Lightning-induced voltages in a satellite launch-pad protection system

Author

Kannu, P. Durai ; Thomas, M. Joy

Author_Institution

Dept. of High Voltage Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India

Volume

45

Issue

4

fYear

2003

Firstpage

644

Lastpage

651

Abstract

Modern satellite launch pads are provided with lightning protection systems to take care of direct lightning strike to the satellite launch vehicle during the launch preparation period. This paper presents the results of the study on induced voltage on the conductors interlinking the towers of such a protection system due to a nearby lightning strike. The variation in the induced voltages with lightning-strike distances as well as ground conductivities are studied and the results presented in the paper. It has been seen that the waveshape of the induced voltage depends on conductor height and striking distance, whereas the ground conductivity has negligible effect on the induced voltage.

Keywords

electromagnetic coupling; electromagnetic shielding; ground support equipment; lightning protection; overvoltage; poles and towers; transmission line theory; conductor height; electromagnetic field; field coupling; ground conductivities; lightning protection; lightning-induced voltages; lightning-strike distances; modified transmission-line model; protection system towers; return-stroke model; satellite launch pad; striking distance; tall structure; Conductivity; Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Lightning protection; Optical coupling; Poles and towers; Satellites; Transmission lines; Vehicles; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEMC.2003.819064

Filename

1245217