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Lightning Protection Substation

IEEE 998 lightning shielding parameters for outdoor substations using the rolling sphere / electrogeometric model (EGM). Includes striking distance, rolling sphere radius, shielding mast heights, shield wire heights, and maximum horizontal separation by voltage class and BIL.

Electrical Engineering3 sections11 sample rowsKey: voltage_class

Attributes

bil_kVkV
striking_distance_ftft
rolling_sphere_radius_ftft
typical_mast_height_above_bus_ftft
typical_shield_wire_height_ftft
max_horizontal_separation_ftft
protection_angle_degdegrees
standard

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