Development of Prototype Low-cost and High-strength Fault Current Interrupting Arcing Horns for 77 kV Overhead Transmission Lines

Authors

  • T. Ohtaka
  • M. Iwata
  • H. Goshima
  • H. Awazu
  • T. Omote
  • T. Nakanishi
  • K. Kamimura
  • M. Uehara

Keywords:

Fault Current Interrupting Arcing Horns, lightning, arc, computational fluid dynamics

Abstract

Fault Current Interrupting Arcing Horns (FCIAH) are newly designed arcing horns installed on transmis-sion line towers as a countermeasure against lightning damage that greatly contribute to reducing power interruption by interrupting fault current independently within an AC cycle. This paper describes the de-velopment of two new prototype FCIAH for further cost reduction and strength enhancement, using computational fluid dynamics and short-circuit tests.

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2015-04-05

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

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