Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy EMC Group, Power Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, Conference code: 69732, Export Date: 25 April 2012, Source: Scopus, Art. No.: 1668536, doi: 10.1109/TDC.2006.1668536, Language of Original Document: English, Correspondence Address: Borghetti, A.; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy, References: Rusck, S., (1977) Protection of distribution systems, Lightning, 2. , Ed. R.H. 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