Impact of system parameters on the penetration of lightning surges into low voltage systems

• Main Authors: Shareef, H., Mohamed, A., Abdul Khalid, Saifulnizam, Mustafa, Mohd. Wazir
• Format: Book Section
• Published: IEEE Explorer 2011
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29173/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INECCE.2011.5953907

Power system disturbances have been present since the inception of the electric utility industry. However, yesterday's loads are more forgiving of disturbances than today's modern equipment. The proliferation of sensitive electronic equipments such as PCs, variable speed drives and industr...