• DocumentCode
    2035098
  • Title

    Lightning station becomes operational at the Pic du Midi

  • Author

    Sigogne, Charly ; Lafon, Guy ; Serrie, Gerard ; Berger, Gerard

  • Author_Institution
    Pole Foudre, ABB France, Bagnères de Bigorre, France
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    2-7 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A lightning station has been installed at the top of the Pic du Midi to observe and record the lightning attachment to an instrumented rod. Direct measurements of the lightning current and atmospheric electric field are recorded. Various video cameras are used to analyze the flash impacts to the rod or its vicinity and also to various parts of its surroundings. Our goal is to instrument mainly one Observatory building protected by means of a rod to record lightning impacts and, if any, notice some possible LPS by-passes, a direct evaluation of the protected zone.
  • Keywords
    electric fields; lightning protection; video cameras; Pic du Midi; atmospheric electric field; instrumented rod; lightning attachment; lightning current measurements; lightning impact protection; lightning station; video cameras; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Laboratories; Lightning; Transportation; lightning; lightning parameters; lightning station;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1898-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1896-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344409
  • Filename
    6344409
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2035098