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Lightning Protection of the 110~kV Substation at the Wind Park – Surge Arresters in the Line Bay or at the Gantry Tower
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, 71123 East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mladen Banjanin,
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Volume 1, Issue 1
2025
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 15 September 2025
Published: 22 October 2025
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Abstract
This paper analyzes the lightning protection of a 110~kV substation in a wind park, focusing on transients caused by lightning strikes to the connected 110~kV overhead line. Two configurations of surge arresters are compared: 1) application of the standard surge arresters installed in the line bay between the grounding system and phase conductors, 2) application of the surge arresters at the gantry tower. Both solutions are compared from the aspect of maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, as well as from the aspect of the energy stress of two sets of surge arresters at the 110 kV voltage level. Regarding the maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, it is presented that in the analyzed case, both solutions have some advantages and disadvantages, and neither solution is better in all aspects. However, standard installation of surge arresters in the line bay is significantly efficient from the aspect of sharing energy stress between the sets of surge arresters.
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gantry tower
substation lightning protection
surge arrester
transmission line bay
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Banjanin, M. (2025). Lightning Protection of the 110 kV Substation at the Wind Park – Surge Arresters in the Line Bay or at the Gantry Tower. ICCK Transactions on Electric Power Networks and Systems, 1(1), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.62762/TEPNS.2025.439655
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TY - JOUR AU - Banjanin, Mladen PY - 2025 DA - 2025/10/22 TI - Lightning Protection of the 110~kV Substation at the Wind Park – Surge Arresters in the Line Bay or at the Gantry Tower JO - ICCK Transactions on Electric Power Networks and Systems T2 - ICCK Transactions on Electric Power Networks and Systems JF - ICCK Transactions on Electric Power Networks and Systems VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 26 EP - 37 DO - 10.62762/TEPNS.2025.439655 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TEPNS.2025.439655 KW - gantry tower KW - substation lightning protection KW - surge arrester KW - transmission line bay AB - This paper analyzes the lightning protection of a 110~kV substation in a wind park, focusing on transients caused by lightning strikes to the connected 110~kV overhead line. Two configurations of surge arresters are compared: 1) application of the standard surge arresters installed in the line bay between the grounding system and phase conductors, 2) application of the surge arresters at the gantry tower. Both solutions are compared from the aspect of maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, as well as from the aspect of the energy stress of two sets of surge arresters at the 110 kV voltage level. Regarding the maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, it is presented that in the analyzed case, both solutions have some advantages and disadvantages, and neither solution is better in all aspects. However, standard installation of surge arresters in the line bay is significantly efficient from the aspect of sharing energy stress between the sets of surge arresters. SN - 3070-2607 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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@article{Banjanin2025Lightning,
author = {Mladen Banjanin},
title = {Lightning Protection of the 110~kV Substation at the Wind Park – Surge Arresters in the Line Bay or at the Gantry Tower},
journal = {ICCK Transactions on Electric Power Networks and Systems},
year = {2025},
volume = {1},
number = {1},
pages = {26-37},
doi = {10.62762/TEPNS.2025.439655},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TEPNS.2025.439655},
abstract = {This paper analyzes the lightning protection of a 110~kV substation in a wind park, focusing on transients caused by lightning strikes to the connected 110~kV overhead line. Two configurations of surge arresters are compared: 1) application of the standard surge arresters installed in the line bay between the grounding system and phase conductors, 2) application of the surge arresters at the gantry tower. Both solutions are compared from the aspect of maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, as well as from the aspect of the energy stress of two sets of surge arresters at the 110 kV voltage level. Regarding the maximum amplitudes of lightning transients in the substation, it is presented that in the analyzed case, both solutions have some advantages and disadvantages, and neither solution is better in all aspects. However, standard installation of surge arresters in the line bay is significantly efficient from the aspect of sharing energy stress between the sets of surge arresters.},
keywords = {gantry tower, substation lightning protection, surge arrester, transmission line bay},
issn = {3070-2607},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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