Publications

2024

Journal Articles

High-frequency transients in buried insulated wires: Transmission line simulations and experimental validation

R. Silva Alipio; N. Figueiredo Duarte; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2024. Vol. 237. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110993.

An Engineering Model to Represent Positive Return Strokes—An Extension of the Modified Transmission Line (MTL) Model

V. Cooray; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein 

Atmosphere. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 11. DOI : 10.3390/atmos15111265.

Landmine Detection Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal-Based Methods: 1. Classical TR, Iterative TR, DORT and TR-MUSIC

H. Karami; A. Koch; C. Romero; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Radio Science. 2024. Vol. 59, num. 10. DOI : 10.1029/2024RS007971.

Landmine Detection Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal‐Based Methods: 2. Performance Analysis of TR‐MUSIC

H. Karami; A. Koch; C. A. Romero Romero; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Radio Science. 2024. Vol. 59, num. 10. DOI : 10.1029/2024rs007972.

Physics and technology of Laser Lightning Control

T. Produit; J. Kasparian; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein; A. Houard et al. 

Reports on Progress in Physics. 2024. Vol. 87. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6633/ad7bc8.

Propagation Effects of Slanted Narrow Bipolar Events: A Rebounding‐Wave Model Study

D. Li; A. Luque; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein; T. Neubert et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2024. Vol. 129, num. 14. DOI : 10.1029/2023jd040497.

Rigorous Assessment of Natural Frequencies of Fault-Originated Travelling Waves

Z. Wang; H. Karami; M. Paolone; P. L. Dragotti 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2024. Vol. –, num. –, p. 1 – 4. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2024.3405727.

Time-reversed electromagnetic fields in anisotropic media

E. Le Boudec; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega 

Optics Letters. 2024. Vol. 49, num. 7, p. 1820 – 1823. DOI : 10.1364/OL.510604.

Spatiotemporal energy‐density distribution of time‐reversed electromagnetic fields

E. Le Boudec; H. Karami; N. Mora Parra; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein et al. 

IET Science, Measurement & Technology. 2024.  p. 1 – 12. DOI : 10.1049/smt2.12196.

The time-domain Cartesian multipole expansion of electromagnetic fields

E. Le Boudec; C. Kasmi; N. Mora Parra; F. Rachidi-Haeri; E. Radici et al. 

Nature Scientific Reports. 2024. Vol. 14, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-024-58570-1.

Mountaintop Gamma Ray Observations of Three Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray Flashes at the Säntis Tower, Switzerland With Coincident Radio Waveforms

J. M. Chaffin; D. M. Smith; J. Lapierre; S. Cummer; J. Ortberg et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2024. Vol. 129, num. 2. DOI : 10.1029/2023JD039761.

High-frequency response of a hemispherical grounding electrode

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak; M. Despalatović; G. Petrović et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2024. Vol. 226, p. 109877. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109877.

Partial discharge localization in power transformer tanks using machine learning methods

F. Khodaveisi; H. Karami; M. Z. Karimpour; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Nature Scientific Reports. 2024. Vol. 14, num. 11785. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-024-62527-9.

Heuristic Estimation of the Vacuum Energy Density of the Universe: Part II-Analysis Based on Frequency Domain Electromagnetic Radiation

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications. 2024. Vol. 16, num. 01, p. 1 – 9. DOI : 10.4236/jemaa.2024.161001.

Electromagnetic time reversal for online partial discharge location in power cables: Influence of interfering reflections from grid components

A. Ragusa; P. A. A. F. Wouters; H. Sasse; A. Duffy; F. Rachidi-Haeri et al. 

IET Science, Measurement & Technology. 2024.  p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.1049/smt2.12197.

Direct observations of X-rays produced by upward positive lightning

T. Oregel-Chaumont; A. Sunjerga; P. Hettiarachchi; V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Nature Scientific Reports. 2024. Vol. 14, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-024-58520-x.

