• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2015

In this paper we study the transmission of the electrostatic field due to coulomb charges of an individual thundercloud into the midlatitude ionosphere, taking into account the total geomagnetic field integrated Pedersen conductivity of the ionosphere. It is shown that at ionospheric altitudes, a typical thundercloud produces an insignificant electrostatic field whereas a giant thundercloud can drive the horizontal electrostatic field with a magnitude of ${\sim}270{\mu}V/m$ for nighttime conditions.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2015

In the measurement of atmospheric static electric field, it is important to know characteristics of corona discharges caused at the tip of test electrode. This paper presents the fundamental data of DC corona discharges that occurred at the tip of a needle-shaped electrode placed in the homogeneous background electric field which simulates the atmospheric static field under thundercloud. The major characteristics of interest for this purpose are the polarity effect of corona discharges and the magnitudes and time intervals of corona current pulses. The experimental set-up consists of the plate-to-plate configuration with a needle-shaped protrusion, DC power supply, and voltage and current measuring devices. As a result of experiments, the polarity dependence of corona pulses is significantly pronounced. The time intervals between successive corona pulses in the negative polarity is much longer than those in the positive polarity. The time intervals for both polarities is drastically decreased as the applied electric field is increased. Also the magnitudes of the positive corona pulses are slightly changed with an increase in applied electric field, but those of the negative corona pulses are linearly increased with increasing the applied electric fields.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.250-258
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 지상에서 전장의 세기를 측정하는 것에 의해 낙뢰 예측이 가능한 뇌경보시스템을 개발하였다. 뇌경보시스템은 전장센서로써 회전형 필드밀, 임피던스변환기, 2단 증폭기 및 마이크로프로세서로 구성되어 있다. 교정 실험결과로부터 뇌경보시스템의 주파수대역과 최대 분해능은 각각 $DC{\sim}200\;[Hz]$, 73[V/m]이었으며, 뇌운에 의한 대지전장의 세기를 18.7 [kV/m]까지 측정할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 실제 상황에서 본 뇌경보시스템의 감지능력을 평가하기 위하여 뇌운의 모델을 이용한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며. 그 결과 관측점으로부터 6 [km] 이내에 접근하는 뇌운의 움직임을 관측할 수 있었다.