Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method

Abstract A simple method combining Output‐Error (OE) model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) method is proposed to reconstruct lightning current in this paper. First, the FDTD method is adopted to calculate electromagnetic fields of any desired point, and the transfer function between the obt...

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Main Authors: Yapeng Fu, Qi Zhang, Bo Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-02-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001311
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description Abstract A simple method combining Output‐Error (OE) model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) method is proposed to reconstruct lightning current in this paper. First, the FDTD method is adopted to calculate electromagnetic fields of any desired point, and the transfer function between the obtained fields and channel base current is built by using OE model. Then, the lightning current is reconstructed by putting the actual measured electromagnetic field into the corresponding transfer function. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated through the measured data given in the literature. Moreover, three influence factors on the reconstruction performance of this method are analyzed as well, including the effect of distance from field observation point to lightning channel, ground conductivity and the velocity of return stroke.
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spelling doaj.art-44c1d0c4608541658f8d43a790b583212022-12-21T19:55:58ZengAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)Earth and Space Science2333-50842021-02-0182n/an/a10.1029/2020EA001311Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain MethodYapeng Fu0Qi Zhang1Bo Yang2College of Meteorology and Oceanography National University of Defense Technology Nanjing ChinaNational Key Laboratory on Electromagnetic Environment Effects and Electro‐Optical Engineering Army Engineering University of PLA Nanjing ChinaCollege of Meteorology and Oceanography National University of Defense Technology Nanjing ChinaAbstract A simple method combining Output‐Error (OE) model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) method is proposed to reconstruct lightning current in this paper. First, the FDTD method is adopted to calculate electromagnetic fields of any desired point, and the transfer function between the obtained fields and channel base current is built by using OE model. Then, the lightning current is reconstructed by putting the actual measured electromagnetic field into the corresponding transfer function. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated through the measured data given in the literature. Moreover, three influence factors on the reconstruction performance of this method are analyzed as well, including the effect of distance from field observation point to lightning channel, ground conductivity and the velocity of return stroke.https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001311electromagnetic fieldFinite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) methodlightning currentOutput‐Error (OE) modelreconstructiontransfer function
spellingShingle Yapeng Fu
Qi Zhang
Bo Yang
Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
Earth and Space Science
electromagnetic field
Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) method
lightning current
Output‐Error (OE) model
reconstruction
transfer function
title Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
title_full Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
title_fullStr Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
title_full_unstemmed Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
title_short Waveform Reconstruction of Lightning Current Based on Output‐Error Model and Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain Method
title_sort waveform reconstruction of lightning current based on output error model and finite difference time domain method
topic electromagnetic field
Finite‐Difference Time‐Domain (FDTD) method
lightning current
Output‐Error (OE) model
reconstruction
transfer function
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001311
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