Working Papers

Underlying Physical Mechanisms in Upward Positive Flashes

T. Oregel-Chaumont; A. Sunjerga; Kasparian; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

2024

Cartesian and spherical multipole expansions in anisotropic media

E. Le Boudec; T. Chaumont Behrs; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega 

2024

Datasets

Dataset for Mt. Säntis Upward Positive Flash on July 24, 2021, at 16:24 UTC

T. Oregel-Chaumont; A. Šunjerga; J. Kasparian; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2024.

2023

Journal Articles

Lightning Nowcasting Using Solely Lightning Data

E. Mansouri; A. Mostajabi; C. Tong; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 12, p. 1713. DOI : 10.3390/atmos14121713.

Closed-Form Expressions for the Calculation of the Ground-Return Impedance and Admittance of Underground Cables

A. De Conti; N. Duarte; R. Alipio 

Ieee Transactions On Power Delivery. 2023. Vol. 38, num. 4, p. 2891 – 2900. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2023.3264614.

A Comprehensive Analysis on the Influence of the Adopted Cumulative Peak Current Distribution in the Assessment of Overhead Lines Lightning Performance

D. Conceicao; R. Alipio; I. J. S. Lopes; W. Chisholm 

Energies. 2023. Vol. 16, num. 15, p. 5836. DOI : 10.3390/en16155836.

Tower-foot grounding model for EMT programs based on transmission line theory and Marti’s model

R. Alipio; A. De Conti; F. Vasconcellos; F. Moreira; N. Duarte et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 223, p. 109584. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109584.

Correlated insulator collapse due to quantum avalanche via in-gap ladder states

J. E. Han; C. Aron; X. Chen; I. Mansaray; J-H. Han et al. 

Nature Communications. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 1, p. 2936. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-023-38557-8.

Importance of Ground Return Parameters in Transient Analysis of Overhead Wires

N. Figueiredo Duarte; R. Silva Alipio; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

URSI Radio Science Letters. 2023. Vol. 5. DOI : 10.46620/23-0024.

Singular Behavior Analysis of Green’s Functions in Uniaxial Media Using Ordinary Differential Equations

E. Le Boudec; N. Mora; J. Mosig; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

URSI Radio Science Letters. 2023. Vol. 5. DOI : 10.46620/23-0016.

Small-argument analytical expressions for the calculation of the ground-return impedance and admittance of underground cables

A. De Conti; N. Duarte; R. Alipio; O. E. S. Leal 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 220, p. 109299. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109299.

Exact Expressions for Lightning Electromagnetic Fields: Application to the Rusck Field-To-Transmission Line Coupling Model

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Atmosphere. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 2, p. 350. DOI : 10.3390/atmos14020350.

Current propagation type self-consistent leader-return stroke model

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 217, p. 109102. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.109102.

Computation of the attenuation function of the lightning return-stroke current from electromagnetic fields measured in a short-duration time-window, Part I: Theoretical investigation

R. Aramini; M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; M. Pastorino; R. Procopio et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 221, p. 109392. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109392.

Hints of the Photonic Nature of the Electromagnetic Fields in Classical Electrodynamics

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications. 2023. Vol. 15, num. 03, p. 25 – 42. DOI : 10.4236/jemaa.2023.153003.

Assessment of the transmission line theory in the modeling of multiconductor underground cable systems for transient analysis using a full-wave FDTD method

N. Duarte; A. De Conti; R. Silva Alipio; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 223, p. 109570. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109570.

Heuristic Estimation of the Vacuum Energy Density of the Universe: Part I—Analysis Based on Time Domain Electromagnetic Radiation

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications. 2023. Vol. 15, num. 06, p. 73 – 81. DOI : 10.4236/jemaa.2023.156006.

Laser-guided lightning

A. Houard; P. Walch; T. Produit; V. Moreno; B. Mahieu et al. 

Nature Photonics. 2023. DOI : 10.1038/s41566-022-01139-z.

Ionospheric Variations Induced by Thunderstorms in the Central Region of Argentina during the RELAMPAGO–CACTI Campaign

C. I. Villagrán Asiares; M. G. Nicora; A. Meza; M. P. Natali; E. E. Ávila et al. 

Atmosphere. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 9, p. 1386. DOI : 10.3390/atmos14091386.

Assessment of the Feasibility of Applying the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Theory to Locate Defects in Grounding Electrodes

R. Alipio; N. Duarte; H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Energies. 2023. Vol. 16, num. 13, p. 5104. DOI : 10.3390/en16135104.

