The Control Gap for Lightning Protection
- 1 September 1936
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
- Vol. 55 (9) , 1029-1034
- https://doi.org/10.1109/T-AIEE.1936.5057395
Abstract
The use of air gaps between various forms of electrodes to discharge high surge voltages and thus protect expensive apparatus from damage is general, but such gaps vary in time delay and polarity characteristics and are difficult to co-ordinate with the insulation to be protected. By controlling the electrostatic field, the gap described in this paper provides a wide range of time and polarity characteristics that enables insulation co-ordination to be more readily effected.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Recommended Transformer StandardsTransactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1934
- An Improved Type of Limiting Gap for Protecting Station ApparatusTransactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1932