On the interpretation of ground reflections observed in small-scale experiments simulating lightning strikes to towers

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 533-542

  Baba, Yoshihiro ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Biconical antenna; Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Ground reflection; Lightning current; Tall objects

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC TOWERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BICONICAL ANTENNA; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; GROUND REFLECTIONS; LIGHTNING CURRENT; TALL OBJECTS;

LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

EID: 27644446880     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2005.852220     Document Type: Article

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