The Sandia Lightning Simulator Recommissioning and upgrades.

Conference · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:969544

Martinez, Leonard E; Caldwell, Michele

The Sandia lightning simulator at Sandia National Laboratories can provide up to 200 kA for a simulated single lightning stroke, 100 kA for a subsequent stroke, and hundreds of Amperes of continuing current. It has recently been recommissioned after a decade of inactivity and the single-stroke capability demonstrated. The simulator capabilities, basic design components, upgrades, and diagnostic capabilities are discussed in this paper.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 969544
• Report Number(s): SAND2005-4849C; TRN: US201001%%673
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proposed for presentation at the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference held August 8-12, 2005 in Chicago, IL.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPATIBILITY
DESIGN
LIGHTNING
SIMULATORS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES