Title :
The protected space proved to be an undefined term
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Budapest, Hungary
Abstract :
The protected space is not really protected against penetration of lightning. Probability of interception failure cannot be related to parameters of the protected space without considering the structure to be protected. Therefore, the term “protected space” cannot be exactly defined.
Keywords :
failure analysis; lightning protection; probability; interception failure; lightning protection; probability; protected space; undefined term; Discharges (electric); Joining processes; lightning interception; lightning stroke; protected space; protection angle; rolling sphere;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1898-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1896-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344227
