Abstract
Abstract Distribution line faults in many cases are caused by direct lightning strokes to overhead lines resulting in a disruption between phase and ground in the form of flashover arc. Therefore, it is important to accurately simulate the lightning behaviour for the protection studies of distribution networks. This paper investigates the influence of considering the dynamic arc model and the actual volt–time characteristics of line insulators in the evaluation of lightning overvoltages. A full-scale experimental set-up was installed in the high voltage laboratory to study the dynamic interaction between fault arc and power system with grounded and ungrounded cross arm configurations. The least square method has been used to extract the arc parameters from the experimental results for modeling purpose. The model of experimental set-up has been implemented in Alternative Transients Program–Electromagnetic Transients Program (ATP–EMTP) software and the experimental results have been reproduced by computer simulations with reasonable accuracy. Based on the comparison of experimental and simulation results, it is concluded that the actual volt–time curves and the arc model that characterize the behaviour of line insulators should be considered during the simulation of the lightning performance of overhead distribution networks.
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