Computation of the attenuation function of the lightning return-stroke current from electromagnetic fields measured in a short-duration time-window — Part II: Numerical implementation

R. Aramini; M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; M. Pastorino; R. Procopio et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 221, p. 109410. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2023.109410.

Influence of a lossy ground on the lightning performance of overhead transmission lines

R. Alipio; A. De Conti; N. Duarte; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 214, p. 108951. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108951.

A review of the modeling approaches of the lightning M-component with special attention to their current and electric field characteristics

Q. Li; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri; C. A. Nucci et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2023. Vol. 215, p. 108977. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108977.

A review of time reversal-based methods applied to fault location in power networks

Z. Wang; S. He; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; Y. Xie et al. 

Frontiers in Energy Research. 2023. Vol. 10. DOI : 10.3389/fenrg.2022.1060938.

Conference Papers

Comparison of Different Formulations to Compute the Ground Return Parameters in the Analysis of High-Frequency Pulse Propagation Along a Wire Above a Lossy Ground

R. Alipio; N. Duarte; F. Rachidi 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265582.

Open-source FDTD solvers: The applicability of Elecode, gprMax and MEEP for simulations of lightning EM fields

H. Kohlmann; D. Kuklin; W. Schulz; F. Rachidi 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Lightning Localization Using Three-Dimensional Time Reversal MUltiple SIgnal Classification (TR-MUSIC) Algorithm

S. Rajabi; H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265493.

On the Efficiency of MW-FDTD Methods Based on Parallel Computing Using OpenMP, OpenACC, and CUDA Python: Application to Lightning Electromagnetic Fields

S. Mohammadi; H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Assessment of the Transient Response of Wind Turbine Grounding Systems to Upward Negative Lightning

R. Alipio; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Azadifar 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Guiding Lightning with High-Power Lasers: experiments at the Säntis Tower in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2023. International Conference on Grounding and Lightning Physics and Effects, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 9-12, 2023.

Time Reversal to Localise Multiple Partial Discharges in Power Cables

A. Ragusa; H. Sasse; A. Duffy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2023. International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Glascow, UK, 28 August – 1 September, 2023.

An FDTD-Based Formulation for Solving the Transmission Line Equations for a Bare Wire Buried in a Dispersive Soil

N. Duarte; R. Alipio; F. Rachidi 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Lightning Incidence Analysis with Special Attention to Wind Turbines

A. Smorgonskii; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023S.

On the Use the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Theory to Locate Breakpoints in Grounding Electrodes

R. Alipio; N. Duarte; H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Fundamentals of Coupling of Lightning Fields to Overhead Lines

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. Cooray 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

An Exceptional Lightning Research Facility in the Swiss Alps

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023.

Laser-guided lightning using kHz filamentation at 1030 nm

A. Houard; P. Walch; T. Produit; V. Moreno; B. Mathieu et al. 

2023. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe (CLEO/Europe 2023) and European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC 2023), Munich, Germany, June 26-30, 2023.

An Overview of the Propagation and Surge Characteristics of Interconnected Wind Turbine Grounding Systems

R. Alipio; K. Yamamoto; F. Rachidi 

2023. International Conference on Grounding and Lightning Physics and Effects, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 9-12, 2023.

Assessment of the Transmission Line Theory in the Modeling of Multiconductor Underground Cable Systems for Transient Analysis Using a Full-Wave FDTD Method

N. Duarte; A. De Conti; R. Alipio; F. Rachidi 

2023. International Conference on Power Systems Transients, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 11-15, 2023.

Verification of an EMI-compliant monitor and its vulnerabilities from a data security point of view

D. Martinez; A. Alneyadi; I. Yahi; F. Rachidi; C. Kasmi 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023.

Pynoza: A Python framework for the time-domain multipole expansion of electromagnetic fields in Cartesian coordinates

E. Le Boudec; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023.

On the behavior of Green’s function along the distinguished axis of uniaxial media

E. Le Boudec; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega 

2023. XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, August 19-26, 2023.

Portability of Single-Station ML.Based Lightning Nowcasting Models

E. Mansouri; A. Mostajabi; H. Kohlmann; C. Tong; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

On the use of photovoltaic modules as lightning detection sensors

R. Barmak; M. Paolone; H. Kohlmann; Marcos Rubinstein; F. Mondada et al. 

2023. Joint International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) & CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Suzhou, China, October 9-13, 2023.

