ground wire is constructed in the same way as fora lightning
mast with the only difference that preadth of the zone at the ground
plane for a ground wire suspended at a height 1<30 x equals 1-2h.
Hiaif the breadth of the protective zone at a level ha qh is deter=
3
mined as
a= 06h ( ey (318)
2
Ata level hz<- fh, half the breadth of the protective zone is:
h
=) os 31
heel an( 1 7) (1-9)
Tt was pointed out above that in the exps riments on models for
a displacement of the Jectrode a distance B=2h, all the discharges
a Ske the ground wire. Evidently, if two ground wires are to be
tued as lightning conductors, for a distance S=4h between them,
the point. situated on ground surface midway between the ground
wires will not be struck by lightning
Ifthe distance between two ground’ wires S<4h the point
situated midway between the ground wires at a level of
s
ho=h— (31-10)
will be protected from lightning strokes.
‘The external part of the protective zone for two ground wires
ss determined in the same way as for a single ground wire. ‘The
internal part js bounded by a surface which in the cross-section per-
Fendicular to the ground wire gives an arc of a circle
"This arc of the circle can be constructed through three points :
one of them is ip and other two the ground wires (Fig. 31°14).
In electrical installations ground wires are mainly used for the
protection of conductors of transmission lines. Average height of
Fispension of conduciors (I) is greater than 2/3 the height of suspen:
Son of the ground wires (h); usually ha/h is about 0°8. For ground
wires, instead of the term protective zones, the term protective angles
jeused, Proiective angle of a ground wire is the angle between a
Sotical line passing through a ground wire and the line joining a
venduetor and the ground wire and lying on the plane perpendicular
to the conductor axis (Fig. 31°15).
Ina single lightning mast ofa height h=30 m situated in a
region of average intensity of lighting activity, direct strokes occurProtection from Direct Lightning Strokes 437
very rarely—once in every 15 years (see Chapt. 29). Therefore, if the
protective zone is deteemined with a probability of 0:1%, with ten
| =|
w—12h
1
Fig. 31-14, Protective zone ¢fiwo ground wires.
lightning conductors on the territory ofa substation, it is possible to
guarantce ‘that there will not be any stroke on the objects to be
Protective angle « and protective zones of
on a transmission line,
vig.
groun
protected in the course of 1500 years. Besides this, the objects to be
protected are inscribed in the protective zone with a certain margin
of safety, which very greatly increase the reliability. Hence for
lightning masts, the necessity of correct determination of the probabi-
lity with which the protective zones have been found out, does not
arise.438 High Voltage Engineering
An altogether different sitmation exists during the protection of
transmission [ines by ground wires which are very often struck by
lightning discharges due to their considerable lengths. For example.
500 KV lines between volgagrad and Moscow and Kubishev and
Moscow of lengths of the order of 1000 km are struck by lightning not
less than 200 times during a lightning scason. Therefore, for _trans-
mission lines the probability of protection with the help of ground
wires attains great importance.
On account of the approximate nature of modelling of lightning
ina laboratory, it does not seem possible to determine these probabi-
lities experimentally and the only method is to gencralise the experi-
ence of operation of actual lines having different tower heights and
different protective angles. ‘The experience of operation shows that
an angle of protection of «=31° corresponding to Fig. 31:13 ensures
an acceptable reliability of protection ; however, in practice, it is
attempted to use an angle of the order of «=20—25°.
31.3. Permissible Distances Between the Object to be Pro-
tected and the Lightning Conductor
‘The object to be protected must fully lic within the protective
zone of a lightning conductor. Besides this, it must be located at a
definite distance from the lightning conductors. If this distance is
100 small flashovers from parts of the lightning conductor to the
object to be protected can take place during lightning strokes.
The lightning protection equipment which includes lightning
conductors, current conductors and earthing device have resistances
as well as inductance. A coniderable portion of the active resistance
is formed by the carthing grid. ‘The conductors for carrying away
lightning current to earth behave like inductances in the electrical
sense, the value of which depends, first of all, on the length of a
current carrying conductor.
