On reducing the lightning transients in buried shielded cables using follow-on earth wire

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 924-927

  Theethayi, Nelson ^a   Thottappillil, Rajeev ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Grounding; Inisulation; Lightning; Tranmission lines; Transfer impedance

Indexed keywords

CABLE SHIELDING; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

COMMUNICATION TOWER; LIGHTNING TRANSIENTS; MULTICONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ELECTRIC CABLES;

EID: 36749071463     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.908259     Document Type: Article

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