DocumentCode
2435064
Title
Step-voltage-optimized Lightning Protection earth-termination systems analysis and simulation
Author
Brocke, Ralph ; Hinrichsen, Volker ; Suchanek, Sebastian ; Gao, Jing
Author_Institution
DEHN+SOEHNE, Neumarkt, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
3-7 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
272
Lastpage
277
Abstract
Earth-Termination Systems as an important part of the Lightning Protection Systems must be designed in a way that lightning currents are safely diverted into the ground without generating step-voltages on the surface of the soil that would be dangerous to human beings. The paper considers safety limits for step-voltages and examines the effectiveness of several design principles of earth-termination systems using the possibilities of finite element computer simulations.
Keywords
finite element analysis; lightning protection; Earth-termination systems; earth-termination systems; finite element computer simulations; lightning currents; step-voltage-optimized lightning protection; Analytical models; Biological system modeling; Earth; Electrodes; Grounding; Ionization; Soil; 3D — FEM Simulation; Lightning Protection Earth-termination System; Step-Voltages;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lightning Protection (XI SIPDA), 2011 International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Fortaleza
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1898-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SIPDA.2011.6088444
Filename
6088444
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