- Locality: Adoor
- Subcategories: Electronic Security
Adoor, Pathanamthitta
The device which is used for the protection of the equipment at the substations against travelling w... aves, such type of device is called lightning arrester or surge diverter. In other words, lightning arrester diverts the abnormals high voltage to the ground without affecting the continuity of supply. It is connected between the line and earth, i.e., in parallel with the equipment to be protected at the substation. The following are the damages that are caused by the travelling wave on the substation equipment. The high peak or crest voltage of the surge may cause flash-over in the internal