Benha University 4th year Electrical power

Shoubra Faculty of Engineering High Voltage Engineering

Electrical Engineering Department Sheet 2 (B)

1- Calculate the corona onset voltage using Peek’s formula for an overhead
transmission line insulated with air at an ambient temperature of 30oC and ambient
pressure of 740 torr. The transmission line conductor height is 15m and conductor
radius is 15mm.

2- Repeat the above problem using a gas insulated transmission line of 15mm inner
conductor radius and 40mm outer conductor/cylinder radius. The GITL is insulated
with SF6 gas at 30oC and a pressure of 2 bar.

3- A residential building tower of 100m height and 25m length and width requires a
lightning protection system for protection against lightning strokes. The building is
installed in a crowed city where it shall be surrounded by smaller building, the roof
and structure of building shall be nonmetal. The number of thunderstorm days per
year is 15 in the building region. Choose the suitable lightning protection system
using the mesh method.

Table (1): Determination of building environmental coefficient C1

 Table (2): Determination of building type coefficient C2

Table (3): Determination of building content coefficient C3

Table (4): Determination of building occupancy coefficient C4

Table (5): Determination of building consequence coefficient C5