Electromagnetic Computation Methods for Lightning Surge Protection Studies
by Yoshihiro Baba, Vladimir A. Rakov
4Applications to Lightning Surge Protection Studies
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Overview
In this chapter, representative applications of the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) method (Yee 1966) to lightning electromagnetic pulse and surge simulations are reviewed. Table 4.1 shows a list of journal papers on FDTD applications, which are grouped into the following 10 subjects: (i) lightning electromagnetic fields at close and far distances; (ii) lightning surges on overhead power transmission line (TL) conductors and towers; (iii) lightning surges on overhead distribution and telecommunication lines; (iv) the lightning electromagnetic environment in power substations; (v) lightning surges in wind-turbine-generator towers; (vi) lightning surges in photovoltaic (PV) arrays; (vii) the lightning electromagnetic environment in electric vehicles (EV s); (viii) the lightning electromagnetic environment in airborne vehicles; (ix) lightning surges and the electromagnetic environment in buildings; and (x) surges on grounding electrodes.
Table 4.1 List of journal papers related to applications of the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) method to lightning electromagnetic field and/or surge simulations.
| Subject | Paper |
| Lightning electromagnetic fields at close and far distances | Baba and Rakov (2003, 2007b, 2008b, 2009, 2011) |
| Yang and Zhou (2004) | |
| Berenger (2005) | |
| Hu and Cummer (2006) | |
| Mimouni et al. (2008, 2014) | |
| Shoory et al. (2010) | |
| Oikawa et al. (2012) |
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