Estimation of the statistical distributions of lightning current parameters at ground level from the data recorded by instrumented towers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1400-1409

  Borghetti, Alberto ^a   Nucci, Carlo Alberto ^a   Paolone, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC INSULATION COORDINATION; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; ELECTRIC TOWERS; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

LIGHTNING CURRENT PARAMETERS; LIGHTNING CURRENT STATISTICS; POWER SYSTEM INSULATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 3242744560     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2004.829116     Document Type: Article

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