Application and Analysis for Surge Arrester on Lightning Protection of Distribution Network

Abstract

In order to effectively reduce lightning stroke outage rate, effect of lightning protection with surge arrester on transmission line has been generally acknowledged relative to other lightning protection measures. This article introduces in such aspects as the working principle of line surge arrester and effect of lightning protection, and also explores application for lightning arrester of distribution network to achieve difference lightning protection and improve the lightning protection performance of distribution network.

Keywords

• Surge arrester
• lightning protection
• distribution network