Title :
Lightning currents measured on the Säntis Tower: A summary of the results obtained in 2010 and 2011
Author :
Romero, C. ; Rachidi, Farhad ; Rubinstein, Marcos ; PAOLONE, MARIO
Author_Institution :
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
The deployed instrumentation at the Säntis Tower in Switzerland to measure lightning currents and lightning current derivatives is presented. During the first 18 months of operation, the measurement system successfully recorded more than 200 flashes to the tower. 15% of the recorded flashes (namely 30) were of positive polarity, and 1.5% (3 flashes) were bipolar. We also present a summary of the statistical data obtained so far for the salient parameters of the currents associated with upward negative and positive flashes.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric measuring apparatus; electric current measurement; lightning; poles and towers; Säntis Tower; Switzerland; bipolar flashes; current salient parameters; instrumentation; lightning current derivatives; lightning currents measurement; positive flashes; positive polarity; statistical data; upward negative flashes; Charge transfer; Coils; Current measurement; Geophysical measurements; Instruments; Lightning; Poles and towers;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0408-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670524