Response of Drone Electronic Systems to a Standardized Lightning Pulse

Paweł Szczupak and Tomasz Kossowski
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Paweł Szczupak: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fundamentals, Rzeszow University of Technology, ul. W. Pola, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Tomasz Kossowski: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fundamentals, Rzeszow University of Technology, ul. W. Pola, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-19

Abstract: This paper presents the results of experimental tests of the impulse response of selected, essential components of a drone. A standardized lightning pulse that is often used during immunity tests of electronic devices in the aviation industry was applied. A single-stroke voltage impulse generator, MIG0618SS, was capable of producing the desired pulses. The input voltage was injected into selected electronic circuits of the drone system and pulses were observed in different parts of the machine. This allowed us to build a model based on the transmittance of the circuits most exposed to lightning overvoltages. The conducted tests were supported by impedance measurements carried out with an LCR-8110G meter. The obtained results made possible the development of a preliminary drone simulation model, allowing us to determine the size of the disturbances arising in individual circuits during nearby lightning. A discussion of the influence of close lightning discharges on expected induced overvoltages in a drone electronics system is also conducted in the paper.

Keywords: lightning; induced overvoltages; impulse generator; drone electronics system; modelling; computer simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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