Surge Impedance and its Application to the Lightning Stroke
- 1 April 1961
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Part III: Power Apparatus and Systems
- Vol. 80 (3) , 1011-1020
- https://doi.org/10.1109/aieepas.1961.4501198
Abstract
Corona effects and a temporary high resistance introduced into the path of the return-stroke current are two factors that contribute to the determination of the velocity of the propagation and surge impedance of the return stroke. Using field theory concepts it is estimated that the surge impedance of the stroke is about 3,000 ohms. This quantity is of value in estimating the length of the last step and wave front of the stroke current.Keywords
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