Lightning current, while passing through a lightning conductor,
gives rise to a voltage drop in the resistance of earthing and the
inductance of the current carrying conductor.
For an oblique-angled form of the front of lightning current the
maximum potential at a point of the lightning conductor, situated at
a distance ( from the carthing grid (Fig. $1°16) will be equal to :
: Li
VjalyR+L A...
where Iy—amplitude of the lightning current,
R —resistance of the earthing grid during flow through it
of lightning current,
L—inductance of the section of current carrying conductor
of length J measured from the earthing grid upto the
point under consideration,Protection from Direct Lightning Strokes 439
di,
) average steepness of the front of lightning current.
Fig, 31-16, For the determination of the permissible
distance between a, lightning mast and the object to
bo protected.
For the calculation of the potential of a lightning conductor,
A di,
Thy is taken as 150 kA (probability 0-3%) and (Gi)=30 kA/y sec.
For metallic lightning conductors of lattice construction, and simi-
larly for separately laid current carrying conductors, the specific
inductance is approximately L=1:7 #H/M. In this manner, for
conditions of calculations we hav
V.=150 R+50 1, KV. (31-11)
The amplitudes of voltage in the lightning conductor happens
to be very high, for instance, for #i=10 ohm and at a distance
1=10 M from the earthing grid, we have
V,=2000 KV.
‘The potential of the earthing grid of the lightning conductor during
this is
y,
y= IyR=1500 KV.
Evidently, in order that there would not, be any flashover on
the object to be protected, the strength of the insulation between the
object and the lightning conductor must be higher than the value
of voltage on the lightning conductor.440 High Voltage Engineering
If the object happens to be a conductor, suspended on a string
of insulators which, with its other end, is attached to a cross arm, it
is necessary to satisfy the condition
V pr 150 R501, (30-12)
where V;—is the impulse flashover voltage of the string of insu-
ators
Tn the case when the object and the lightning conductor are
separated by an air gap of length S, the condition
s> ee must be satisted:
:
‘Taking the valuc of the permissible average intensity of the
electric field in air gaps #,.,—500 KV/M we get :
S>03 Rp0-11, M. (31-13)
If it is essential to prevent flashover from the earthing grid of
the lighting conductor to the object situated on ground, it is essen-
tial that the distance between them in carth is
: Iyk
S.> Fe :
(114)
per
The permissible average intensity of electric field in earth is
Dye2300 KV/M. With the lightning current Jy, of 150 kA used
in calculations, we will get the condition
8.05 Ry M. (31-15)
31-4, Specialities of Gonstructional Details of Lightning
Conductors
Structures of objects to be protected must, where it is possible,
be used as supports for fastening the current carrying parts of light-
ning conductors. For example, in outdoor distributions substations
of 110 KV and above, lighting conductors can be mounted on the
metallic gantries meant for supporting the buslars and the gantries
themselves can be used as current carriers connecting the lightning
conductors with the earthing grids.
Separately mounted lightning conductors can similarly be made
metallic : from steel tubes, if height of lighting conductors does not
exceed 20 m, or in the form of lattice constructions, if height is more
than 20 m. However, lightning conductors made on cement con-
crete or wooden supports happen to be cheaper (for a height upto
20 m). The reinforcement of cement concrete supporis-is used as
current carriers: along wooden supports special current carrying
conductors carrying lightning current to ground are used. It is
recommended to consiruct lightning conductors in the form of self
supporting constructions with out (stay wires) guys.Protection from Direct Lightning Strokes 441 -
We will find the necessary cross-section of the current carrying
parts of lightning conductors, lightning receivers and current carrier.
While calculating the heat developed in these parts, we shall
neglect the heat tadiated to the surrounding medium. ‘The energy,
given out during the passage of current through a resistance per unit
length, can be calculated as
r J aye dl.
0
Since the front of lightning current wave has asmall effect on
the heating of the conductor, we shall take
07
HE eae
le
tale
Since