Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages
Lightning strikes on transmission lines often generate overvoltage, which is the primary reason for insulator string flashover. This overvoltage, with a rapid rise time of just a few microseconds, causes leader propagation characteristics to differ significantly from those under an impulse with a sl...
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| author | Lei Jia Song Zhang Lu Qu Yongxiang Cai Huaifei Chen Xiaobing Xiao Ruihan Qi Minchuan Liao Jian Hu |
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| description | Lightning strikes on transmission lines often generate overvoltage, which is the primary reason for insulator string flashover. This overvoltage, with a rapid rise time of just a few microseconds, causes leader propagation characteristics to differ significantly from those under an impulse with a slower rise time. However, most existing studies focus on leader behavior under slow-rise-time impulses, like switching impulse voltage, while research on fast-rise-time impulses remains limited. To address this gap, this study conducted a discharge experiment using a 5 m air gap under lightning impulse voltage in a lab setting. Voltage, current, and high-speed images were recorded simultaneously. The results revealed how leader velocity and charge per unit length relate to the leader’s position and voltage amplitude. When compared to switching impulse voltage, these characteristics were found to be ten times greater under lightning impulse voltage. The study also examined the leader’s branching behavior, including the number of branches and the spatial distribution of bifurcation points. It explored how voltage amplitude affects these traits, showing that higher voltage increases the likelihood of branching, with three or four branches becoming more common. Additionally, the research analyzed the leader’s attachment points and, for the first time, observed two attachment points occurring simultaneously. These findings enhance our understanding of how leaders behave dynamically under fast-rise-time impulse voltage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eba08eddfdf94d0e8a3e15fcad7f3e672025-08-20T03:02:26ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011313477213478010.1109/ACCESS.2025.359297811097294Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse VoltagesLei Jia0Song Zhang1Lu Qu2Yongxiang Cai3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5718-1813Huaifei Chen4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-8895Xiaobing Xiao5Ruihan Qi6Minchuan Liao7Jian Hu8Electric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute, Guizhou Power Grid Company Ltd., Guiyang, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute, Guizhou Power Grid Company Ltd., Guiyang, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute, Guizhou Power Grid Company Ltd., Guiyang, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute, Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, ChinaLightning strikes on transmission lines often generate overvoltage, which is the primary reason for insulator string flashover. This overvoltage, with a rapid rise time of just a few microseconds, causes leader propagation characteristics to differ significantly from those under an impulse with a slower rise time. However, most existing studies focus on leader behavior under slow-rise-time impulses, like switching impulse voltage, while research on fast-rise-time impulses remains limited. To address this gap, this study conducted a discharge experiment using a 5 m air gap under lightning impulse voltage in a lab setting. Voltage, current, and high-speed images were recorded simultaneously. The results revealed how leader velocity and charge per unit length relate to the leader’s position and voltage amplitude. When compared to switching impulse voltage, these characteristics were found to be ten times greater under lightning impulse voltage. The study also examined the leader’s branching behavior, including the number of branches and the spatial distribution of bifurcation points. It explored how voltage amplitude affects these traits, showing that higher voltage increases the likelihood of branching, with three or four branches becoming more common. Additionally, the research analyzed the leader’s attachment points and, for the first time, observed two attachment points occurring simultaneously. These findings enhance our understanding of how leaders behave dynamically under fast-rise-time impulse voltage.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097294/Leader propagationlightning impulsehigh-voltage testhigh-speed photography |
| spellingShingle | Lei Jia Song Zhang Lu Qu Yongxiang Cai Huaifei Chen Xiaobing Xiao Ruihan Qi Minchuan Liao Jian Hu Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages IEEE Access Leader propagation lightning impulse high-voltage test high-speed photography |
| title | Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages |
| title_full | Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages |
| title_fullStr | Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages |
| title_short | Leader Propagation Characteristics Under Positive Lightning Impulse Voltages |
| title_sort | leader propagation characteristics under positive lightning impulse voltages |
| topic | Leader propagation lightning impulse high-voltage test high-speed photography |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097294/ |
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