New Investigations of the Mechanisms of Lightning Strike to Radomes Part I : Experimental Study in High Voltage Laboratory 2001-01-2883
The main purpose of the experiments described here is the analysis of the mechanisms of radome protection with lightning diverters of various types and sizes. A high voltage arrangement and associated diagnostics have been implemented to perform a quantitative study of the inception and propagation mechanisms of the corona and leader discharges that precede the final breakdown. It is shown that ambient humidity plays a significant role on the discharge process and that the nature of the discharge initiated from the strip is very different depending on the strip type. Segmented strips are more likely to allow energetic discharges to propagate from an internal antenna leading to radome puncture.
Citation: Ulmann, A., Brechet, P., Bondiou-Clergerie, A., Delannoy, A. et al., "New Investigations of the Mechanisms of Lightning Strike to Radomes Part I : Experimental Study in High Voltage Laboratory," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-2883, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-2883. Download Citation
Author(s):
A. Ulmann, P. Brechet, A. Bondiou-Clergerie, A. Delannoy, P. Lalande, P. Blanchet, P. Laroche, E. Bocherens, G. L. Bacchiega, I. Gallimberti
Affiliated:
DGA/DCE/CEAT, ONERA, IRS
Pages: 9
Event:
International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 2001 Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V110-1
Related Topics:
High voltage systems
Lightning
Humidity
Antennas
Diagnostics
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