DocumentCode
1457686
Title
Aircraft protection from thunderstorm discharges to antennas
Author
Bryant, J. M. ; Newman, M. M. ; Robb, J. D.
Author_Institution
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Volume
72
Issue
10
fYear
1953
Firstpage
880
Lastpage
884
Abstract
A current surge conducted along the antenna lead-in frequently damages radio equipment and sometimes causes fires. Therefore a unit was developed which protects the radio equipment and also records the by-passed current and charge magnitudes. The data obtained with these units are presented here.
Keywords
Aircraft; Antennas; Capacitors; Discharges (electric); Fuels; Lightning; Radio transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1953.6438270
Filename
6438270
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