Book Chapters

Modeling lightning strikes to tall towers

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Lightning Electromagnetics; London, UK: IET, 2023.

Lightning interaction with the ionosphere

D. Li; A. Luque; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Lightning Electromagnetics; London, UK: IET, 2023. p. 375 – 423.

Working Papers

Spatiotemporal energy-density distribution of time-reversed electromagnetic fields

E. Le Boudec; H. Karami; N. Mora Parra; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2023

2022

Journal Articles

A Prony-Based Approach for Accelerating the Lightning Electromagnetic Fields Computation: Effect of the Soil Finite Conductivity

M. Brignone; R. Procopio; M. Nicora; D. Mestriner; F. Rachidi et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. Vol. 209, p. 108013. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108013.

On the reconstruction of the attenuation function of a return-stroke current from the Fourier Transform of finite-duration measurements

R. Aramini; M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; M. Pastorino; R. Procopio et al. 

International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 2022. Vol. 142, Part A, p. 108186. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108186.

Assessment of the Lightning Performance of overhead distribution lines based on Lightning Location Systems data

M. Nicora; D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; M. Bernardi; R. Procopio et al. 

International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 2022. Vol. 142, Part A, p. 108230. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108230.

Comment on “Straight lightning as a signature of macroscopic dark matter”

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Physical Review. 2022. Vol. D105, num. 8. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.088301.

Partial discharge localization using time reversal: Application to gas insulated switchgear

J. Zohrevand; H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. Vol. 212, p. 108655. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108655.

A Self-Consistent Return Stroke Model That Includes the Effect of the Ground Conductivity at the Strike Point

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 4, p. 593. DOI : 10.3390/atmos13040593.

EMC Impact of Disturbances Generated by Multiple Sources

H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri; C. Perrenoud; E. d. Raemy et al. 

Electronics. 2022. Vol. 11, num. 21, p. 3530. DOI : 10.3390/electronics11213530.

A Compressive Sensing Framework for EMI Source Localization Using a Metalens Structure: Localization Beyond the Diffraction Limit

M. Azadifar; H. Karami; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2022. Vol. 64, num. 1, p. 58 – 65. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3041803.

Secondary Fast Breakdown in Narrow Bipolar Events

D. Li; A. Luque; F. J. Gordillo‐Vázquez; C. d. Silva; P. R. Krehbiel et al. 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2022. Vol. 49, num. 7, p. e2021GL097452. DOI : 10.1029/2021GL097452.

Estimation of Charge Transfer During Long Continuing Currents in Natural Downward Flashes Using Single‐Station E‐Field Measurements

H. Kohlmann; W. Schulz; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2022. Vol. 127, num. 6, p. 1 – 17, e2021JD036197. DOI : 10.1029/2021JD036197.

A Prony-based approach for accelerating the lightning electromagnetic fields computation above a perfectly conducting ground

M. Brignone; R. Procopio; M. Nicora; D. Mestriner; F. Rachidi et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. Vol. 210, p. 108125. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108125.

The Geometry and Charge of the Streamer Bursts Generated by Lightning Rods under the Influence of High Electric Fields

V. Cooray; H. Jayasinghe; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 12, p. 2028. DOI : 10.3390/atmos13122028.

Säntis lightning research facility: a summary of the first ten years and future outlook

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

e & i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik. 2022. DOI : 10.1007/s00502-022-01031-2.

Partial discharge localization in power transformers using acoustic time reversal

H. Karami; F. Q. Aviolat; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. Vol. 206, p. 107801. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.107801.

An Inverse-Filter-Based Method to Locate Partial Discharge Sources in Power Transformers

H. Karami; F. Askari; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; W. Sikorski 

Energies. 2022. Vol. 15, num. 6, p. 1988. DOI : 10.3390/en15061988.

On the Use of Benford’s Law to Assess the Quality of the Data Provided by Lightning Locating Systems

E. Mansouri; A. Mostajabi; W. Schulz; G. Diendorfer; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Atmosphere. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 4, p. 1 – 11, 552. DOI : 10.3390/atmos13040552.

