Title :
Nonuniform potential distribution caused by lightning
Author :
Yingnan, Jin ; Peibai, Zhou ; Naixiang, Ma ; Zishu, Zhu
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
Abstract :
One of the serious sources of electromagnetic interference is lightning. In modern intellectual faculties building, the electronic equipment system is very easily damaged by lightning. The calculation results show that the high frequency components of the potential difference along each floor in a building are quite different under a lightning strike on the building. It may cause the grounding potential to rise, damaging the electronic devices
Keywords :
electric potential; electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic wave propagation; lightning; EM wave propagation; electromagnetic interference; electronic devices; electronic equipment system; grounding potential; high frequency components; intellectual faculties building; lightning; lightning current propagation; lightning protection; nonuniform potential distribution; potential difference; Buildings; Electronic equipment; Floors; Frequency domain analysis; Grounding; Lightning; Magnetic field measurement; Power system protection; Safety; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental Electromagnetics, 2000. CEEM 2000. Proceedings. Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0420-6
DOI :
10.1109/CEEM.2000.853963