Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping
The air-blown interrupting gap protection method is a self-energy interrupting method based on the concept of suppressing arc building by frequency continuation. In order to verify the effect of an air-blown interrupting gap to reduce the rate of line lightning tripping, in this paper, the protectio...
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author | Hao Li Jufeng Wang Ping Huang Kezhu Guo Yanlei Wang |
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description | The air-blown interrupting gap protection method is a self-energy interrupting method based on the concept of suppressing arc building by frequency continuation. In order to verify the effect of an air-blown interrupting gap to reduce the rate of line lightning tripping, in this paper, the protection principle of the air-blown interrupter gap is first described, and the action process simulated by COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software. Next, a frequency renewal test circuit is built for the test. Then, an arc-building rate calculation model and a lightning trip rate calculation model under the condition of an air-blown interrupting gap are established, and, finally, a 10 kV overhead line in Yunnan is selected for the verification of the calculation example. The results show the following: a gas blowing arc gap can be effectively extinguished in about 2.5 ms frequency arc and with no re-ignition phenomenon. Before and after the installation of the gas blowing arc gap line, the arc rate changed from 37.27% to 4.1%, respectively, and the lightning trip rate changed from 8.64 times/(40 thunderstorm days—100 km) to 0.337 times/(40 thunderstorm days—100 km), respectively. The decline rate was more than 95%, and in actual operation, it reduced the lightning trip rate enough to achieve good results. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7b53d1d52e43412394ea991552f6fa082023-11-16T16:37:59ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-02-01163147410.3390/en16031474Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning TrippingHao Li0Jufeng Wang1Ping Huang2Kezhu Guo3Yanlei Wang4High Voltage Laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaHigh Voltage Laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaHigh Voltage Laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaState Grid Tacheng Power Supply Company, Tacheng 830000, ChinaHigh Voltage Laboratory, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaThe air-blown interrupting gap protection method is a self-energy interrupting method based on the concept of suppressing arc building by frequency continuation. In order to verify the effect of an air-blown interrupting gap to reduce the rate of line lightning tripping, in this paper, the protection principle of the air-blown interrupter gap is first described, and the action process simulated by COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software. Next, a frequency renewal test circuit is built for the test. Then, an arc-building rate calculation model and a lightning trip rate calculation model under the condition of an air-blown interrupting gap are established, and, finally, a 10 kV overhead line in Yunnan is selected for the verification of the calculation example. The results show the following: a gas blowing arc gap can be effectively extinguished in about 2.5 ms frequency arc and with no re-ignition phenomenon. Before and after the installation of the gas blowing arc gap line, the arc rate changed from 37.27% to 4.1%, respectively, and the lightning trip rate changed from 8.64 times/(40 thunderstorm days—100 km) to 0.337 times/(40 thunderstorm days—100 km), respectively. The decline rate was more than 95%, and in actual operation, it reduced the lightning trip rate enough to achieve good results.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1474overhead transmission linesair-blown arc extinguishing lightning protection gaparc building ratelightning strike trip rate |
spellingShingle | Hao Li Jufeng Wang Ping Huang Kezhu Guo Yanlei Wang Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping Energies overhead transmission lines air-blown arc extinguishing lightning protection gap arc building rate lightning strike trip rate |
title | Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping |
title_full | Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping |
title_fullStr | Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping |
title_full_unstemmed | Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping |
title_short | Research on the Effect of an Air-Blown Interrupting Gap to Reduce the Rate of Lightning Tripping |
title_sort | research on the effect of an air blown interrupting gap to reduce the rate of lightning tripping |
topic | overhead transmission lines air-blown arc extinguishing lightning protection gap arc building rate lightning strike trip rate |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1474 |
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