Conference Papers

Landmine Detection Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal Based Methods

H. Karami; A. Koch; C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

An Efficient Computer Code for the Analysis of Grounding Systems Using the Method of Moments

H. Karami; A. Koch; C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

Influence of Different Types of Strokes and Multiple Strike Points on the Lightning Performance of Overhead Distribution Lines

M. Nicora; D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; E. Fiori et al. 

2022. 36th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Capte Town, South Africa, October 2-7, 2022..

FDTD simulations of lightning strikes to the Gaisberg Tower: Comparison with ALDIS sensor measurements and evaluation of the Gaisberg radiation pattern

H. Kohlmann; W. Schulz; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

2022. 36th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Cape Town, South Africa, October 2-7, 2022.

Analysis of Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propagation Over Mountainous Terrain using Simultaneous Records of Current and its Electric Field at 380-km Distance

D. Li; M. Azadifar; A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

Representation of slow-front lightning currents using a new channel-base function

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi et al. 

2022. 36th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Cape Town, South Africa, October 2-7, 2022.

On the Influence of Luminous-and-Grounded Channel on the Radiated Electric Fields at Close Distance in Rocket-Triggered Lightning

Q. Li; J. He; J. Wang; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

Lightning Electromagnetic Fields Computation: An Approach to Reduce the Computational Effort

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; M. Nicoara; M. Rossi et al. 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

X-rays associated with the stepping of upward negative leaders at the Säntis Tower: Preliminary results

A. Sunjerga; P. Hettiarachchi; M. Stanley; D. Smith; J. Chaffin et al. 

2022. European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-11214.

Semi-Analytical Gray-Box Modeling of an Impulse Radiating Antenna

E. Le Boudec; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega; N. Mora 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022..

A self-consistent lightning return stroke model capable of predicting the effect of the ground conductivity and the current reflection at the strike point on the generated electromagnetic fields

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2022. 17th International Conference on Atmopheric Electricity (ICAE), Tel Aviv, Israel, June 19-24, 2022.

A Time-Reversal Cavity for Electromagnetic Waves in Transmission Line Networks with Arbitrary Topology

Z. Wang; H. Karami; E. Le Boudec; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

Mathematical modeling of electromagnetic fields: From classical functions to Schwartz distributions to Colombeau generalized functions

E. Le Boudec; F. Rachidi-Haeri; N. Mora; M. Rubinstein 

2022. 3rd URSI Atlantic / Asia-Pacific Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May 29 – June 3, 2022.

The Laser Lightning Rod Project

A. Houard; P. Walch; B. Mahieu; M. Lozano; L. Bizet et al. 

2022. 2022 International Conference on Laser Filamentation COFIL’22, Chania Town, Crete Island, Greece, July 11-15, 2022.

Guiding lightning with High-Power Lasers: Experiments at the Säntis Tower in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2022. Global Electromagnetics International Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 13-17, 2022.

X-rays associated with stepping of the dart leader in upward negative lightning discharges at the Säntis Tower: Preliminary results

A. Sunjerga; P. Hettiarachchi; M. Stanley; D. Smith; V. Cooray et al. 

2022. 17th International Conference on Atmopheric Electricity (ICAE), Tel Aviv, Israel, June 19-24, 2022.

A Frequency-Domain Analysis of a Time-Reversal Cavity for Electromagnetic Waves in Transmission Line Networks

Z. Wang; H. Karami; E. Le Boudec; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

2022. 3rd URSI Atlantic Radio Science International Conference, Gran Canaria, Spain, 30 May – 4 June 2022. p. 1 – 4. DOI : 10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814231.

Source Reconstruction Method Using Phase-Less Magnetic Near-Field Measurements: Application of the Method of Moment with Roof-Top Basis Functions

H. Karami; M. Rubinstein; C. Perrenoud; E. de Raemy; P. Kraehenbuehl et al. 

2022. International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC Europe), Gothenburg, SWEDEN, Sep 05-08, 2022. p. 549 – 554. DOI : 10.1109/EMCEUROPE51680.2022.9901126.

