Cases of lightning damage to railway power equipment

Conference: ICLP 2024 - 37th International Conference on Lightning Protection
09/01/2024 - 09/07/2024 at Dresden, Germany

Proceedings: ICLP Germany 2024

Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Hirano, Taichi; Hayashiya, Hitoshi; Yamazoe, Hideki; Ishimoto, Takao; Hagura, Yuya; Yoshikawa, Masato; Sato, Naomi; Mizumoto, Yuuki

Abstract:
Lightning accounts for a large proportion of troubles in railway electrical equipment. Therefore, it is important to investigate lightning damage cases in railway electrical equipment in considering countermeasures. This paper describes lightning damage to railway power facilities that occurred in recent years in East Japan Railway Company.