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Abstract—The paper presents the statistical data of the signifi- to the peak value ( , front time) and by the time to its subse-
cant parameters of lightning flash, collected by many researchers quent decay to its half value ( , tail time). The tail time being
over many years around the world. The significant parameters of a several orders of magnitude longer than the front time, its statis-
lightning flash are: peak current, waveshape and velocity of the re-
turn stroke, the total flash charge and I2 dt. Negative first strokes tical variation is of lesser importance in the computation of the
have traditionally been considered to produce the worst stress on generated voltage. The generated voltage is a function of the
the system insulation. The subsequent negative strokes have sig- peak current for both the direct and indirect strokes. For back-
nificantly lower peak current but shorter wavefronts. This may flashes in direct strokes and for indirect strokes the generated
stress the system insulation more. The positive strokes have about voltage is higher the shorter the front time of the return-stroke
the same median current value as the negative first strokes and
longer fronts, thus producing less stress. However, their duration current [1]. The front time (and the tail time, to a lesser extent),
is longer than that of the negative strokes. Therefore, the system influence the withstand capability (volt-time characteristics) of
insulation may be damaged because of the lower volt-time char- the power apparatus. The charge in a stroke signifies the energy
acteristic for long-duration waves. The positive strokes may also transferred to the struck object. The ancillary equipment (e.g.,
cause more thermal damage because of their significantly higher surge protectors) connected near the struck point will be dam-
charge and I2 dt. The relationship between the return-stroke ve-
locity and the current peak is a significant parameter in estimating aged if the charge content of the stroke exceeds the withstand
lightning-induced voltages and also in estimating the peak current capability of the equipment. The return-stroke velocity will af-
from the radiated electromagnetic fields of the lightning channel. fect the component of the voltage which is generated by the in-
For better accuracy, the current and the velocity should be mea- duction field of the lightning stroke [1]. Field tests have shown
sured simultaneously. Better methods to measure the stroke cur- that the parameters of the first stroke are different from that of
rent need to be developed. Correlation coefficient between various
lightning parameters is another important parameter which will the subsequent strokes.
affect the analysis significantly. Lightning characteristics should be Lightning being random in nature, its parameters must be ex-
classified according to geographical regions and seasons instead of pressed in probabilistic terms from data measured in the field.
assuming these characteristics to be globally uniform. The objective of this report is to present the statistical data of
Index Terms—Lightning parameters, lightning statistics. the significant parameters collected by many researchers over
many years around the world.
I. INTRODUCTION II. DATA ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES
and the radiated electric field, , was derived from the trans- and =coefficient of correlation.
mission-line model of the lightning stroke for a lossless earth If x and y are independently distributed, then , and
[2]: . The cumulative probability that
and :
and (1)
(5)
where c=velocity of light in free space, D=distance of the
stroke from the antenna, =velocity of the return-stroke, and
where , and
=peak magnetic induction.
. Similarly, if , the joint cumulative
probability is given by:
III. STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHTNING
STROKE PARAMETERS (6)
From field data on lightning strokes to masts, chimneys, etc.,
The conditional probability density function of y for a given
the statistical variation of the lightning stroke parameters can
can be found by change of variables [5], [6]:
be approximated by a log-normal distribution, where the statis-
tical variation of the logarithm of a random variable, x, follows
the normal (Gaussian) distribution. In that case, the probability (7a)
density function, p(x), of x is given by [1], [3], [4]:
(7b)
(2)
where
where =standard deviation of , and =median value
of x. Putting, , the cumulative
probability, , that the parameter will exceed x, is given by
integrating (2) between u and , giving: and
(8a)
(3)
This new log-normal distribution of y has then a median
value, , which is the antilog of b and a standard deviation,
As an example, if the critical current of flashover of an over- . b can be written in an alternate form:
head power line is 20 kA, then from Table I,
and .
(8b)
; or . or (8c)
That is, the probability of a negative first-stroke current greater
than 20 kA is 82.11%. where
The joint probability density function of two stroke parame-
ters, x and y, can be expressed as: (8d)
and
(4)
(8e)
where
Such relationships, i.e., (8c), among lightning parameters
have been found and are shown later (Table XI). For cumulative
probability of y from to :
By putting and ,
(9)
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(10)
(11)
From (10), the probabilities for three values of the correlation Reference [13] provides data from field tests during
coefficient, , are shown below: 1994–1997 in Japan. Sixty 500-kV double-circuit trans-
mission towers with overhead shield wires were instrumented.
The towers included 1000-kV design, but operating at 500 kV.
