Written by two of the top experts in the power engineering field, this authoritative handbook contains valuable, hard-to-find information on engineering methods and strategies which can be used to insure safety and reliability of high voltage power systems. Emphasis is placed on design approaches which address the problems of high voltage waves and travelling surges which are associated with high voltage lines and equipment. The most frequent causes of these conditions are fully explained, including circuit interruption, fault conditions and lightning problems.
• Circuit interruption fundamentals
• Circuit interruption
• Impulse characteristics & corona
• Lightning
• Wave propagation on transmission lines
• Traveling wave propagation
• Lightning protective devices
• Design of lightning proof transmission lines
• Methods of connecting protective devices
• Grounding
• Insulation coordination
• Appendices
• Index
