Damage to ITS, traffic control and roadway lighting equipment from transient surge and lightning strikes.

Details

• Creators:
  Harvey, Bruce A.
• Corporate Creators:
  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (Tallahassee, Fla.). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Lightning
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Lighting equipment
  • Traffic signal controllers
  • Traffic signal hardware
  • Electric power supply
  • Lightning
  • Surge Suppression
  • Power surges
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The goal of this project was to collect the knowledge needed for the FDOT to either confirm or ; improve the adequacy of the FDOT’s existing minimum standards for lightning/surge protection, ; including devices used and installation procedures. The project was conducted in four (4) tasks: ;  Task 1: State of the Practice/Best Practice Study and Literature Search ;  Task 2: Review of the IEEE Recommended Impulse ;  Task 3: Review of the Effectiveness of Lightning Termination Devices ;  Task 4: Final Report. ; The research conducted for this project included surveys of FDOT districts and other state DOTs ; with similar lightning environments, literature searches to determine the proper techniques to test surge ; protective devices (SPDs) and best practice in designing lightning protection systems, design and ; construction of an SPD test laboratory, and analyses of NFPA 780 and other related standards with respect ; to the most appropriate standards to employ in designing lightning protection systems for FDOT roadside ; equipment. ; The results from this project included equipment and test procedures for an SPD test laboratory, ; recommendations for improved maintenance reporting to improve identification of lightning-related ; damage, and lightning protection system design recommendations. Implementing these ; recommendations will reduce the FDOT maintenance costs and improve the reliability of intelligent ; transportation system (ITS), traffic control, and roadway lighting equipment.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FDOT Contract No. BDV30-977-09 ; FSU Project ID # 034543 and 034982
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31672/dot_31672_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e31c029a597879dacf9495b7f14d29a39b5f715b7fb60e955359977733738558