• IEEE 1243:1997

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    GUIDE FOR IMPROVING THE LIGHTNING PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION LINES

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    Withdrawn date:  21-07-2023

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    Published date:  16-12-1997

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1 Overview
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Purpose
    1.3 Disclaimer
    2 References
    3 Definitions and Acronyms
    3.1 Definitions
    3.2 Acronyms
    4 Route selection
    4.1 Lightning frequency of incidence
    4.2 Route effects
    4.3 Structure height
    4.4 Soil resistivity
    4.5 Adjacent environment
    5 Shielding
    5.1 Shielding angle
    5.2 The final leader step
    5.3 Structure height
    5.4 Shielding and engineering
    5.5 Shielding of the center phase
    5.6 Overhead ground wire size and operating losses
    6 Insulation
    6.1 Effect of voltage waveshapes
    6.2 Effect of insulation levels and insulation type
    6.3 Wood or fiberglass in series with insulators
    6.4 Effect of power-line voltage
    7 Tower footing impedance
    7.1 Composite line performance
    7.2 Supplemental grounding
    7.3 Counterpoise
    7.4 Resistance of complex footings
    7.5 Special grounding effects
    8 Special methods of improving lightning performance
    8.1 Additional shield wires
    8.2 Guy wires on transmission towers
    8.3 Ground wire on separate structures
    8.4 Line surge arresters
    8.5 Unbalanced insulation on double-circuit lines
    8.6 Active air terminals
    Annex A (informative) Isolated bonding of wooden structures
    Annex B (normative) The FLASH program
    Annex C (informative) Bibliography

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    The effects of routing, structure type, insulation, shielding, and grounding on transmission lines are discussed.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO ΑΝSI C2−1997, ANSI C29.8-1985
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Withdrawn

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