In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas
Long-wire very low frequency antennas, when lifted up on high altitudes by an aerostat, move through different atmospheric layers and interact with them electrically in a more intense way in comparison with aircraft flights. Such interactions manifest themselves in the form of electrical changes in...
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| author | Tomasz Aleksander Miś Józef Modelski |
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| description | Long-wire very low frequency antennas, when lifted up on high altitudes by an aerostat, move through different atmospheric layers and interact with them electrically in a more intense way in comparison with aircraft flights. Such interactions manifest themselves in the form of electrical changes in the clouds and corona discharges excited on the antenna wire, which may increase the risk of mechanical damages and transmitter overload. In order to investigate the interactions between the different types of clouds and a long balloon-borne antenna wire, two theoretical models were developed and compared with results from an experimental balloon flight directly through a storm front. Based on the theoretical and experimental results, the most accurate model proposed was chosen, as well as a set of basic requirements for the balloon-borne VLF antenna system, reducing the risk of failure during operation in highly electrically active atmospheric environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1920330d86845d29eb279dcb8fd51132023-12-01T22:40:27ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-07-012214530210.3390/s22145302In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF AntennasTomasz Aleksander Miś0Józef Modelski1Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics and Multimedia Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warszawa, PolandWarsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics and Multimedia Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warszawa, PolandLong-wire very low frequency antennas, when lifted up on high altitudes by an aerostat, move through different atmospheric layers and interact with them electrically in a more intense way in comparison with aircraft flights. Such interactions manifest themselves in the form of electrical changes in the clouds and corona discharges excited on the antenna wire, which may increase the risk of mechanical damages and transmitter overload. In order to investigate the interactions between the different types of clouds and a long balloon-borne antenna wire, two theoretical models were developed and compared with results from an experimental balloon flight directly through a storm front. Based on the theoretical and experimental results, the most accurate model proposed was chosen, as well as a set of basic requirements for the balloon-borne VLF antenna system, reducing the risk of failure during operation in highly electrically active atmospheric environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5302VLFlinear antennastratosphereballoonEM compatibilitycorona |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz Aleksander Miś Józef Modelski In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas Sensors VLF linear antenna stratosphere balloon EM compatibility corona |
| title | In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas |
| title_full | In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas |
| title_fullStr | In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas |
| title_full_unstemmed | In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas |
| title_short | In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas |
| title_sort | in flight electromagnetic compatibility of airborne vertical vlf antennas |
| topic | VLF linear antenna stratosphere balloon EM compatibility corona |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5302 |
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