Lightning is a critical concern for scientists and engineers working with electrical installations. Its relevance is increasing due to climate change, which has led to more frequent lightning strikes, and the growing vulnerability of renewable energy generators, power grids, and charging infrastructure to lightning damage. This second edition provides a thoroughly revised and updated, comprehensive treatment of the subject.
The two volumes cover lightning physics and its effects in depth. Volume 1 focuses on lightning return stroke modeling and electromagnetic radiation, while Volume 2 addresses electrical processes and impacts. Topics include models and simulations of lightning strokes, measurements of lightning-induced EM fields, HF, VHF, and microwave radiation, lightning location systems, atmospheric discharge processes, lightning strikes to grounded structures and towers, EM field propagation, interactions with cables, effects on power transmission and distribution systems, effects in the ionosphere, mesosphere, and magnetosphere, as well as NOx generation and climate impacts. The volumes provide guidance on integrating theoretical knowledge with models of all lightning-related electromagnetic processes and their interactions, offering readers practical experience through simulations of thundercloud and lightning EM fields and their effects.
These volumes are an invaluable resource for researchers and engineers in electrical engineering and physics, particularly in electromagnetic compatibility, lightning protection, renewable energy systems, smart grids, and lightning physics. They are also highly relevant for professionals in telecommunications, power equipment manufacturing, and advanced students in related fields.
