Lightning protection design for low voltage distribution systems

The establishment of lightning protection design of household electrical appliances has been an important subject with progress of a highly informative society. As examining lightning protection design of household electrical appliances, the individual measure for power equipment, communication equipment, and household electrical appliances is insufficient. And it is important to evaluate and examine these synthetically as one circuit (low voltage distribution system). This report describes the results of the study to lightning protection design for low-voltage distribution systems experimentally, and the results of the lightning hazard evaluation based on experiments. © 2013 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan.