The lightning impulse 50% breakdown voltage (U50%) of the insulators used on the traditional iron cross-arm is relatively low, which leads to lightning breakage of the insulated conductor. Therefore, the composite insulated cross-arm, with good insulation performance, high strength, and light weight, has received significant attention and can help to improve the lightning resistance level of distribution network. In order to further study the lightning protection performance of the composite insulated cross-arm, lightning impulse flashover tests were conducted at different altitudes to obtain the U50% and volt-second characteristic curves of the 10 kV composite insulated cross-arm. On the basis of the tests, a lightning strike simulation model of 10 kV lines was established by using the ATP-EMTP software to calculate the lightning resistance level of the composite insulated cross-arm. The results show that at an altitude of 22 m, the positive and negative polarities of U50% of the composite insulated cross-arm are 415.43 kV and 589.14 kV, respectively, while those of the pin insulator are 151.05 kV and 200.77 kV, respectively. At an altitude of 2 100 m, the lightning resistance level of the composite insulated cross-arm decreases by about 20%, but it is still much higher than that of the pin insulator. Therefore, the composite insulated cross-arm shows excellent lightning protection performance and has broad application prospects.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |