Title :
Rolling Sphere Method using 3D Graphics Approach
Author :
Xie, Qizhang ; Baron, Stéphane ; Fortin, Simon ; Dawalibi, Farid P.
Author_Institution :
Safe Eng. Services & Technol. Ltd., Quebec City, QC
Abstract :
Modern computer 3D graphic technologies are applied to the solution of lightning protection analysis and design problems using the Rolling Sphere Method. It is shown that the use of such techniques can greatly accelerate the computer solution of lightning protection problems.
Keywords :
computer graphics; lightning protection; power engineering computing; computer 3D graphic technologies; lightning protection analysis; rolling sphere method; Acceleration; Computer graphics; Earth; Geometry; Lightning protection; Power system analysis computing; Power system protection; Solid modeling; Substations; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference, 2009. APPEEC 2009. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2486-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2487-0
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2009.4918730
