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I. INTRODUCTION
Temporary overvoltages;
Slow front overvoltages (switching overvoltages);
Fast front overvoltages (lightning overvoltages);
Longitudinal overvoltages.
C. Standardized results
Both standards present the standard insulation level as the
main output of the insulation coordination process. This
standard insulation level is the combination of:
The maximum system voltage;
Set of standard rated values of withstand voltages
that best fit and characterize the insulation, for
each of the overvoltage class that stresses the
system.
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Table 1 Comparison of deterministic insulation coordination factors
Switching
IEC
1
Lightning
REN
1,2: 72,5 kV 220kV
1,15: 420 kV
1,2: 72,5 kV 220kV
1,25: 420 kV
On the other hand, the air clearances between live parts and
structures are given by security reasons, due to wind deviation
of the insulator set.
C. Phase-to-phase air clearances
The phase-to-phase air clearances have two types as well.
The values suggested by IEC are concerned with insulation
coordination. In addition, the values proposed by REN and
DGEG are related with security, due to mid-air cable
oscillations caused by wind and snow. These values are
compared in figure 6, where we can conclude that the security
air clearances dominate the dimensioning for the phase-tophase air clearances. In phase-to-earth distances on the other
hand, its the insulation coordination that defines this type of
air clearances.
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structure with a 2,49m air clearance and a 10% probability of
disruption for that specific switching withstand voltage, would
result in a decrease of breakdown probability to 2,8%, with the
REN air clearance.
V. CI-LINE PROGRAM
Due to the complexity of the algorithm proposed by IEC
60071-2, a program was developed to execute the
methodology presented by this standard.
This program receives the values of the representative
overvoltages, and returns the air clearances determined by the
standards for a line with specified characteristics.
The general architecture is presented in figure 9.
Inicial data
Uw
Range 1
Urp
Ucw
Voltage range
Urw
Range 1
Range 2
Range 1 air
clearances
Uw
Range 2
Phase-toearth air
clearances
Voltage type
Phase-toearth
Phase-tophase
Phase-tophase air
clearances
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A. Base configuration
The base configuration for this compaction will be the
400kV YS tower from the Portuguese national electric grid, as
shown in figure 10 [7].
3,10
3,10
2,23
15,58
10,00
7,75
R 3,40
R 3,40
R 3,40
5,10
From figure 11, we can assess that both air clearance types
used in the base configuration can be reduced. The Conductor
Structure air clearance is limited by the IEC value of 3,4 m,
calculated by insulation coordination. However, the minimum
distance between phases is limited by the REN guide, which
declares 6 m as the minimum safety distance.
Respecting these distances, an alternative compact
configuration is proposed in figure 12.
(1)
where
U50rp is the voltage where a rod-plane air gap configuration has
a 50% probability of breakdown;
Cd is a factor that compensates damaged cap&pin insulators;
Cw is a factor that compensates the existence of metallic
floating objects and other tools used by workers that weakens
the dielectric strength of the air gap;
Ca is a factor that compensates atmospheric variations.
However, since 70% of the Portuguese territory is under
400 m of altitude [9], there is no reason to design a tower
configuration for the worst case. Therefore, two configurations
will be proposed, one that can only be used till 400 m of
altitude, and another till 1500 m.
Applying this minimum security air clearance to the
proposed configuration, we obtain the configurations in figure
13 and 14.
Considering this, it is possible to reduce the width of the
tower in 24% for the 400m and 18,6% for the 1500m in
relation to the base configuration.
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performance (0,55 to 0,4 faults/100km of line/year obtained
with the program IEEE Flash v1,9).
In conclusion, the use of these compact configurations
provides not only a reduction in costs of production and
installation, but also an increase in service continuity due to
the enhanced lightning performance.
3,10
3,10
2,23
18,32
10,00
9,21
R 4,20
R 3,83
5,10
3,10
2,23
19,52
3,10
VII. CONCLUSION
R 3,83
10,00
9,79
R 4,43
R 4,04
R 4,04
5,10
D. Lightning performance
To conclude the design of the proposed configurations, it is
necessary to calculate the position of the shield wires, which
will be based in two main conditions. First, the minimum
clearance between the shield wires and the phase conductors
will have to be the same as the phase-to-phase clearance.
Second, it will be used the shielding failure current of the base
configuration, and therefore the same striking distance.
The conjugation of these two conditions results in the
configuration proposed in figure 15.
18,32
3,44
3,44
REFERENCES
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3,10
3,10
2,23
1,81
1,81
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10,00
[3]
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R 6,00
R 6,00
R 6,00
[6]
5,10
[7]
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Figure 15 Shield wire position for the proposed configuration till 400m
[9]