TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Contact of heavy vehicles with overhead power lines
JO  - Safety science
A1  - Koustellis, J.d.
A1  - Anagnostatos, S. D.
A1  - Halevidis, C.d.
A1  - Karagrigoriou, F.s.
A1  - Polykrati, A.d.
A1  - Bourkas, P. D.
SP  - 951
EP  - 955
VL  - 49
IS  - 6
N2  - Contact with overhead power lines is regarded worldwide as one of the leading causes of electrical fatalities. The analysis carried out in this paper refers to a real accident that occurred in Greece a few years ago, involving the contact of a heavy vehicle (concrete pump) with the medium voltage lines of the national distribution network. For a better understanding of the incident, a description of how the protection system of medium voltage distribution lines works when a fault occurs is given. Furthermore, emphasis has been laid on possible ways to avoid similar accidents in the future.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0925-7535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2011.02.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -