Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- About the Author xv -- 1 Overview of High Voltage Protection for Telecommunications 1 -- Basic Purpose and Applications, 2 -- The HV Protection Challenge, 3 -- HV Isolation Standards, 7 -- 2 Electric Power System Fundamentals 11 -- Power Terminology for Telecommunications, 12 -- Electric Power System Overview, 21 -- AC Voltage Generation, 23 -- Substation Equipment, 31 -- Transmission Lines, 44 -- Distribution Lines, 45 -- System Protection Equipment and Concepts, 47 -- 3 Ground Potential Rise (GPR) and Zone of Influence 63 -- Introduction to Ground Potential Rise (GPR), 64 -- GPR, 65 -- GPR Locations, 66 -- Factors Affecting GPR, 71 -- Calculation of GPR, 86 -- ZOI, 88 -- Earth Resistivity, 91 -- GPR and ZOI Calculation Methods, 95 -- Lightning Faults, 107 -- Electromagnetic Induction under Fault Conditions, 109 -- Total Electrical Cable Stress, 118 -- The Role of Protection Engineers, 119 -- 4 Critical Telecommunications Circuits in HV Environments 121 -- General, 122 -- Service Performance Objectives (SPOs), 122 -- North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards, 125 -- Protective Relaying Schemes that Require Class A Circuits, 126 -- Power Applications that Require Class B Circuits, 131 -- Power Communication Service Types, 136 -- Smart Grid and Cyber Security, 139 -- 5 High Voltage Protection Equipment 143 -- General, 144 -- Basic Shunt Protection, 144 -- Levels of Protection, 149 -- Special Consideration for Nearby Facilities, 166 -- 6 Level III HV Protection Equipment, Installation, and Testing 167 -- General, 168 -- Level III Copper HVI Components, 169 -- Copper HVI System Design, 181 -- Copper HVI Installation Examples, 191 -- Copper HVI System Initial Testing, 195 -- Copper HVI Maintenance and Inspection, 197 -- Fiber HVI Systems Installation, 199 -- Fiber HVI Installation Examples, 202 -- Wireless Sites on Electrical Power Towers, 205 -- Protection at Non-Power Company Locations, 211.

7 Personnel Safety Working with HV Protection Equipment 217 -- Electrical Safety, 218 -- Electrical Protection Priorities, 218 -- Touch and Step Potentials, 219 -- Glossary 227 -- Appendix: Service Request Form 231 -- Bibliography 235 -- Index 237.