Grounding methodology in a 550 kv ac power transmission line in the Amazon - a case study

Franklin Barbosa Carvalho; Manoel Henrique Reis  Nascimento

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss11.3481

Authors

Franklin Barbosa Carvalho

Universidade Federal do Pará

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-9485
Manoel Henrique Reis Nascimento

Federal University of Para

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss11.3481

Keywords:

atmospheric discharges, grounding system, transmission line, shutdowns

Abstract

Atmospheric discharges are indispensable for the electrical sector due to their responsibility on the shutdown of the power lines, what may trigger a sequence of events that led the interconnected electrical system to collapse. The aim of this case study is to demonstrate the development of a viable methodology in order to reduce the resistance values of the grounding system of the power lines, reducing shutdown occurrences due to returning disruptive discharges, or backflashover, mitigating the damages caused to the electrical system and to society, in order to improve the quality of the electrical power distribution. Considering the factors of implementation costs, technical environmental viability, the encompassment of this solution for other structures lines, and the reduction of the implementation percentage, it was concluded that the most adequate solution to implement a more robust grounding system in the transmission power lines is the solution 03 tested on the tower 585, with a reduction of 66,98%.

Author Biographies

Franklin Barbosa Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Pará

Graduate Study Programme in Process Engineering, Belém-PA
Manoel Henrique Reis Nascimento, Federal University of Para

Researcher from the Institute of Technology and Education Galileu of Amazônia

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