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Development of Lightning Current Generator and Technology for Generating the First Short Stroke Lightning Current Using a Crowbar Device

Crowbar 장치를 이용한 최초 단시간뇌격전류 발생기술 및 뇌격전류발생기 개발

  • Received : 2010.10.27
  • Accepted : 2010.11.17
  • Published : 2011.01.31
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Abstract

This paper presents a technical study for the first short stroke lightning current generator using a crowbar device. The so-called crowbar-technology is most common to make 10/350[${\mu}s$] impulse currents with high amplitude, and the lightning current generator with crowbar device has an economic advantage than the nominal RLC current generator. But both the operating efficiency and the operating reliability of crowbar spark gap are very important to design the current generator. So, the peaking circuit which consists of small capacitors and a spark gap is applied. And the multi-step coil for controlling the circuit constant at the different test conditions is used. The presented test facility is designed to perform impulse tests with amplitudes up to 50[kA] of 10/350[${\mu}s$].

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