Experimental Comparison of the Performance of an Early Streamer Emission Air Terminal versus a Franklin Rod in Laboratory Using a Novel Methodology

Laurent Pecastaing (1) , Thierry Reess (1) , Antoine Silvestre de Ferron (1) , Sonia Souakri (1) , E. Smycz , A. Skopec , C. Stec

1 SIAME - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingénieur Appliquées à la Mécanique et au génie Electrique

This paper is devoted to a detailed presentation of all aspects involved in a novel experimental technique to prove the effectiveness of an early streamer emission air terminal (ESEAT) versus a traditional Franklin rod. An experimental test using a novel method and associated with electrostatic simulation demonstrates the effectiveness of an ESEAT (Pix3-60 from Piorteh Company) versus a conventional Franklin rod in the SIAME laboratory of the University of Pau in France. This method consists of locating both the ESEAT and the Franklin rod together in the same configuration in accordance with the French Standard NFC 17-102 (09/2011). During tests, all discharges are recorded on the ESEAT from Piorteh Company when its rod is active.

Domains: Physics [physics]

Laurent Pecastaing, Thierry Reess, Antoine Silvestre de Ferron, Sonia Souakri, E. Smycz, et al.. Experimental Comparison of the Performance of an Early Streamer Emission Air Terminal versus a Franklin Rod in Laboratory Using a Novel Methodology. IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC 2014), Jun 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. pp.500-503, ⟨10.1109/IPMHVC.2014.7287321⟩. ⟨hal-02154017⟩