Safety aspects of GSM systems on high-voltage towers : an experimental analysis

J.B.M. Waes, van; A.P.J. Deursen, van; M.J.M. van Riet; F. Provoost

doi:10.1109/MPER.2002.4312090

Safety aspects of GSM systems on high-voltage towers : an experimental analysis

J.B.M. Waes, van, A.P.J. Deursen, van, M.J.M. van Riet, F. Provoost

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Abstract

Low-voltage applications mounted on high-voltage towers may pose a safety problem in the low-voltage network when a flashover occurs over the high-voltage insulators. To study the effects experimentally, a 150 kV system was made available. On a high-voltage tower carrying a cellular phone base station, one phase insulator was shorted to the tower. A current of about 200 A was injected into that phase at a large distance. We measured the current distribution and the relevant voltages in the low-voltage net. The experimental current data agree with EMTP calculations. Appropriate measures to guarantee safety for persons and electronic equipment are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Power Engineering Review
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MPER.2002.4312090
Publication status	Published - 2002

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