Lightning: Phenomenology and Parameters Important for EMC

Author

Rakov, V.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ.

fYear

2006

fDate

1-4 Aug. 2006

Firstpage

283

Lastpage

288

Abstract

Phenomenology and various parameters of lightning discharges are reviewed. In particular, direct lightning current measurements on instrumented towers and currents inferred from measured electric or magnetic fields (as done in modern lightning location systems) are discussed. Properties of first and subsequent strokes are compared. The average number of strokes per flash and multiple channel terminations on ground are considered. Parameters of subsequent strokes in natural lightning are compared to their counterparts in rocket-triggered lightning

Keywords

electric fields; electromagnetic compatibility; lightning; magnetic fields; EMC; electric fields; lightning discharges; lightning location systems; magnetic fields; rocket-triggered lightning; Current measurement; Density measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic compatibility; Fault location; Instruments; Lightning; Magnetic field measurement; Particle measurements; Poles and towers; lightning discharge; lightning parameters; number of strokes per flash multiple channel terminations; rocket-triggered lightning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmental Electromagnetics, The 2006 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Dalian

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0183-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEEM.2006.257954

Filename

4027286