Experimental study of lightning-induced currents in a buried loop conductor and a grounded vertical conductor

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-117

  Schoene, Jens ^a   Uman, Martin A ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^a   Jerauld, Jason ^a   Hanley, Britt D ^a   Rambo, Keith J ^a   Howard, Joseph ^a   DeCarlo, Brian ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna measurements; Current measurements; Electromagnetic coupling; Grounding electrodes; Lightning protection

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

GROUNDED VERTICAL CONDUCTOR; LIGHTNING-INDUCED CURRENTS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS;

EID: 40949156288     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.911927     Document Type: Article

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