WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN
DISTRIBUTION LINES?

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / amit kumar

lighting arrester shoul be placed on both side of the
switchyard.at the starting end with each phase lighting
arrester should be places and at the end point of switchyard
with each phase it should be placed.

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Answer / santhosh (sggi)

Simple If HT to LT, lightning arrester placed top of the
substation..

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / sanjna singh

LIGHTNING ARRESTER IS PLACED ON THE TOP OF DISTRIBUTION POLE..
WHEN THERE IS LIGHTNING IN SKY IT EFFECTED DISTRIBUTION LINE THEN THE ARRESTER CAPTURE IT AND GROUND THROUGH THE POLE........

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / serwox

Arresters are placed before the HV terminals of the transformer.

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / razaqali l pinjar

LAs are installed on the highest point of the
installations.Like on the switchyard,substations.It is
installed on each R,Y B phases on the primary side of the
power transformrs.LAs directly discharges heavy currents
produced due to lightening to the ground thru heavy copper
strips.this prevents heavy damages to CTs,PTs and other
metering equipments.

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / gautam moitra

Lightning arrestor should be placed before and after of HT
isolator of incoming line of any distribution system as BIL
is less compared to any other HT equipment so as to protect
the other equipments if lightning stroke occurs.

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / niranajn

near the transormer hv side

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / siva

Incoming feeders of 33KV

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / kaarthikrt&c

if d primary n sec. of a transformer both r hv means ,la is
placed on both d sides,if it is a hv-lv transformr la can b
placed at hv side,these r mainly placed for power/outdoor
transformers

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WHERE IS THE LIGHTING ARRESTER SHOULD BE PLACED IN DISTRIBUTION LINES?..

Answer / e.kiran kumar

Lightning arresters are placed near HV windings of
Transformer.

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