Lightning protection of 500-kV DC gas-insulated lines (GIL) with integrated surge arresters

Felix Goll, Rolf Witzmann

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Abstract

A 500-kV dc hybrid transmission line consisting of a gas-insulated line (GIL) with lengths up to 10 km connected at both ends to long overhead lines is applied for lightning overvoltage studies. For this system, the conventional application of external surge arresters results in high electrical stress on the insulation of GIL. Therefore and because of the modular structure of GIL, the application of internal surge arresters and two combinations of external and integrated surge arresters are investigated. The influence on the voltage buildup in GIL of variation in the position of integrated surge arresters is explained and the best positions are calculated by a sensitivity study. All variants of the application of integrated surge arresters result in a reduction of voltage stress within the GIL compared to the conventional application of external surge arresters.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7008516
Pages (from-to)1602-1610
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • HVDC GIL
  • lightning overvoltages
  • power system transients
  • surge arresters

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