Analysis of the Incidence of Direct Lightning over a HVDC Transmission Line through EFD Model

HVDC systems are becoming more common worldwide, specially in Brazil, since the adoption of such system for Itaipu’s hydroelectric complex in the 1980’s. Today, the country has the Xingu-Estreito bipole, with length of 2375 km. This system crosses a region with high lightning inc...

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Main Authors: Ednardo Rodrigues, Ricardo S. T. Pontes, João Bandeira, Victor P. B. Aguiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/3/555