Calculation of Lighting-Induced Overvoltage on Transmission Line Based on Simplified Wagner Field Cancellation Method

Abstract

Based on Wagner field cancellation method, the paper presents a simplified method to calculate the induced overvoltage on transmission lines excited by lightning striking on tower. Firstly the square-wave response of lightning-induced voltage is calculated, and then the responses produced by other excitations can be calculated by Duhamel integral. This method can reflect the time-varying characteristic of the induced overvoltage. The simulation results show that the amplitude of lightning current and the length of upward leader have greater impacts on the induced overvoltage.