A New Method to Evaluate the Launch Pad Lightning Protection System Performance by Using LPM in 3-D

Authors

1 PhD student, Faculty of Electrical and Avionics Engineering, Malik Ashtar University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Avionics Engineering, Malik Ashtar University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Direct lightning strokes to launch pad damage some vital instruments. Thus, the lightning protection system is used
to protect instruments. Calculating the probability of direct lightning strokes is the main consideration in lightning
protection system design, however this calculation is not simple since the shape of launch pad is complex. In this
paper, a 3-D numerical analysis model based on Leader Progression Model (LPM) is proposed to calculate the
probability of direct lightning strokes to launch pads. The progression of lightning downward leader, the inception
and propagation of upward leaders are modeled step by step until final jump. Launch pad, lightning protection system,
downward and upward leaders are modeled by different shapes of charges, and the environment electric field is
computed using charge simulation method. Then, lightning performance of two actual launch pads are evaluated, and
the simulation results are compared. Finally, the high voltage laboratory tests have been achived to validate the
proposed protection system design.

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  • Receive Date: 01 September 2014
  • Revise Date: 21 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2018
  • Publish Date: 21 April 2015

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