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998-1996 - IEEE Guide for Direct Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations

Description: Design information for the methods, historically and typically applied by substation designers to minimize direct lightning strokes to equipment and buswork within substations is provided. Two approaches, the classical empirical method and the electrogeometric model, are presented in detail. A third approach involving the use of active lightning terminals is also briefly reviewed.
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