Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas

Lightning locating system is an active research field in high voltage and high current applications. The lightning discharge processes radiate electromagnetic wave in broadband range of VLF through UHF. In the stepped-leader progression, stepped leader radiates electromagnetic field while it progres...

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Main Author: Mashak, Saeed Vahabi
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spelling my.utm.268302017-08-15T01:31:09Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26830/ Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas Mashak, Saeed Vahabi TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Lightning locating system is an active research field in high voltage and high current applications. The lightning discharge processes radiate electromagnetic wave in broadband range of VLF through UHF. In the stepped-leader progression, stepped leader radiates electromagnetic field while it progresses. In this project, the location of lightning was estimated by using radiated electromagnetic field and employing the Time of Arrival technique (TOA). The measuring system was implemented at IVAT and lightning events were recorded for a period of about six months. The proposed system uses three broadband antennas perpendicular to each other to roughly estimate the azimuth and the elevation of lightning strikes. Two short base lines used in the system have a distance of 14.5 meters between them. Experimental results and signal simulations show that the system has a good accuracy for the detection of the azimuth and the less accuracy for the elevation. The simulation and reconstruction of lightning strikes has also been done by using the Lab View program. 2010 Thesis NonPeerReviewed Mashak, Saeed Vahabi (2010) Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. http://libraryopac.utm.my/client/en_AU/main/search/results?qu=Lighting+locating+system+by+using+time+of+arrival+technique+and+three+broadband+antennas&te=
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Mashak, Saeed Vahabi
Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
description Lightning locating system is an active research field in high voltage and high current applications. The lightning discharge processes radiate electromagnetic wave in broadband range of VLF through UHF. In the stepped-leader progression, stepped leader radiates electromagnetic field while it progresses. In this project, the location of lightning was estimated by using radiated electromagnetic field and employing the Time of Arrival technique (TOA). The measuring system was implemented at IVAT and lightning events were recorded for a period of about six months. The proposed system uses three broadband antennas perpendicular to each other to roughly estimate the azimuth and the elevation of lightning strikes. Two short base lines used in the system have a distance of 14.5 meters between them. Experimental results and signal simulations show that the system has a good accuracy for the detection of the azimuth and the less accuracy for the elevation. The simulation and reconstruction of lightning strikes has also been done by using the Lab View program.
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author Mashak, Saeed Vahabi
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title Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
title_short Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
title_full Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
title_fullStr Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
title_full_unstemmed Lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
title_sort lighting locating system by using time of arrival technique and three broadband antennas
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26830/
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