The basis of conventional lightning protection systems

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 958-962

  Tobias, John M ^a  

^a IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; LIGHTNING ARRESTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS;

ELECTROGEOMETRIC MODEL; PROTECTED ZONE;

LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

EID: 3242883577     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2004.831277     Document Type: Article

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