An analysis of current and electric field pulses associated with upward negative lightning flashes initiated from the Säntis tower

L He, M Azadifar, F Rachidi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present a study on the characteristics of current and electric field pulses associated with
upward lightning flashes initiated from the instrumented Säntis Tower in Switzerland. The …

Numerical Simulation of the Negative Downward Leader Current With the Associated Far-EM Field Generated by Lightning

A Lakhdar - IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In safeguarding electronic systems and structures against the potent electromagnetic pulses
generated by lightning, it is crucial to integrate lightning protection measures with an …

3-D FDTD computation of electromagnetic fields associated with lightning strikes to a tower climbed on a trapezoidal mountain

K Arzag, ZE Azzouz, Y Baba… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we are interested in the study of electromagnetic (EM) field waveforms
generated by a lightning strike to a tower located on a trapezoidal mountain. The latter has a …

Differences of electric field parameters for lightning strikes on tall towers and nonelevated objects

L Cai, W Liu, M Zhou, J Wang, R Yan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we analyzed the far electric field parameters of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning
striking tall towers in Guangzhou at the distance of 20–70 km, and compared with lightning …

A simplified time domain approach to calculate lightning electric fields considering the grounded tower-line-tower (TLT) structure

Q Li, G Yang, J He - Electric Power Systems Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study describes a method for calculating electric fields radiated by lightning in the
presence of a tower-line-tower (TLT) structure, extending a previous method developed by …

Estimation of the expected annual number of flashovers in power distribution lines due to negative and positive lightning

F Napolitano, F Tossani, A Borghetti, CA Nucci… - Electric Power Systems …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the estimation of the expected annual number of flashovers in
overhead power distribution lines due to indirect lightning strokes and aims at extending a …

Effect of frequency-dependent soil on the propagation of electromagnetic fields radiated by subsequent lightning strike to tall objects

Q Zhang, T Ji, W Hou - IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we have studied the propagation effect of frequency-dependent soil (FDS) on
the far vertical electric fields radiated by subsequent lightning strike to tall objects with …

On the field‐to‐current conversion factors for lightning strike to tall objects considering the finitely conducting ground

Q Zhang, L He, T Ji, W Hou - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we have studied the accuracy of field‐to‐current conversion factors (FCCFs)
presented by Baba and Rakov (2007) for currents inferred from electromagnetic field …

Effects of long upward connecting leader channel on electromagnetic fields for lightning striking to tall towers

M Zhou, W Ding, J Wang, L Cai, Q Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effects of long upward connecting leader (UCL) channel on electromagnetic fields for
lightning striking to tall towers are studied via lightning transmission-line return-stroke …

Lightning return strokes to tall towers: Ability of engineering and electromagnetic models to reproduce nearby electromagnetic fields

A Mosaddeghi, A Shoory, F Rachidi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present measurements of nearby vertical and horizontal electric fields from leaders and
return strokes associated with lightning strikes to the 100-m-tall Gaisberg Tower in Austria …