The tower height ranged from 40 m to 140 m, and the altitude of
the observed sites varied from 150 m to 1500 m. The lightning
stroke currents were measured by Rogowski coils, attached to
CHOWDHURI et al.: PARAMETERS OF LIGHTNING STROKES: A REVIEW 349
(13)
TABLE IV
COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO STUDIES ON NEGATIVE SUBSEQUENT-STROKE CURRENT PARAMETERS [10], [15]
Note: ; ; ;
TABLE VII
STATISTICAL PARAMETERS OF STROKE/FLASH CHARGE [8], [15]
TABLE VIII
STATISTICAL PARAMETERS OF FLASH E = I dt [8], [15]
(18)
Fig. 2. Examples of negative-polarity return-stroke currents [4]. Uppermost Charge delivered by a positive stroke:
curve: first stroke; middle curve: second stroke; bottom curve: third stroke.
(19)
VIII. STROKE CHARGE
Most of the charge delivered by lightning flashes does not The charge delivered by positive and negative strokes is only
occur during the current pulses with the high current peaks. In- within the first two milliseconds. Charge beyond that time is
stead, it is contained in the slow continuing low-magnitude cur- classified as in a continuing current.
rents between or after the high current peaks. To some extent, Another way to assess the thermal severity of a lightning flash
a flash behaves like an arc welder as far as surface ablation and is to estimate the integral of of the flash. Table VIII shows
arc ignition is concerned. Reference [8] provides observational the data from [8]. is the median value of . The num-
results for a large number of flashes. However, for delivered bers in parenthesis are from [15].
charge, statistics of the highest magnitudes of charge are of most It should be borne in mind that is a measure of thermal
concern, and only a few observations always exist at the end of severity if the current flows into a constant resistance. For most
any probability curve. Hence, for the data of most interest, the lightning strikes the current flows into either a cathode spot
probable error is the highest. whose voltage drop is quasiconstant or into an impedance that
Following [8] and assuming log-normal probability distri- reduces dramatically as current increases making much less
bution, the parameters for the statistical distribution of the heating.
stroke/flash charge were developed and given in Table VII. The
numbers in parenthesis in Table VII are from [15]. IX. RETURN-STROKE VELOCITIES
The following approximate cumulative probability equations
The field data from four papers [19]–[22] were investigated.
for delivered charge were developed from data in [8], where
In [19], both the straight-line velocity and the track (two-dimen-
is the probability that the charge Q (in coulombs) will be
sional) velocity were tabulated for 36 strokes each. Of the 36
exceeded in a single flash.
points, only 7 were for the first stroke. In [20], 16 more mea-
Total charge delivered by a negative flash:
surement points were given. However, they were not given in
(15) tabular form, and the velocities were plotted without differen-
tiating between the first and the subsequent strokes. Therefore,
the data from [20] could not be used. Of the 14 data points in
Total charge delivered by a positive flash: [21], only 4 were from the first stroke. In [22], of the 63 data
points, 17 were for the first strokes. Hence, of the 113 measured
(16) velocities, 28 were for the first stroke and 85 were from the sub-
sequent strokes. Table IX compares the mean and the standard
deviation of the return-stroke velocity for both the first and the
Charge delivered by a negative first stroke: subsequent strokes.
It has been observed that the return-stroke velocity, for both
(17) the first and the subsequent strokes, decreases as the stroke pro-
gresses upwards toward the cloud [22]. Therefore, the average
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TABLE IX
COMPOSITE FIELD DATA ON VELOCITY OF RETURN STROKES NEAR GROUND [19], [21], [22]
TABLE X
COMPOSITE FIELD DATA ON RETURN-STROKE VELOCITY [19], [21], [22]
DATA FROM REF. [22] FOR CHANNEL LENGTH OF AT LEAST 0.7 km
velocity measured over a longer channel length will be lower As the return-stroke currents were not measured concurrently,
than that for a shorter channel length. In [22], two sets of data the cumulative distribution of velocity was calculated first from
were given; one set for observations at ground levels, and the the field data, and then this distribution was matched with the
other set for channel lengths of at least 0.7 km. These data, to- CIGRE cumulative distribution of current [2], [9]. The perti-
gether with the data from [19] and [21] are shown in Table X. nent log-normal parameters of the currents have been shown in
There is significant disparity in results among the three Table I.
studies. These differences may be attributed to: i) region; ii) Two empirical equations relating the velocity to the current of
sample size; iii) channel length; iv) experimental error. The the first stroke are widely used. One equation was proposed by
tests in [19] were performed in South Africa; the tests in [21] Lundholm [23] and Rusck [24], and the other by Wagner [25].
were performed in Albany, NY; and the tests in [22] were at the These equations are plotted in Fig. 3. The disparity is caused
Kennedy Space Center in Florida and at the Langmuir Labora- mainly because the old AIEE current distribution was assumed
tory near Socorro, NM. The mean first return-stroke velocities in the derivation of these equations.
