Characteristics of earth faults in electrical distribution networks with high impedance earthing

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-161

  Hänninen, Seppo ^a   Lehtonen, Matti ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arc extinction; Arcing fault; Earth faults; Fault resistances; Transients

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS; OVERHEAD LINES; TRANSIENTS; UNDERGROUND CABLES;

ARCING FAULTS; EARTH FAULTS;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032026537     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-7796(97)01193-0     Document Type: Article

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