Reference:

1 h = 16.0 m
2
a. Transformer height = 5.9 m
h
x
= 5.9 m
II.
1
If , hx <=(2/3)h and h >30m:- m

Direct stroke lightning protection calculation is based on the procedure given in "High Voltage Engineering" by Prof. D.V.RAZEVIG
, chapter 31, translated fromRussian by Dr. M.P.CHOURASIA.
Height of Lightning Spikes
DIRECT STROKE LIGHTNING PROTECTION CALCULATION
Protective radius (r
x
) :
FOR 66kV GRID SUBSTATION AT KUTCH GUJRAT
Formulae Used:
Height of the livepart to be protected
Height of the livepart to be protected:
P h

=
0.8h
h
1 5 . 1 x
x
r
If , hx <=(2/3)h and h <=30m:-
m
2 P = for h >30 m
= 1 for h <=30 m
3 s = m
Where
h
a
=h - h
x
m
Co-efficient for the Lightning Mast Height
Allowable distance between two LMs
h 5.5/

=
0.8h
h
1 5 . 1 x
x
r h

P h
a
7
DOCUMENT NO. :
ICML/SOLAR/GUJ/ELECT/DSLP-0022
4 Midway point protective Height (h
o
) and Midway Point Protective Distance (b
x
)
m
If h
x
<(2/3)h
o
and h
o
>30 m:-
m
If h
x
<(2/3)h
o
and h
o
<30 m:-
m
If h
x
>(2/3)h
o
and h
o
<30 m:-
m
III Legend:

=
P
s
h h
7
0

=
o
x
o x
h
h
h b
8 . 0
1 5 . 1
P
h
h
h b
o
x
o x

=
8 . 0
1 5 . 1

=
o
x
o x
h
h
h b 1 .75 0
Symbol Description Unit
h Height of Lightning Spikes m
h
x Height of Livepart to be protected m
h
o Midway point protective height bet. two LM's m
P Coefficient for the LM height -
s Allowable Distance between two LM's m
b
x Midway point protective distance bet. two LM's m
IV Calculation Transformer level
h h
0.8h 0.8h
h
o
h
x
1.5h 0.75h T14 s T14 0.75h 1.5h
r
x
b
x
T14 T14
P = 1
The protective zone between two lightning masts have considerably greater dimensions than the sumof protective zones of two
single lightning masts. If two lightning masts are located at a distance less than S=7 * h
a
, the point of ground surface which lies
midway between the two lightning mast will not be struck by lightning. In otherwords, a fictitious lightning mast will be formed in
between two lightning masts at midpoint with a height h
o
= 7 x h
a
x P m
Where h
a
= ( h - h
x
)

m
h
a
= 10.1 m
= 7 x 10.1 x 1
= 70.7 m
Distance between LM1 & LM2 = 7.6 m
= 1.5 x h x ( 1-h
x
/ 0.8 h) m
= 1.5 x 16 x ( 1 - (5.9 / ( 0.8 x 16)) m
= 12.9 m
= h - s / 7P
= 16 - (7.6 / (7 x 1 ))
= 14.91 m
= 1.5 x h
o
x ( 1-h
x
/ 0.8x h
o
) m
= 1.5 x 13.91 x ( 1 - (5.9 / (0.8x 13.91))
= 11.31 m
Midway point protective distance between two LM's b
x
S
Midway point protective height between two LM's h
o
Protective radius r
x
Allowable Distance between two LM's s
DSLP Protection with shield wire
Reference
As per the above diagram
H= 12mtr. Height of the Tower
hx= 4.2mtr. Height of the equipments fromGround Level
S= 7.6Mtr Distance between two Towers.
S1= 8.8mtr Distance between two Towers.
hx1= 6.4mtr. Height of the line conductor/Main bus conductor fromGround Level
hx3= 5.9mtr. Height of Power Transformer fromGround Level
For hx
Now 7.6 < 48 i.e. S1 < 4H 4.2 < 8.00 i.e hx< 2H/3
Now the shield wires will protect the object upto aheight 'Ho' between them shield wire will protect distance bx fromits centre
Ho1=( H - S/4) bx=1.2H( 1 - hx/0.8H)
=12-(7.6/4) =1.2*12*(1-(4.2/(0.8*12))
Ho1= 10.1mtr. bx=8.1 mtr.
Now 8.8 < 48 i.e. S1 < 4H For hx1
Now the shield wires will protect the object upto aheight 'Ho' between them
Ho1=( H - S/4) 6.4 < 8.00 i.e hx< 2H/3
shield wire will protect distance bx fromits centre
=12-(8.8/4) bx1=1.2H( 1 - hx1/0.8H)
Ho1= 9.8mtr. =1.2*12*(1-(6.4/0.8*12))
bx1=4.8 mtr.
shield wire will protect distance bx fromits centre
bx2=0.6H( 1 - hx2/H)
=0.6*12*(1-(9.2/12)
bx2=7.2 mtr.
'Direct stroke lightningprotection calculation is based on the procedure given in "High Voltage Engineering" by Prof. D.V.RAZEVIG , chapter 31, translated
fromRussian by Dr. M.P.CHOURASIA.
For hx3
5.9 < 8.00 i.e hx< 2H/3
shield wire will protect distance bx fromits centre
bx3=1.2H( 1 - hx3/0.8H)
=1.2*12*(1-(5.7/(0.8*12))
bx3=5.55 mtr.
Since Ho > hx2, Jack bus conductor is protected
Since the lightning protection have been achieved by shield wire at 12 Mtr. height, so all other equipment/ parts below the shield wire
level will also be protected.
Since Power Transformer end is at a distance of 7.6m, the protection distance is 5.55m hence it cannot be protected by shield wire hence spike shall be used to
protect the Power Transformers
Reference:
1 h = 14.0 m
2
a. Transformer height = 5.9 m
h
x
= 5.9 m
II.
1
If , hx <=(2/3)h and h >30m:- m