in Florida and New Mexico were 66 and 150 , A relationship between the return-stroke current and its ve-
respectively; similarly, for the subsequent strokes 110 locity is proposed:
and 130 , respectively. The measurement error in [21]
was estimated to vary between 30 to 60%, and the maximum (20)
error in [22] was estimated to be 35% or less. The estimated
The velocity is plotted as a function of the return-stroke current,
error in [19] is not known. In [21], some measurements were
, in Fig. 4.
taken within 300 m of the ground, and some within 1 km of the
ground. In [22], some measurements were taken near ground
(1.3 km or less), and some were taken over a minimum of 0.7 X. CORRELATIONS BETWEEN LIGHTNING PARAMETERS
km of channel measured from the ground. For [19], the channel As shown in Section III, correlation between lightning pa-
length and height are not exactly known, but is estimated to be rameters significantly influences the estimation of the cumula-
longer [22]. tive probability. Once the correlation coefficient, , between
CHOWDHURI et al.: PARAMETERS OF LIGHTNING STROKES: A REVIEW 353
XII. DISCUSSION
Most of the measurements reported here were taken on tall
towers with current transducers either located at the top or the
bottom of the structure. There are several sources of error as-
sociated with such measurements. First, the measured median
current will be different from that to flat ground [26]. Second, re-
flections at both ends of the tower of the traveling current waves
along the tower will distort the recorded current wave.
Fig. 4. Proposed velocity vs. first-stroke current relationship. I = 31:1 kA, In recent years, from the National Lightning Detection Net-
= 0:48.
work (NLDN), the return-stroke current is estimated from the
radiated magnetic field of the lightning stroke by (1), assuming
the current and another parameter, y, is known, then the effec-
the transmission-line model of stroke channel. Several errors are
tive median value of the variate can be found from (8a), and
encountered in this method of measurement: i) the return-stroke
the probability density function can be estimated from (7b). It
velocity is a function of the peak current; therefore, the assump-
should be borne in mind that certain uncertainties exist in the es-
tion of a constant velocity is incorrect; ii) several models of the
timation of . Table XI shows , a and d of (8c), and
return stroke have been proposed; none has been accepted as
of (8a). was taken from [4] and [8]; a and d were computed
superior to the others; iii) for nearby strokes, the assumption of
from (8d) and (8e), respectively; was computed from
the radiation field is not acceptable; iv) even when the stroke is
(8a) where was taken from Tables I and V for the negative
distant, the radiated field is attenuated when it reaches the an-
first strokes and the positive strokes. The values of for the
tenna, the degree of attenuation being a function of the ground
negative subsequent strokes were computed from the 95% and
resistivity.
5% cumulative probabilities given in Table I of [8].
The NLDN system was calibrated with peak currents from trig-
gered lightning return strokes lowering negative charge mea-
XI. REGIONAL VARIATION OF RETURN-STROKE CURRENT
sured at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The radiated
The regional variation of the return-stroke current is illus- field of the triggered lightning was measured by six sensors,
trated in Tables XII and XIII. The data was taken from the Na- one in Georgia and five in Florida, ranging from 117.9 km to
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TABLE XI
CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS AND DERIVED FUNCTIONS
CONDITIONAL MEDIAN, y x = ax
j
TABLE XII
REGIONAL VARIATION OF NEGATIVE RETURN-STROKE CURRENT IN THE USA.
TABLE XIII
REGIONAL VARIATION OF POSITIVE RETURN-STROKE CURRENT IN THE USA.
426.8 km from the trigger site [36]. The tests were later repeated be . However, a triggered lightning does not rep-
with about three fold larger data set [37]. A relationship between resent a natural lightning. Moreover, the return-stroke velocity
the peak current and the magnetic signal strength was proposed in a natural lightning is related to the peak current. Using this
[2]: relationship from data on negative triggered lightning to pos-
itive strokes is highly unjustified. The attenuation of the radi-
(21) ated field will depend upon the soil resistivity as well as the fre-
quency (waveshape) of the radiated signal. Therefore, applica-
where SS is the signal strength of the magnetic field in arbitrary tion of (21) to other natural lightning and to other regions would
units and . This assumed a return-stroke velocity to result in significant error.
CHOWDHURI et al.: PARAMETERS OF LIGHTNING STROKES: A REVIEW 355
Fig. 5. Cumulative probability distribution of lightning strokes in the central region of U.S.A. (a) Negative strokes; (b) positive strokes.
Fig. 6. Cumulative probability distribution of lightning distribution in the northwest region of the USA. (a) Negative strokes; (b) positive strokes.
