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    The document discusses lightning arresters and insulation coordination in substations. It describes how lightning arresters are used to protect substation equipment from lightning strikes and switching surges. It discusses different types of lightning arresters including rod gap, expulsion, and valve types. It also covers basic insulation levels and how arresters are selected to provide sufficient protection margin below the insulation levels. Testing of arresters includes type, acceptance, and routine tests according to standards. Insulation coordination is important to ensure all equipment can withstand the same insulation levels.

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    The document discusses lightning arresters and insulation coordination in substations. It describes how lightning arresters are used to protect substation equipment from lightning strikes and switching surges. It discusses different types of lightning arresters including rod gap, expulsion, and valve types. It also covers basic insulation levels and how arresters are selected to provide sufficient protection margin below the insulation levels. Testing of arresters includes type, acceptance, and routine tests according to standards. Insulation coordination is important to ensure all equipment can withstand the same insulation levels.

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    The document discusses lightning arresters and insulation coordination in substations. It describes how lightning arresters are used to protect substation equipment from lightning strikes and switching surges. It discusses different types of lightning arresters including rod gap, expulsion, and valve types. It also covers basic insulation levels and how arresters are selected to provide sufficient protection margin below the insulation levels. Testing of arresters includes type, acceptance, and routine tests according to standards. Insulation coordination is important to ensure all equipment can withstand the same insulation levels.

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    The document discusses lightning arresters and insulation coordination in substations. It describes how lightning arresters are used to protect substation equipment from lightning strikes and switching surges. It discusses different types of lightning arresters including rod gap, expulsion, and valve types. It also covers basic insulation levels and how arresters are selected to provide sufficient protection margin below the insulation levels. Testing of arresters includes type, acceptance, and routine tests according to standards. Insulation coordination is important to ensure all equipment can withstand the same insulation levels.

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    LIGHTNING ARRESTERS

    AND
    INSULATION
    COORDINATION

    BY
    S.RAGHAVENDRA
    &
    T.REVANTH KUMAR
    CONTENTS

    INTRODUCTION
    LIGHTNING ARRESTER
    LIGHTNING ROD
    BASIC INSULATION LEVELS (BIL)
    TYPES OF L.A.
    INTRODUCTION
    Veltoor 400kv substation is a secondary
    transmission interconnecting type of substation.
    Incoming to the substation consists of two 400kv
    lines and outing consists of a 220kv and a 33kv
    lines.
    For incoming the conductors used are Twin Moose
    conductors.
    The conductor used for outgoing is a 1 Moose
    conductor.
    In 400kv we use a tie breaking system.
    Here four conductors are used for bus-bars.
    With the help of tie breaking system the equipment
    on both sides of the breaker are protected.
    In every line the starting equipment is a lightning
    arrester.
    LIGHTNING ARRESTER
    A lightning arrester is a device used on electrical
    power systems to protect the insulation on the system
    from the damaging effect of lightning.
    Metal oxide varistors (MOVs) have been used for power
    system protection since the mid 1970s.
    The typical lightning arrester also known as surge
    arrester has a high voltage terminal and a ground
    terminal.
    When a lightning surge or switching surge travels down
    the power system to the arrester, the current from the
    surge is diverted around the protected insulation in most
    cases to earth.
    LIGHTNING ROD
    A lightning rod or lightning conductor is a
    metal rod or conductor mounted on top of a building
    or tower and electrically connected to the ground
    through a wire, to protect the building or equipment
    in the event of lightning.
    The above picture shows the lightning tower used to
    hold the rod in a 400kv station.
    In VELTOOR 400kv station, the 360 degrees
    protection is done by lightning towers to ensure that
    it grounds the lightning strokes anywhere in and
    near to the station zone.
    BASIC INSULATION LEVELS (BIL)

    Having decided the voltage that are required to be created at


    any substation it is necessary to establish a common
    insulation level for all items of equipment of each system
    voltage.
    It is to be ensured that the breakdown or flashover strength of
    all insulation (particular voltage) in the station will exceed the
    selected level.
    After the development of station type lightning arresters the
    B.I.LS have been determined on the basis of the protective
    characteristics of the lighting arresters.
    These levels help us in the selection of proper equipment.
    The protective devices are then so selected that their flashover
    values are considerably lower than the B.I.L of the apparatus,
    thereby leaving sufficient margin of protection.
    BASIC INSULATION LEVELS (BIL)
    TYPES OF L.A.

    Rod Gap Type


    Expulsion type Lightning Arrester
    Valve Type Lightning Arrester
    Rod Gap Type

    This type of protective device is very simple and


    robust.
    It is, however, rarely used on circuits of some
    significance because it does not fulfill the basic
    requirements of a true protective device.
    It does not cut off power voltage after it has been
    flashed over by a surge.
    This would mean a short circuit on the system every
    time a surge causes a flashover across the rod gap.
    Expulsion type Lightning Arrester
    Valve Type Lightning Arrester
    Valve Type Lightning Arrester
    Rated Voltage
    Development of lightning Arrester
    Tests

    In IS: 3070-1965, the tests are classified as


    Type tests,
    Acceptance test, and
    Routine tests.
    The time required for the currents to
    reach their crest values
    Co ordination of Insulation in Stations of
    A.G.E. System
    Standard Insulation Levels as per Practice
    of M.S.E.B.

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