Lightning electromagnetics
This book has 25 chapters and discusses the following topics: lightning electromagnetics; electromagnetic theory; electromagnetic fields; accelerating charge; propagating current pulse; discharge process in the atmosphere; nonthermal electrical discharges in air; charging process in clouds; lightnin...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
London :
Institution of Engineering and Technology,
2012.
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| Series | IET power and energy series ;
62. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781849192163 1849192162 9781621983248 1621983242 1283637871 9781283637879 6613950335 9786613950338 9781849192156 1849192154 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxiv, 950 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Basic electromagnetic theory
- A summary; 2. Application of electromagnetic fields of an accelerating charge to obtain the electromagnetic fields of a propagating current pulse; 3. Basic discharge processes in the atmosphere; 4. Numerical simulations of non-thermal electrical discharges in air; 5. Modelling of charging processes in clouds; 6. The physics of lightning flash development; 7. Return stroke models for engineering applications; 8. Electromagnetic models of lightning return strokes.
- 9. Antenna models of lightning return-stroke: an integral approach based on the method of moments10. Transmission line models of lightning return stroke; 11. On the various approximations to calculate lightning return stroke-generated electric and magnetic fields over finitely conducting ground; 12. Propagation effects on electromagnetic fields generated by lightning return strokes: Review of simplified formulas and their validity assessment; 13. Lightning electromagnetic field calculations in presence of a conducting ground: the numerical treatment of Sommerfeld's integrals.
- 14. Measurements of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields15. The Schumann resonances; 16. Lightning effects in the mesosphere and ionosphere; 17. The effects of lightning on the ionosphere/magnetosphere; 18. Interaction of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields with overhead and underground cables; 19. Scale models and their application to the study of lightning transients in power systems; 20. Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures; 21. On the NOx generation in corona, streamer and low-pressure electrical discharges.
- 22. On the NOx production by laboratory electrical discharges and lightning23. High energetic radiation from thunderstorms and lightning; 24. Excitation of visual sensory experiences by electromagnetic fields of lightning; 25. Modelling lightning strikes to tall towers; Index.