Laboratory validation of the relationship between Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC) and transformer absorbed reactive power

2011 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 491-495

  Berge, Jon ^a   Varma, Rajiv K ^b   Marti, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geomagnetism; Power system modeling; Power transmission meteorological factors; Transformers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENTS SIMULATIONS; FIELD DATA; GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS; LABORATORY SIMULATION; LOADING CONDITION; POWER SYSTEM MODELING; POWER TRANSMISSION METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PSCAD/EMTDC;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERCALATION; POWER TRANSMISSION; REACTIVE POWER; TRANSIENTS;

TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

EID: 82955169586     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EPEC.2011.6070251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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