Height of the livepart to be protected
Height of the livepart to be protected:
DIRECT STROKE LIGHTNING PROTECTION CALCULATION
Protective radius (r
x
) :
FOR 66kV GRID SUBSTATION AT KUTCH GUJRAT
Formulae Used:
Direct stroke lightning protection calculation is based on the procedure given in "High Voltage Engineering" by Prof. D.V.RAZEVIG
, chapter 31, translated fromRussian by Dr. M.P.CHOURASIA.
Height of Lightning Spikes
P h

=
0.8h
h
1 5 . 1 x
x
r
If , hx <=(2/3)h and h <=30m:-
m
2 P = for h >30 m
= 1 for h <=30 m
3 s = m
Where
h
a
=h - h
x
m
Co-efficient for the Lightning Mast Height
Allowable distance between two LMs
h 5.5/

=
0.8h
h
1 5 . 1 x
x
r h

P h
a
7
4 Midway point protective Height (h
o
) and Midway Point Protective Distance (b
x
)
m
If h
x
<(2/3)h
o
and h
o
>30 m:-
m
If h
x
<(2/3)h
o
and h
o
<30 m:-
m
If h
x
>(2/3)h
o
and h
o
<30 m:-
m
III Legend:

=
P
s
h h
7
0

=
o
x
o x
h
h
h b
8 . 0
1 5 . 1
P
h
h
h b
o
x
o x

=
8 . 0
1 5 . 1

=
o
x
o x
h
h
h b 1 .75 0
Symbol Description Unit
h Height of Lightning Spikes m
h
x Height of Livepart to be protected m
h
o Midway point protective height bet. two LM's m
P Coefficient for the LM height -
s Allowable Distance between two LM's m
b
x Midway point protective distance bet. two LM's m
IV Calculation Transformer level
h h
0.8h 0.8h
h
o
h
x
1.5h 0.75h T14 s T14 0.75h 1.5h
r
x
b
x
T14 T14
P = 1
The protective zone between two lightning masts have considerably greater dimensions than the sumof protective zones of two
single lightning masts. If two lightning masts are located at a distance less than S=7 * h
a
, the point of ground surface which lies
midway between the two lightning mast will not be struck by lightning. In otherwords, a fictitious lightning mast will be formed in
between two lightning masts at midpoint with a height h
o
= 7 x h
a
x P m
Where h
a
= ( h - h
x
)

m
h
a
= 8.1 m
= 7 x 8.1 x 1
= 56.7 m
Distance between LM1 & LM2 = 7.6 m
= 1.5 x h x ( 1-h
x
/ 0.8 h) m
= 1.5 x 14 x ( 1 - (5.9 / ( 0.8 x 14)) m
= 9.9 m
= h - s / 7P
= 14 - (7.6 / (7 x 1 ))
= 12.91 m
= 1.5 x h
o
x ( 1-h
x
/ 0.8x h
o
) m
= 1.5 x 13.91 x ( 1 - (5.9 / (0.8x 13.91))
= 8.31 m
Allowable Distance between two LM's s
Midway point protective distance between two LM's b
x
S
Midway point protective height between two LM's h
o
Protective radius r
x