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Contents
• Definition
• Why does it matter?
• How to Calculate Lead
Length Effect
• How to Identify Relevant
Lead Length
• Zero Lead Length
Configuration
Relevant Not
Relevant
Not Relevant
The voltage stress on the insulation in parallel with the arrester VL1
is the sum of the arrester residual voltage and the inductive
voltage of the leads that are also in parallel with the protected
insulation.
A
r
The longer the leads, the higher the voltage created by the r
leads during the surge. Varr
e
s
Vtran
The higher the stress on the insulation, the higher the t
probability of equipment failure. e
r
VL1 and VL2 are a function of the rate of rise of the surge
current, and the inductance of the lead. A
r
For an accurate value, the total voltages is not an r
arithmetic sum since the max values of each voltage do Varr
e
s
Vtran
not occur at the same time.
t
e
r
VL2
Example: In this example, the line leads generate 29kV crest voltage and the arrester
generates 32kV crest and the total voltage across the protected device is 54kV.
A more
accurate
calculation
By downloading
the Interactive
Lead Length
Effect Calculator
from
ArresterWorks,
one can
generate a
graphic output
similar to the
one seen here.
This excel based
calculator uses
the exact di/dt.
Surge
Move the line
lead from the top
of the Trans to
the top of the
arrester
ZERO Lead
Length
Keep the
Add a two leads
second from the
ground arrester to
lead to the the
pole transformer
ground.
If you use any part of this presentation for training material, please give
ArresterWorks proper reference.
Jon Woodworth