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One of the most popular techniques to take into account the finite ground conductivity in the evaluation of the radial component of the electric field generated by a lightning return stroke is the Cooray-Rubinstein (CR) formula. As this formula is derived in the frequency domain, its application in time-domain simulation codes for the analysis of lightning-induced overvoltages on overhead lines might be challenging. In this paper, two methods allowing a simple time-domain implementation of the formula are discussed. The first one is an enhanced version of an algorithm recently proposed by two of the authors, while the second consists of a new technique, based on a suitable rational approximation of the impedance term appearing in the CR formula. This second approach is characterized by an intrinsic easiness in time-domain implementation and a considerable computational efficiency compared with conventional methods.
Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Antonio Sunjerga, Thomas Chaumont