Abstract
Special attention has been drawn to transients in low-voltage systems in recent years. As the surge withstand capabilities of low-voltage networks are much lower than those of medium-voltage lines, they are more susceptible to lightning-caused disturbances. One of the primary sources of overvoltages is related to indirect lightning strokes. Such overvoltages are highly dependent on the soil characteristics and generally tend to increase with the soil resistivity. Considering realistic conditions, this paper discusses the effects of different parameters on the phase-to-ground and phase-to-neutral lightning-induced voltages on the low-voltage side of a typical distribution transformer. In the case of high-resistivity soils or high ground resistance values, phase-to-ground voltages induced by indirect strokes can reach several tens of kilovolts. Phase-to-neutral voltages higher than 5 kV may be common if surge protective devices are not applied.
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