A Model of Electromagnetic Interferences Induced by Corona Discharges for Wireless Channels in Substation Environments

The design of robust receivers in environments with strong impulsive noise may be challenging due to their high-amplitude events and their rare but nonnegligible occurrence. In substation environments, these impulsive noises are predominant. They are induced by corona discharges such as electrical arcs or partial discharges in the air. The emitted radiations can occupy a wide range of frequencies typically reaching a few gigahertz with very high amplitude. In this paper, we develop a generalized model of impulsive electromagnetic interference induced by corona discharges for wireless channels. Radiations emitted by these sources are generally transient impulses, their occurrences follow cyclostationary process, due to their generation by an alternative current. In this model, we both take into account the physical mechanism of these discharges and the induced electromagnetic radiations. Experimental results validate the approach in terms of first- and second-order statistics such as amplitudes, interarrival time, occurrences, and power spectrum densities of impulsive transient noise.