Title :
The SUNBURST network: recording and analyzing solar magnetic disturbances
Author :
Damsky, B. ; Feero, William ; Pyle, Richard ; Henderson, Ronald
Author_Institution :
EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
SUNBURST, a monitoring and communication network covering the US and Canada to alert electric utilities to the onset and magnitude of a solar magnetic disturbance (SMD), is discussed. Experience with a system involving data collection and local storage of information from multiple points at a substation, which was developed and field tested as part of a study concerned with the measurement of magnetic fields (EPRI Project RP2942-1), is briefly summarized. The design of SUNBURST is described.<>
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; magnetic field measurement; magnetic storms; telecommunication networks; Canada; EPRI Project RP2942-1; SMD; SUNBURST network; US; USA; communication network; magnetic field measurement; magnetic storm; magnetosphere; measurement; monitoring; solar magnetic disturbance; substation; Detectors; Earth; Geology; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic recording; Monitoring; Motion measurement; Power industry; Prototypes;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
