EPOW-6860 in Electric Power Engineering
EPOW-6860 in Electric Power Engineering
EPOW-6860 in Electric Power Engineering
Final Presentation
Jason L. Frasier
frasij@rpi.edu
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International Power System
Transients Conference
• Held every 2 years since 1995
• “…promoting the study of power
systems transients by offering a
platform of scientific and technical
excellence for its presentation…”
• Over 100 papers from 2007 meeting
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Tower Footing Resistance
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Standard Footing Resistance
Values
104 up to 5 *104 15 13
5*104 up to 10*104 20 15
10*104 30 30
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Transient Tower Footing
Resistance Model
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Transient Tower Footing
Resistance Model (2)
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Transient Tower Footing
Resistance Model (3)
• Tower Footing Resistance
Dependency on Surge Current (I)
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Insulator Flashover
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Footing Resistance Effects Case
Study
• 115kV Circuit
• 73 Km Length
• 213 Towers (Steel)
• 78 Flashover Events Between 1998-2003
– 18 Insulator Failures (18% Rate)
• High Mountain Terrains
– Variable Footing Resistances
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Footing Resistance Effects Case
Study (2)
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Footing Resistance Effects Case
Study (3)
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Transmission Line Model
Class 1 Tower
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Simulations
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Simulation Results – Lightning
Stroke Magnitude
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Simulation Results – Structure of
Tower
• 1 GW vs. 2 GW
• Flashover Dependent
On: I, RT, & # of GW
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PLSCAD vs. TFLASH
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Conclusions
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References
• Professor Connor’s Website,
http://hibp.ecse.rpi.edu/%7Econnor/education/Surge/
• International Conference on Power System Transients (IPST) Website,
http://www.ipst.org/
• Florida State University, Power System Transients Course Website,
www.eng.fsu.edu/~tbaldwin/eel5270/public/
• ULG Transmission & Distribution Department, Paper on “Basic Design and
Construction aspects of Transmission Lines”
• P.Yadee & S.Premrudeepreechacharn, IPST 2007 Conference, “Analysis of
Tower Footing resistance Effected Back Flashover Across Insulator in a
Transmission System”,
http://www.ipst.org/techpapers/2007/ipst_2007/papers_IPST2007/Session1
2/290.pdf
• T&D Article on EPRI’s TFLASH Program,
http://tdworld.com/news/power_striking_back_power/
• A.Greenwood, “Electrical Transients in Power Systems”, Second Edition,
John Wiley and Sons, Inc, Canada, 1991
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