Measurements and Simulations of Electromagnetic Transients in Wide Distribution Networks

This work shows the modeling of wide distribution networks for simulation of electromagnetic transients of atmospheric origin and due to maneuvers and faults. To carry out the modeling, a methodology for automatic creation of simulation files was developed using the utility's georeferenced database. Several real events both from surges due to lightning and due to faults and maneuvers were measured in the field and compared with the values obtained by simulation.