On the current peak estimates provided by lightning detection networks for lightning return strokes to tall towers

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 51, Issue 3 PART 1, 2009, Pages 453-458

  Pavanello, Davide ^a,b   Rachidi, Farhad ^a   Janischewskyj, Wasyl ^c   Rubinstein, Marcos ^d   Shostak, Volodymyr O ^e   Nucci, Carlo Alberto ^f   Cummins, Kenneth L ^g   Hussein, Ali M ^c,h   Chang, Jen Shih ⁱ  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^e NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correction current peak estimates; Lightning detection networks; Lightning to tall structures

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION CURRENT PEAK ESTIMATES; CURRENT ESTIMATES; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; CURRENT PEAK; GROUND LEVEL; LIGHTNING CURRENTS; LIGHTNING DETECTION; LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORKS; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE; LIGHTNING STRIKES; NORTH AMERICAN; PEAK CURRENTS; RADIATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; RETURN STROKE; RETURN STROKE CURRENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TORONTO; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC TOWERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 69649087693     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2009.2025913     Document Type: Article

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