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Abstract: This article presents the results obtained from the sensitivity study of induced
transient overvoltages on electrical distribution networks, due to lightning discharges. This
research is part of the development of a recording system of transient overvoltages, which
involves telecommunication strategies and electromagnetic compatibility criteria for
designing printed circuit boards. In addition, by having multiple recorders connected to an
electrical distribution network of less than 13.2 kV, it is possible to infer some characteristics
about the origin of the registered disturbances. The results of induced transient voltages
on the electrical distribution network allow us to determine the dimension of the voltage
conditioning system, specifically the capacitive divider, with respect to magnitude and
frequency.
The analysis was carried out by varying the plane of incidence of the TEM wave on the
distribution network, in order to emulate cloud-to-ground, cloud-to-cloud and intracloud
lightning discharges. The frequency response of the induced transient overvoltage was
also verified on one edge of the network. In addition, the variation in matched and non-
matched loads on the edges of the electric distribution network was analyzed to show the
reflections caused by changes in characteristic impedances. Subsequently, the
comparison of the frequency spectrum of the transient overvoltage was made at the
recording point.
Based on the sensitivity study, the actual model of the capacitive divider was selected. To
do this, the variation in the components of the present model of high- and low-voltage
capacitors was considered to select those that would transmit the signal to the transient
overvoltages to recorder reliably. The noise and the difference with the source signal were
identified to make adjustments at later stages regarding hardware or firmware aimed at the
proper processing of the signal. The study was developed on the software CST studio
through the Cable Studio module.
The development of prototypes that allow the The development of this study is a contribution to
adequate recording of transient overvoltages, research on electrical disturbances in distribution
resulting from atmospheric electric discharges, networks as well as the development of prototypes
starts from the study of transient overvoltages in the that allow their characterization.
time domain and frequency [7]–[12].
2 METHODOLOGY
Figure 7: Induced voltages with fixed terminal An overvoltage whose waveform corresponds to
impedances of 50 Ω, variable lengths in the 1.2/50 μs was applied and the peaks of the transient
distribution network of 20 m, 50 m and 100 m. overvoltages were compared in the high and low
voltage sides. It was possible to determine that the
Figure 8 suggests that for the case of fixed terminal real ratio of the capacitive divider is 1.021, as shown
impedances of 450 , the peaks reached by each in Figure 10.
overvoltage are 17.9 kV, 328.5 kV and 526.5 kV for
lengths of 20 m, 50 m and 100 m, respectively, in
the distribution network.
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