Lapp Engineering Data—Tables Rod-Gap Flashover Characteristics 7.8 ‘The Rod Gap. "The rod gap consats ordinarily of two cone:haif-fnch-square rod electrodes, each cut off equarely and mountod horizontally on munporte ro that a langtts rod equal to or greater thast one-half the gap apacing over: hhangs the inner edge of the support. The height of the rode ‘above the ground plane ahould be at least 1.2 times the ean ‘pacing plue 4 inches. Sparkover valuce for rod gape aro given in Table 9. Rod-gep aparkover voltago varios with fir density and humidity. For power-frequency vollmges, air density may be corrected by applying the relative air- donsity factor from paragraph 2.6.3.3, Humidity correc tina #24 given in igure 14 A gop arrangement consisting of one-half-inchsjuare rods ns described above may be used for measuring our voltages. Tho relation of gap epacings to eriticel aparkover voltage for the 1.2 x 60 micronecond wave is given in ‘Table 8. Tho aparkover of the rod gap ia dependent on nie dgnsity (pucugrapls 2.6.3.3) and humidity (Figure 14). ‘The accurney of rod-gap moasuremonte lias beon ce: Labliahed within 48 percent, Rod-gup oparkover voltages for overvoltage conditions con the gap havo not been standardized and are greatly de. pendent on the applied voltage waveshops, Momjdley Correctton fnetor ky USA aud adi practice, Figure ft “Table-d Rod Gap Sparkover Great Voltages Boats 0-960 ioe-des a00-4s0" o35 90 Dual valuna ere due to unstable conditions, the eau boing Ste atandard atmoupbere cond conditions, sae correction factora in par rd 1.8.4, and leo Pigute 14. coneenoe raeren x LLLLLit Rod gape Stiopantion inalators Anioraten Inauintors Bubkinga (eepred) fasion hy ing nt timp to aaron ‘han JO microseconds uae correction factor hy. he DIYS b= Oe — le where t= Une to eparkover fo = [Oinfcremconde Bree For wen of stmonpherie cortestion (actors wo parsgrazhe TH 85 and 18a %Lapp Engineering Data—Tables Critical Flashover Values—Switching Surge (S = ff — ang ToT TT ae Fale vas Station Po po jou Te 70 ents re Pe eT ots aT © meters