lightninginduced
Lightning-induced describes effects that arise from lightning discharges, either directly striking an object or inducing currents and voltages in nearby conductors due to the rapidly changing electromagnetic field. The term is used across electrical engineering, infrastructure protection, and atmospheric science.
Direct strikes deposit large currents into exposed conductors, but many observed effects come from indirect coupling.
Commonly addressed in buildings, substations, and outdoor infrastructure. Lightning-induced surges can cause insulation breakdown, equipment damage,
Mitigation includes robust grounding and bonding, routing conductors away from each other to avoid parallelism in
Researchers study lightning-induced phenomena using field measurements, transient simulations, and laboratory surge tests. Data from lightning
See also: lightning protection, surge protection, electromagnetic compatibility, grounding.