In-Flight Electromagnetic Compatibility of Airborne Vertical VLF Antennas

Long-wire very low frequency antennas, when lifted up on high altitudes by an aerostat, move through different atmospheric layers and interact with them electrically in a more intense way in comparison with aircraft flights. Such interactions manifest themselves in the form of electrical changes in...

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Published in:	Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-07, Vol.22 (14), p.5302
Main Authors:	Miś, Tomasz Aleksander, Modelski, Józef
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aircraft Airships Altitude Antennas Atmosphere Atmospheric models Aviation balloon Balloon flight Balloons Charged particles Clouds corona Electric corona Electric fields Electromagnetic compatibility EM compatibility Experiments High altitude Ionosphere linear antenna Radiation stratosphere VLF Wire
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Summary:	Long-wire very low frequency antennas, when lifted up on high altitudes by an aerostat, move through different atmospheric layers and interact with them electrically in a more intense way in comparison with aircraft flights. Such interactions manifest themselves in the form of electrical changes in the clouds and corona discharges excited on the antenna wire, which may increase the risk of mechanical damages and transmitter overload. In order to investigate the interactions between the different types of clouds and a long balloon-borne antenna wire, two theoretical models were developed and compared with results from an experimental balloon flight directly through a storm front. Based on the theoretical and experimental results, the most accurate model proposed was chosen, as well as a set of basic requirements for the balloon-borne VLF antenna system, reducing the risk of failure during operation in highly electrically active atmospheric environments.
ISSN:	1424-8220 1424-8220