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This program estimates the lightning flashover rates of overhead electric power transmission and distribution lines, according to IEEE Stds. 1243 and 1410. New BSD License and IEEE Copyright. Now includes line arrester evaluation using the OpenEtran simulator, licensed under GPL. This feature was developed with support from EPRI and Dominion Virginia Power.

...Since about 2002, this program has not been available. EPRI decided to release the simulation kernel of LPDW under an open-source license (GPL v3), so it may be incorporated into IEEE Flash and other projects. OpenETran can presently simulate multi-conductor power lines, insulators, surge arresters, non-linear grounds, and lightning strokes. It efficiently calculates energy and charge duty on surge arresters, and iterates to find the critical lightning current causing flashover on one or more phases. It is also suitable for use in substation insulation coordination. ...