Return stroke current profiles and electromagnetic fields associated with lightning strikes to tall towers: Comparison of engineering models

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 65, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 316-321

  Pavanello, D ^a   Rachidi, F ^a   Rakov, V A ^b   Nucci, C A ^c   Bermudez, J L ^d  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Lightning; Reflections; Return stroke current; Return stroke models; Strike object; Tall towers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOWERS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

LIGHTNING STRIKES; RETURN STROKE CURRENT; STRIKE OBJECT;

LIGHTNING;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOWERS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

EID: 33846898290     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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