Power System Transients and Protection

Dear Colleagues,

The reliable and uninterruptable operation of the power systems is prerequisite for the efficient and safe transfer and distribution of the electric energy. Especially nowadays, the increasing demand of energy, the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources and the electromobility cause paying more attention to a thorough understanding of the transient behavior of power systems and their protection against external and internal disturbances. In this context, the protection of the power systems against lightning and switching events that result in the development of dangerous for the equipment overvoltages is an issue of priority, in an effort to avoid supply interruptions, costly damage of the equipment and extra costs to the utilities because  of the undelivered energy.

To this direction, main topics of the current special issue are:

• Transient phenomena on modern power systems
• Protection of modern transmission and distribution systems against atmospheric and switching overvoltages
• Grounding systems
• Transients and EMC
• Lightning protection of HVDC and MVDC systems
• Insulation coordination
• Surge arresters technologies
• Lightning testing standards
• Lightning attachment
• Optimal design of lightning protection systems
• Lightning protection of smart grids equipment 

Dr. Christos A. Christodoulou
Guest Editor

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