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China Mitigates Lightning Damage

The Chinese power system has tens of thousands of kilometers of optical-fiber composite overhead ground wire (OPGW) that have been in commission since the 1990s. In recent years, there have been several occurrences where the outer wires of the OPGW have been broken by lightning strikes, thereby impacting the reliability of both the transmission line and the communications system. This phenomena has resulted in a special investigation to design a new OPGW with improved characteristics and to improve construction or installation methods. OPGW is used extensively throughout the world for communications systems and serves two functions: the circuit ...

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