Health effects of electromagnetic field generated by lightning current pulses near down conductors

The lightning current generates a time varying magnetic field near down conductors, when lightning strikes the connected Franklin-rod. The down conductors are mounted on the wall of buildings, where residential places can be situated. It is well known that the rapidly changing magnetic fields could...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 301; no. 1; p. 012025
Main Authors Tamus, Z Á, Novák, B, Szücs, L, Kiss, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 23.06.2011
Subjects
Conductors
Current pulses
Eddy currents
Electromagnetic fields
Human body
Interaction models
Lightning strikes
Magnetic fields
Peripheral nerves
Physics
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Summary:The lightning current generates a time varying magnetic field near down conductors, when lightning strikes the connected Franklin-rod. The down conductors are mounted on the wall of buildings, where residential places can be situated. It is well known that the rapidly changing magnetic fields could generate dangerous eddy currents in the human body. If the duration and the gradient of the magnetic field were high enough, the peripheral nerves are excited. In this study, the authors introduce an improved model of the interaction of electromagnetic fields of lighting current near a down conductor with the human body. The interaction model has two parts: estimation of the magnetic fields surrounding the down conductor and evaluation of health effects of rapid changing magnetic fields on the human body.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/301/1/012025