LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF OVERHEAD LINES AND SUBSTATIONS



COURSE OVERVIEW

Lightning is a common and significant cause of outages on most power systems. Mitigation of the effects of lightning is often not well understood and can often be improved. This course is designed to provide a background in lightning protection for those people responsible for the reliability of power distribution and transmission systems as well as substations. The seminar places great emphasis on assisting attendees with an understanding of the key principles and concepts regarding lightning protection of power systems. The seminar will also include constant references to international best practice as articulated in relevant Standards, such as IEEE Std. 1243, IEEE Std. 1410, IEEE Std. 998 and AS/NZ 1768. 



BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

	1. Introduction

	2. General Principles of Lightning Protection

	3. Lightning Attachment

	4. Risk Assessment and Risk Management

	5. Comprehensive Approach for Protection Against Lightning

	6. Lightning Overvoltages

	7. Lightning Impulse Characteristics of Insulation

	8. Lightning Protection of Overhead Lines

	9. Lightning Protection of Substations

	10. Earthing for Protection Against Lightning 

	11. Summary