Alternative to Monte Carlo method for the estimation of lightning incidence to overhead lines

IEE Proceedings: Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-131

  Chowdhuri, P ^a   Mehairjan, S ^b  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NV Energie Bedrijven Suriname   (Suriname)

Author keywords

Electrogeometric models; Lightning incidence; Overhead lines

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DIRECT LIGHTNING STROKES; ELECTRIC SHADOW METHOD; ELECTROGEOMETRIC MODEL;

OVERHEAD LINES;

EID: 0031098176     PISSN: 13502360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-gtd:19970809     Document Type: Article

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