Additionally, this method estimates only the current peak; it rent [30]. However, the analysis of [30] showed the relation-
cannot estimate the waveshape of the current. Reference [27] ship between the luminosity and current is neither linear nor
provides a comprehensive discussion on the limitations in the quadratic. Although a definite correlation was found in [17], no
measurement of lightning parameters. mathematical formulation was given. However, as was pointed
The amplitude of the return-stroke current being the most im- out in [17], atmospheric conditions, such as rain and fog, will
portant parameter of lightning in estimating the severity of the distort the luminosity and will pose a problem in the calibration.
overvoltage across insulators, an urgent need exists to develop Another possibility is the spectroscopic study of the lightning
new techniques to measure lightning return-stroke current. One channel to determine its electrical characteristics.
possibility is to measure the intensity of luminosity of the light- The front time of the return-stroke current is another impor-
ning channel and relate it to the current amplitude [17]. Sev- tant parameter which is often overlooked. Shorter front time will
eral attempts have been made to measure the return-stroke lu- produce higher voltages across insulators for both direct and in-
minosity [17], [28]–[30]. The profiles of the channel luminosity direct strokes [1]. Therefore, this parameter needs to be mea-
against time showed striking resemblance to the double-expo- sured accurately, and an analytical expression which closely fol-
nential impulse current wave. The cumulative probability dis- lows the field data should be specified.
tribution of the channel luminosity distribution also showed re- The present standards specify a double-exponential mathe-
semblance to the cumulative probability distribution of the cur- matical expression to represent the lightning return-stroke
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Fig. 7. Cumulative probability distribution of lightning distribution in the southeast region of the USA. (a) Negative strokes; (b) positive strokes.
currents. However, questions have been raised about the tive strokes; however, the steepness of the first negative stroke
adequacy of this double-exponential waveshape since the is less than that of the subsequent negative strokes. Therefore, it
publication of Berger’s data showing concave wavefront of is possible for an insulator to survive the first stroke but to flash
the negative-polarity first stroke. Of the several analytical ex- over during the subsequent stroke. The volt-time characteristics
pressions suggested for the concave current wavefront, the one of the insulator under voltages of different front times will also
proposed by Heidler [18] and shown in (14) has been widely play a decisive role in its survival.
used. Three examples of waveshape plotted by using (14) are The median value of the peak positive stroke current is some-
shown in Fig. 8. what higher than that of the negative stroke (Table V). The steep-
None of the three examples in Fig. 8 resembles Fig. 1. The ness of the positive stroke current is significantly lower and its
following questions need to be addressed for considering a con- duration is longer than that of the negative stroke. Therefore, the
cave wavefront to be a standard: voltage across an insulator will be lower under a positive stroke.
a) Is the concavity caused by the upward streamer from the However, it may spark over because of the longer front time and
struck tower? If the upward streamer is responsible for time to half value of the applied voltage. Therefore, research
the concavity, then the concave wavefront should not be on the volt-time characteristics of insulators under nonstandard
standardized. Many, perhaps most, wavefronts of the re- lightning voltages for both polarities of voltage should have pri-
turn stroke do not show the concave characteristic. ority.
b) How will the concave wavefront be specified? The front Because of the significantly longer duration of the positive
time may be specified as . In addition, the stroke, its charge and are higher than that of the negative
maximum steepness ( in should be specified stroke. This may increase ablation damage at its terminal point.
along with its location on the wavefront. Worse still, a positive stroke may exceed the thermal capability
The severity of insulator voltage stress caused by direct of a surge protector because of larger charge (Table VII).
strokes is not a function of the return-stroke velocity. However, The NLDN data shown in Tables XII and XIII, and in
the induced voltage is a function of return-stroke velocity for Figs. 5–7 are widely different from the data for the other parts
indirect lightning strokes [1]. Moreover, it has been postulated of the world, shown in the previous Tables. The NLDN median
that the return-stroke velocity is a function of the return-stroke currents of both polarities are significantly lower than those of
current, increasing with increase of the current peak [23]–[25]. the other parts of the world.
Therefore, the relationship between the current and the velocity It appears that lightning statistics vary significantly from one
of the return stroke needs to be known to estimate the voltage region to another and also from one season to another in the
induced by the indirect stroke. same region, such as: (i) return-stroke velocities (Tables IX and
Simultaneous measurement of the return-stroke velocity and X) in South Africa [19], Albany, NY. [21], Florida and New
the current has not been done in the previous studies; velocity Mexico [22], (ii) median currents (Tables XII and XIII). Lati-
and current were matched on the basis of equal probability of tudinal variation of lightning characteristics has been suggested
occurrence, e.g., the median value of the velocity was matched [31]. By analyzing data from New York to Florida and to the
with the median value of the current [23]–[25]. Simultaneous west up to the Mississippi River, Orville suggested that the peak
measurement of velocity and current is highly desirable. return-stroke current is higher in the southern latitudes and de-
All field data show that the first stroke peak current is signif- creases with increase in the latitude [32]. He proposed that the
icantly higher than the subsequent stroke currents for the nega- longer lightning channels in the south, caused by the higher alti-
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