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Interaction between Medium Voltage Lines and Forest Fires
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  • Chunlan YANG,
  • Huikai XU,
  • Tianxiang CHEN,
  • Nongchao YANG,
  • Meng WANG,
  • Xinghai ZHANG
Chunlan YANG
Chengdu University of Technology

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Huikai XU
Chengdu University of Technology
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Tianxiang CHEN
Chengdu University of Technology
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Nongchao YANG
Chengdu University of Technology
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Meng WANG
Chengdu University of Technology
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Xinghai ZHANG
State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company
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Abstract

In recent years, extreme weather has occurred frequently in the world, and the contradiction between medium-voltage lines and wildfires has become more and more serious. In order to study the interaction between medium-voltage lines and wildfires, this paper builds a real fault simulation platform and carries out simulation experiments. The research is carried out from two aspects: the contact discharge between trees and wires to ignite trees to induce wildfires and the impact of smoke and flames caused by wildfires below the lines on the lines. The research results show that there is a high possibility that the medium-voltage line and the tree contact discharge will induce a mountain fire, and the accident must be discovered within at least 40 seconds to effectively prevent the further occurrence of the fire, and the relevant mechanism explanation is put forward. When smoke and flames are emitted from the line, a “particle bridge” will be formed. Under the ionization of gas and inorganic salts, conductive conditions will be formed together to cause discharge or breakdown. The breakdown field strength is about 57kV/m.
30 Jul 2023Submitted to IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
02 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
02 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
08 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
11 Jun 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending