Geomagnetically induced currents in an electric power transmission system at low latitudes in Brazil: A case study

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Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) are a ground end manifestation of space weather processes. During large geomagnetic storms, GICs flow between the grounding points of power transformers and along electric power transmission lines connecting the transformers. In high-latitude regions, damages to power transformers are reported where storm time geomagnetic variations are very rapid and large (≥1000 nT), and hence the GICs as large as or even greater than 100 A end up flowing through the windings of power transformers. At low latitudes, geomagnetic variations are less severe, and hence much smaller GIC values are generally reported there. However, the flow of GICs and their effects on power transformers are complex processes, and careful evaluation is needed even in such low-latitude regions as, for example, Brazil. We report here a study on GIC measurements in Brazil conducted under a cooperative project between FURNAS (the Brazilian electric powercompany) and the National Institute for Space Research. During a large geomagnetic storm, which took place on 7-10 November 2004, the GIC amplitudes, measured on the basis of geomagnetic variations in 500 kV power transmission lines in the S-E region of Brazil, were found to be around 15 A. Copyright © 2007 by the American Geophysical Union.

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Trivedi, N. B., Vitorello, Í., Kabata, W., Dutra, S. L. G., Padilha, A. L., Mauricio, S. B., … Viljanen, A. (2007). Geomagnetically induced currents in an electric power transmission system at low latitudes in Brazil: A case study. Space Weather, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006SW000282

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