FAA Lightning Protection Study: Report of Investigations Relative to Providing Lightning Protection for Control Lines for the Remote Center Air-to-Ground (RCAG),

Abstract

The purpose of the Lightning Protection Study is to determine the degree of susceptability of FAA electronic systems to induced electromagnetic pulse effects due to lightning and to propose protective devices adequate for low voltage solid state systems. This Report covers the RCAG. While the RCAG does contain solid state circuitry with potentially susceptible components, they are sufficiently isolated from transients so that effects are apparently negligible. Two separate reviews of four RCAG's in Florida failed to surface any outages directly attributable to lightning induced transients on control lines. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076943

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Cosel

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Civil Aviation
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Lightning
  • Lightning Protection
  • Low Voltage
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Receivers
  • Sidebands
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics