Substation Protection Against Transient Overvoltages and Lightning Strikes

Published by Lorenzo Mari, EE Power – Technical Articles: Substation Protection Against Transient Overvoltages and Lightning Strikes, December 11, 2020. Learn how surge arresters protect power substations against lightning and switching overvoltages. Transient overvoltages are typical of power systems. The sources of overvoltages are direct or nearby lightning strikes, switching operations, electromagnetic pulses, and electrostatic discharges.Continue reading “Substation Protection Against Transient Overvoltages and Lightning Strikes”