Numerical analysis of potential distribution between ground electrodes of HVDC system considering the effect of deep earth layers

IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-191

  Zhang, B ^a   Zeng, R ^a   He, J ^a   Zhao, J ^b   Li, X ^b   Wang, Q ^b   Cui, X ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Technology Research Center   (China)

^c NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EARTH LAYERS; GROUND POTENTIAL; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GROUNDING ELECTRODES;

EID: 39349090643     PISSN: 17518687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd:20070102     Document Type: Article

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