Title :
Designing a Lightning Protection System Using the Rolling Sphere Method
Author :
Nassereddine, M. ; Hellany, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Lightning is a natural occurring phenomenon that can cause damage harm and fatality. This paper discusses the lightning protection of a property using the rolling sphere method. In addition, it introduces an easy approach on how to design an effective lightning protection and finally it provides a case study.
Keywords :
lightning protection; lightning protection system; rolling sphere method; Australia; Clouds; Conductivity; Current measurement; Differential equations; Electric resistance; Lightning protection; Probes; Soil measurements; Standards development; lightning; protection mast; soil resistivity;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Electrical Engineering, 2009. ICCEE '09. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5365-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3925-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEE.2009.140
