Lightning mast - design - 230 kv Substation

Dear sir,
We have 160 m X 180 mtr 230/11 kv Substation yard.In this reard !e are "#annin to
insta## #ihtnin mast at a heiht o$ %0 mtr & in'#udes s"ike rod& % mtr( (."# 'on$irm
an#e o$ "rote'tion is !hether 30de or )% de and ho! many numbers o$ #ihtnin
masts re*uired.
"# '#ari$y the same and ive us your va#uab#e suestion to im"rove our desin
+s "er I,- 6230%, the 'overae o$ the #ihtnin "rote'tion air termination system is
de"endent on the ./. &.ihtnin /rote'tion .eve#(. +#so the I,- standard $o##o!s the
'on'e"t o$ ro##in s"here method $or determinin the 'overae area. In 'ase o$ ./. I the
radius o$ the s"here is 20m, $or ./. II it is 30m, $or ./. III it is )%m and $or ./. I0 it is
60m.
1he 2inimum "eak 'ureent o$ the #ihtnin stroke de$ined by I,- $or various #eve#s is ./. I 3
3k+4 ./. II 3 %k+4 ./. III 3 10k+ and ./. I0 3 16k+.
5ou need to kno! the ./. #eve# to be 'onsidered $or the #o'ation !here the outdoor
substation &s!it'hyard( is "ro"osed and use the re*uired number o$ air termination units
!ith 'orres"ondin s"here radius to 'over the entire air.
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9uest,
1he ./ .eve#s are de'ided based on the observed ma:imum and minimum va#ues o$
#ihtnin stroke 'urrents. ;ote that the va#ues o$ ma:imum 'urrent &<irst Short Storke( $or
various #eve#s are ./. I 3 200k+4 ./. II 3 1%0k+4 ./. III 3 100k+4 ./. I0 3 100k+. 1he va#ues
$or minimum "eak 'urrents !ere indi'ated in "revious "ost.
1he m:imum va#ues are used to desin the #ihtnin "rote'tion 'om"onents i.e. 'ross
se'tion o$ 'ondu'tors, thi'kness o$ meta# sheets, 'urrent 'a"abi#ities o$ sure "rote'tion
devi'es and se"aration distan'e to avoid s"arkin.
1he minimum va#ues are $or de'idin the radius o$ ro##in s"here and hen'e the 'overae
area.
1he ./. $or a "arti'u#ar #o'ation is de'ided based on observed #ihtnin 'urrents over a
"eriod o$ time. 1his darta is most#y avai#ab#e $rom the metero#oi'a# de"artment.
/#ease note that the ./ #eve# has nothin to do !ith the vo#tae #eve# o$ the insta##ation.
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+n#e o$ "rote'tion de"ends on the =eiht o$ the mast&=m( and =eiht o$ the hihest
stru'ture&=s( to be "rote'ted. <or =s>2/3 =m the an#e o$ "rote'tion is 30de and $or
=s?2/3 =m the an#e o$ "rote'tion is )%de. 9enera##y $or a 220k0 substation the ma:
heiht o$ stru'ture to be "rote'ted is around 1@m. -onsiderin this heiht to be
"rote'ted, the an#e o$ "rote'tion 'an be taken as )%De. Aouh uess $or number o$
.2s shou#d be 87 10 masts. <or e:a't 'a#'u#ation you may re$er B=ih 0o#tae
,nineerinB be Dr D 0 AaCevi.
.ihtnin is a 'om"etitive event, so itDs not a sim"#e 'ase o$ #aun'hin the hihest
"ossib#e means o$ 'o##e'tion. 9iven the riht 'onditions #ihtnin 'an sti## atta'h itse#$ to
a "ie'e o$ e*"mnt under the DmastD i$ youDre not 'are$u#.
What "art o$ the !or#d is the sub #o'atedE 1his !i## have a bearin on #ihtnin intensity
and $re*uen'y, as !e## as the re#evant D#o'a#D standards that need to be 'onsidered.
+s -urrent 2aarey suests the I,- does o into a bit o$ detai# but not s"e'i$i'a##y $or
substation a""#i'ations. I$ the sub is bein desined/insta##ed by +FF or +reva, they
have their o!n s"e's on this.
Distan'es $rom round "#ane to busbars, and $rom busbars to the Dmast/sD are
im"ortant, you may not need to o as hih as %0m, !hi'h may sim"#i$y thins $or you.
.et us kno! !here the sub is &!hi'h 'ountry( and !eD## o $rom there
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