Lightning Induced Overvoltage and Current on Distribution Power Systems

This book describes the effects of indirect lightening on distribution power systems. For achieved the goal of the book, it consists of seven chapters. Chapter one shortly deals with physics of lightning and lightning protection of power system. Chapter two discusses the effect of lightning on the power systems and different protection devices. Chapter three is focused on literature review on the lightning induced voltage due to indirect lightning stroke. Chapter four is about identifying lightning channel-base current characteristics and finding Heidler function parameters which will be used in induced voltage and current computation. Chapter five is about analyzing the effect of incline return stroke channel on the induced voltage on the overhead distribution line which can be compared with results of traditional vertical return stroke channel. Chapter six is analyzing the performance of overhead distribution line against indirect lightning by considering ground with two vertical or horizontal layers. Finally, chapter seven is about analyzing induced current in the shield of underground cable due to inclined return stroke channel by using 3D FEM.

Behrooz Vahidi was born in Abadan, Iran. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1980, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, U.K., in 1997. From 1980 to 1986, he worked in industry as a chief engineer in the field of high voltage. Since 1989, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, where he is currently a professor. Prof. Vahidi is a senior member of IEEE. He was selected as the distinguished researcher of Iran by the Ministry of Higher Education of Iran in 2011 and by the Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2012. 
 
Amin Foroughi Nematolahi was born in Kerman, Iran, in 1991. He received the B.S. degree in power electrical engineering from Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran, in 2014, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in power electrical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2016 and 2023, respectively. Since 2023, he has been a postdoctoral researcher with Amirkabir University of Technology. His research interests include high-voltage studies, lightning, and power systems.