Full-System Tests Using the Sandia Lightning Simulator
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Direct-stroke, very high-level natural lightning is simulated with a developmental, lightning simulator, which has been used to apply fast-rising, high-current, high-energy outputs to full-scale operational systems. Samples of the wide range in output capabilities of this high-voltage, multiple-pulse simulator are described. Circuit considerations related to its use for testing physically large test items are discussed. The simulator is primarily used for conducting internal Sandia National Laboratories test programs, but example waveforms from direct-strike lightning simulation tests made for the Navy with functional F-14 and FA-18 aircraft are also presented.
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