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    Lightning arresters are devices used to protect substation equipment from travelling waves by providing a low impedance path to ground when the voltage exceeds a preset level. They work by sparking over at a certain voltage, directing surges safely to earth. Lightning arresters are located close to equipment, usually between phases and ground in AC systems or poles and ground in DC systems. They protect generators, transformers and other components from damage.

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    Lightning arresters are devices used to protect substation equipment from travelling waves by providing a low impedance path to ground when the voltage exceeds a preset level. They work by sparking over at a certain voltage, directing surges safely to earth. Lightning arresters are located close to equipment, usually between phases and ground in AC systems or poles and ground in DC systems. They protect generators, transformers and other components from damage.

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    Lightening Arrester:: Definition

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    Lightning arresters are devices used to protect substation equipment from travelling waves by providing a low impedance path to ground when the voltage exceeds a preset level. They work by sparking over at a certain voltage, directing surges safely to earth. Lightning arresters are located close to equipment, usually between phases and ground in AC systems or poles and ground in DC systems. They protect generators, transformers and other components from damage.

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    Lightening arrester:

    Definition:
    The device which is used for the protection of the equipment
    at the substations against travelling waves, such type of device is called
    lightning arrester or surge diverter.
    Working of Lightning Arrester:
    When a travelling wave reaches the arrestor,
    its sparks over at a certain prefixed voltage as shown in the figure
    below. The arrestor provides a conducting path to the waves of
    relatively low impedance between the line and the ground. The surge
    impedance of the line restricts the amplitude of current flowing to
    ground.
    The lightning arrester provides a path of low impedance only when the
    travelling surge reaches the surge diverter, neither before it nor after it.
    The insulation of the equipment can be protected if the shape of the
    voltage and current at the diverter terminal is similar to the shape
    shown below.
    Location of Lightning Arrester:

    The lightning arrester is located close to the


    equipment that is to be protected. They are usually connected between
    phase and ground in an AC system and pole and ground in case of the
    DC system. In an AC system, separate arrester is provided for each
    phase.

    In an extra-high voltage AC system the surge diverter is used to protect


    the generators, transformers, bus bars, lines, circuit breakers, etc. In
    HVDC system the arrester is used to protect the buses, valves converter
    units reactors, filter, etc.

    Advantage:
    1. Safety and prevents damage to expensive equipment.
    Disadvantage:
    2. High cost for installation.
    3. Prevents damage to expensive equipment.

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