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SURGES
PHENOMENA CAUSES EFFECT
1. Lightning Coulds get charged Line insulators
during thunderstorms, flashover or puncture.
the high potential Travelling waves
gradient causes carries its effects to
breakdown of sub-stations and
insulation of air Power Station.
producing a lightning Insulation of the
stroke, which hits the system is stressed.
earth, and is attracted
by overhead lines.
CAUSES EFFECT
1
3
Condition of Method of reducing
switching switching overvoltage
Closing resistors in line between
circuit breaker and shunt reactor
1 R
2
5. Reducing switching Synchronous switching of three
overvoltages by poles
improved switching
sequence
Condition of Method of reducing
switching switching overvoltage
Simultaneous operation of circuit
breakers at both ends of lines
Symbol: R
CB RESISTOR
LIGHTNING
REACTORS
ARRESTER
1, 2, 3 ETC. SEQUENCE OF OPERATION