FAA Lightning Protection Study: Lightning Protection Devices.

Abstract

The purpose of the Lightning Protection Study is to determine the degree of susceptibility of the Federal Aviation Administration electronic systems to induced electromagnetic pulse effects due to lightning, and to propose protective devices adequate for low voltage electronic systems. This report covers one phase of the study; the lightning protective devices. The other study phases are reported in separate reports, namely lightning simulation tests of communication cables, analytical study of cable coupling, cable terminal equipment susceptibility levels. The report consists of five chapters on introductory remarks and definition of terms, gas discharge transient protectors, semiconductor breakdown diodes, metal-oxide varistors, and deployment and retrofit of protective devices. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781319

Entities

People

  • Chin-lin Chen

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Gas Discharges
  • Lightning
  • Lightning Protection
  • Low Voltage
  • Metal Oxides
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Varistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene