Title :
Installation schemes for downconductors at Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT)
Author :
Carvajal, Loren ; Wibisono, Ben ; Tenicela, Enrique
Author_Institution :
Fed. Aviation Adm., Power Services Group, ATO-W/ATC Facilities, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
This paper focuses on design practices for the effective placement of downconductors to increase the level of direct lightning strike protection of Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) in the United States. The adopted design practice is based on the use of the voltage gradient model as applied to tall towers. A scheme of balanced placement of downconductors for ATCTs is presented along with a simplified PSpice simulation that indicates related performance improvements.
Keywords :
SPICE; air traffic control; airports; gradient methods; lightning protection; poles and towers; ATCT; United States; airport traffic control towers; direct lightning strike protection; downconductor balanced placement scheme; downconductor installation schemes; simplified PSPICE simulation; voltage gradient model; Buildings; Conductors; FAA; Geometry; Lightning protection; SPICE; balanced configuration; convex geometry; electric field; lightning protection;
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.2012.6344392
