Full-System Tests Using the Sandia Lightning Simulator

Abstract

Direct-stroke, very high-level natural lightning is simulated with a developmental, lightning simulator, which has been used to apply fast-rising, high-current, high-energy outputs to full-scale operational systems. Samples of the wide range in output capabilities of this high-voltage, multiple-pulse simulator are described. Circuit considerations related to its use for testing physically large test items are discussed. The simulator is primarily used for conducting internal Sandia National Laboratories test programs, but example waveforms from direct-strike lightning simulation tests made for the Navy with functional F-14 and F/A-18 aircraft are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002212

Entities

People

  • Robert A. White

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Capacitance
  • Electrical Impedance
  • High Voltage
  • Impedance
  • Lightning
  • Low Voltage
  • Military Aircraft
  • Oil Tanks
  • Pulsed Power
  • Simulators
  • Spark Gaps
  • Voltage
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Electrical Engineering