LIGHTNING ARRESTER

MAXIMUM SWICHING SURGE LEVEL IN pu (pu = √2 V line (max) / √ 3)

Highest System Typical Switching Highest System Typical Switching

Voltage Surge pu Voltage Surge pu
KV, RMS KV, RMS

12 KV – 36 KV <4 525 KV 2.25

123 – 145 KV <3 765 KV 2.0
245 KV 3 1500 KV 1.5 (Projected)
420 KV 2.5

TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF STATION CLASS ARRESTERS FROM 11

TO 33 KV
(AS PER IEEMA 20-2000)

Sl. Particulars System Voltages in KV

No
11 11 11 11 22 22 33 33
1 Rating KV (RMS) 9 9 9 9 18 18 30 30

2 MCOV (RMS) 7.2 7.2 9.6 9.6 15 15 25 25

3 Discharge Current 10 KA
4 Line Discha. Class 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
5 Rated frequency 50HZ

a) IR at MCOV Less than 400 micro Amps.

b) IG at MCOV About 1200 micro Amps.

6 a) Reference Current, mA 1 to 5 mA

b) Reference Volt at Greater than Rated Voltage

Reference Current
7 Max. RDA
(KV p) at

a) 5KA 27 26 36 33 51 52 90 86

b) 10KA 30 28 38 36 60 56 95 90

c) 20 KA 34 30 42 40 68 60 105 100
8 Max. Switch IMP R V
(KVp

500A 24 22.4 30.4 28.8 48 44.8 76 72

 1000A - - - - - - - -
9 Max. Steep Current 36 34 42 40 60 56 105 100
Impulse RDV (KVp)
10 High Current Impulse
Withstand 100KAp
11 TOV (KVp)
i) 0.1 Sec 15 16 21 21 32 32 53 53
ii)1.0 Sec 15 15 20 20 30 30 51 51
iii) 10.0 Sec 14 14 19 19 29 29 49 49
iv) 100.0 Sec 13 13 18 18 28 28 47 47
12 Insulation Withstand

a) Lightning IMP 75 75 75 75 125 125 170 170

b) Power frequency 28 28 28 28 50 50 70 70
c) Switching IMP - - - - - - - -
13 Partial Discharge Less than 50 pC
14 PR Relief Class Class A
15 PR Relief Class KA (RMS) 40 KA
16 Total creepage Distance in 270 270 300 300 600 600 900 900
mm
17 Max. Cant. Strength in 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325
KGM

TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF STATION CLASS ARRESTERS FROM

132 TO 400 KV

Sl. Particulars System Voltages in KV

No 66 66 110 132 220 220 400 400
1 Rating KV (RMS) 60 60 96 120 198 216 360 390
2 MCOV (RMS) 51 51 81 102 168 175 292 303
3 Discharge Current 10 KA
4 Line Discha. class 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/4
5 Frequency 50HZ
Less than 500 micro Amps.
a) IR at MCOV Less than 400 µAmps.
b) IG at MCOV About 1500 micro Amps.
About 1200 µAmps.
6 a) Reference Current, mA 1 to 5 mA

b) Reference Volt at Greater than Rated Voltage

Reference Current
7 Max. RDA (KV p) at
a) 5KA 170 160 251 320 518 567 820 860
b) 10KA 180 170 272 340 550 600 880 950
c) 20 KA 200 119 307 380 610 668 925 1000
8 Max. Switch IMP R V
 (KVp
500A - - - - - - - -
1000A 144 136 217 272 455 496 830 850
9 Max. Steep Current 200 190 298 372 600 654 1000 1050
Impulse RDV ( KVp)
10 High Current Impulse
withstand 100KAp
11 TOV (KVp)
i) 0.1 Sec 106 106 170 212 350 382 636 689
ii)1.0 Sec 102 102 163 204 336 366 610 661
iii) 10.0 Sec 98 98 156 195 322 351 585 634
iv) 100.0 Sec 94 94 149 187 308 336 560 607
12 Insulation Withstand
a) Lightning IMP 325 325 550 650 1050 1050 1425 1425
b) Power frequency 140 140 230 275 460 460 630 630
c) Switching IMP - - - - - 700 1050 1050
13 Partial Discharge Less than 50 pC
14 PR Relief Class Class A
15 PR Relief Class KA RMS) 40 KA
16 Total creepage Distance in 1800 1800 3075 362 6125 6125 1050 10500
mm 5 0
17 Max. Cant. Strength in 500 500 500 100 1000 1000 1000 1000
KGM 0

CLASS III LIGHTINING ARRESTER

TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Ref. Standard IEC 99-4, 1999

72.5 145
Sl.No Particulars Unit 36 KV KV KV 245 KV
1 System BIL KVp 170 325 650 1050
Rated voltage (RMS),
2 (system voltage x √ 2) KV 30 60 120 198
  √3          
Max. Continuous operating voltage
3 (MCOV) KV 25 52 102 168
4 Nominal Discharge current (NDC) KAp 10 10 10 10
5 High current with stand KAp 100 100 100 100
6 PROTECTION LEVELS          
  (A) Impulse residual voltage (KVp)         
  (i) Steep current @ NDC   94 185 380 600
  (ii) Lightning current          
  @ 0.5 NDC   80 156 330 510
  @ 1.0 NDC   84 165 350 550
  @ 2.0 NDC   94 185 390 610
  (iii) Switching current @ 1 KAp  70 136 290 450
  (B) Temp. Over voltage (KVp)         
  (i) For 0.1 sec   60 120 254 404
  (ii) For 1 sec   55 111 234 372
 (iii) For 10 sec   52 105 222 353
(iv) For 100 sec   51 102 215 31
INSULATION DATA        
(i) Wet Power freq. Withstand KV 70 140 275 460
(ii) Dry lightning impulse KVp 170 325 650 1050
7 (iiI) Creepage mm 900 1800 3625 6125
8 OVERALL DIMENSION          
  (i) Outer Dia mm 280 280 280 280
  (ii) Height mtr 0.68 0.940 1.540 2.785
  (iii) Weight Kgs 45 60 150 250
9 MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT          
  (i) PCD mm 368 368 368 368
  (ii) No of holes   4 4 4 4
  (iii) Dia of holes mm 15 15 15 19
10 Terminal connector          
Single
Single Panther Single
(I) Suitable conductor ACSR
zebra (66 & rabbit
132kv)