Lightning warning system based on a slow antenna

This study presents a slow antenna that has been develop to work as a lightning warning system (LWS). The sensor has been developed by STORM-T Laboratory of the University of São Paulo as part of a research and development program of the Companhia Energética do Ceará (COELCE). The LWS built can d...

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Published in2015 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XIII SIPDA) pp. 153 - 156
Main Authors Morales Rodriguez, Carlos Augusto, Neves, Joao R., Anselmo, Evandro M., Rabak, Cesar S., Mathias, Marcio A., Camara, Keyla Sampaio, Rodrigues, Nilo, Gondim, Raquel S., dos Santos, Felipe L.C.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2015
Subjects
Alarm systems
Antenna measurements
Antennas
Clouds
Computers
Integrated circuits
Lightning
microeletronics
thunderstorm
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Summary:This study presents a slow antenna that has been develop to work as a lightning warning system (LWS). The sensor has been developed by STORM-T Laboratory of the University of São Paulo as part of a research and development program of the Companhia Energética do Ceará (COELCE). The LWS built can detect intra-cloud (IC) and cloud to ground (CG) lightning that is used to predict the probability of CG occurrence. The system is a slow-antenna integrated with a microcontroller and a single board computer that proportionate a compact design and low cost. Furthermore, the firmware can be update to include more detecting features anytime.
DOI:10.1109/SIPDA.2015.7339319