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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE 2
5.0 CALCULATION 4
6.0 CONCLUSION 6
Sheet No. 1 of 6
400/220/33 KV Direct stroke lightning protection
Indrapuram Substation Calculations
Substation Name Document Name Document No.
1.0 PURPOSE:
The purpose of this calculation is to determine the height of Lightning Masts for 400/220/33 kV Indrapuram
Substation.
b) Area to be protected.
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400/220/33 KV Direct stroke lightning protection
Indrapuram Substation Calculations
Substation Name Document Name Document No.
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷ m
÷
2 If , hx <= (2/3)h and h <= 30m:- ç
ç 0.8h ÷÷ø
è
Where ha= h - hx m
B Midway point protective Height (ho) and Midway Point Protective Distance (bx)
æ S ö
h0 = h - ç ÷ m
1
è 7´ Pø
æ hx ö
2 If hx < (2/3)ho and ho > 30 m :- bx = 1.5ho ´ çç1 - ÷÷ ´ P m
è 0.8ho ø
æ hx ö
bx = 1.5ho ´ çç1 - ÷÷
3 If hx < (2/3)ho and ho < 30 m :- è 0.8ho ø m
æ h ö
bx = 0.75ho ´ çç1 - x ÷÷
4 If hx > (2/3)ho and ho < 30 m :- m
è ho ø
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400/220/33 KV Direct stroke lightning protection
Indrapuram Substation Calculations
Substation Name Document Name Document No.
5.0 Calculation
a) For LM1
Height of the LM h 40 m
Height to be protected hx 10 m
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
Protective radius ÷
ç
ç
è
0.8h ÷÷ø
P = 5.5 /h
5.5/
0.870
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
÷
Protective radius ç
ç 0.8h ÷÷ø
è
35.8875 m
Hence protection area of LM1 covers the 400 kV Substation area which have to be protected.
b)
For LM2 & LM3
Height of the LM h 40 m
Height to be protected hx 6 m
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
Protective radius ÷
ç
ç
è
0.8h ÷÷ø
P = 5.5 /h
5.5/
0.870
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400/220/33 KV Direct stroke lightning protection
Indrapuram Substation Calculations
Substation Name Document Name Document No.
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
÷
Protective radius ç
ç 0.8h ÷÷ø
è
42.4125 m
Hence protection area of LM1 & LM2 covers the 220 kV Substation area which have to be protected.
c) For LM4
Height of the LM h 40 m
Height to be protected hx 5 m
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
Protective radius ÷
ç
ç
è
0.8h ÷÷ø
P = 5.5 /h
5.5/
0.870
æ
ç h ö÷
rx = 1.5h ´ çç1 - x ÷´P m
÷
Protective radius ç
ç 0.8h ÷÷ø
è
44.04375 m
Hence protection area of LM4 covers the 33 kV Substation area which have to be protected.
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400/220/33 KV Direct stroke lightning protection
Indrapuram Substation Calculations
Substation Name Document Name Document No.
Table
Conclusion
Hence from the above calculated protection area of LM1,LM2,LM3 and LM4 we can protect the indrapuram
switch yard area from the direct lightning.
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