Machine Learning Based Lightning Nowcasting using Single-Site Meteorological Observations and Lightning Location Systems Data

A. Mostajabi; E. Mansouri; M. Rubinstein; C. Tong; F. Rachidi 

2022. 36th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Cape Town, South Africa, October 2-7, 2022.

Books

Lightning Electromagnetics. Volume 2: Electrical processes and effects (2nd Edition)

 

London, UK: IET, 2022.

Lightning Electromagnetics. Volume 1: Return stroke modelling and electromagnetic radiation (2nd Edition)

 

London, UK: IET, 2022.

Book Chapters

Interaction of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields with overhead and underground cables

C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Lightning Electromagnetics. Volume 2: Electrical processes and effects (2nd Edition); London, UK: IET, 2022.

The application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique to lightning studies

D. Li; A. Luque; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Advanced Time Domain Modeling for Electrical Engineering; London, UK: IET, 2022. p. 335 – 370.

2021

Journal Articles

Characterizing the Reserve Provision Capability Area of Active Distribution Networks: A Linear Robust Optimization Method

M. Kalantar Neyestanaki; F. Sossan; M. Bozorg; R. Cherkaoui 

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 2021. Vol. 11, num. 3, p. 2464 – 2475. DOI : 10.1109/TSG.2019.2956152.

Coordinating Distributed Energy Resources and Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System for Power Flexibility Provision Under Uncertainty

M. Kalantar Neyestanaki; R. Cherkaoui 

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 4, p. 1853 – 1863. DOI : 10.1109/TSTE.2021.3068630.

Modified Transmission Line Model with a Current Attenuation Function Derived from the Lightning Radiation Field—MTLD Model

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 2, p. 249. DOI : 10.3390/atmos12020249.

Analytical Expressions for Lightning Electromagnetic Fields With Arbitrary Channel-Base Current. Part II: Validation and Computational Performance

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; F. Delfino et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 2, p. 534 – 541. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3018108.

Revisiting the Calculation of the Early Time HEMP Conducted Environment

N. Mora; B. Daout; M. Nyffeler; C. Romero; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 1, p. 111 – 124. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3008829.

Field-to-Transmission Line Coupling Models With Special Attention to the Cooray–Rubinstein Approximation

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 2, p. 484 – 493. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3003534.

On the Initiation of Upward Negative Lightning by Nearby Lightning Activity: An Analytical Approach

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. Cooray 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2021. Vol. 126, num. 5, p. e2020JD034043. DOI : 10.1029/2020JD034043.

Evaluation of Site Errors in LLS Magnetic Direction Finding Caused by Large Hills Using the 3D‐FDTD Technique

H. Kohlmann; W. Schulz; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth and Space Science. 2021. Vol. 8, num. 10, p. 1 – 15. DOI : 10.1029/2021EA001914.

Estimation of the Lightning Performance of Overhead Lines Accounting for Different Types of Strokes and Multiple Strike Points

M. Nicora; D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; E. Fiori et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 6, p. 2015 – 2023. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2021.3060139.

An Extension of the Guided Wave M‐Component Model Taking Into Account the Presence of a Tall Strike Object

Q. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; J. Wang; M. Azadifar et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2021. Vol. 126, num. 18, p. e2021JD035121. DOI : 10.1029/2021JD035121.

An Efficient Methodology for the Evaluation of the Lightning Performance of Overhead Lines

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; M. Nicora; E. Fiori et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 4, p. 1137 – 1145. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2021.3054427.

Single-Sensor EMI Source Localization Using Time Reversal: An Experimental Validation

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; Z. Wang; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Electronics. 2021. Vol. 10, num. 19, p. 2448. DOI : 10.3390/electronics10192448.

Ionization Waves Enhance the Production of X-rays during Streamer Collisions

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 9, p. 1101. DOI : 10.3390/atmos12091101.

On the Apparent Non-Uniqueness of the Electromagnetic Field Components of Return Strokes Revisited

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

Atmosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 10, p. 1319. DOI : 10.3390/atmos12101319.

Analytical Expressions for Lightning Electromagnetic Fields With Arbitrary Channel-Base Current—Part I: Theory

M. Brignone; R. Procopio; D. Mestriner; M. Rossi; F. Delfino et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 2, p. 525 – 533. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3018199.

A New Channel-Base Lightning Current Formula With Analytically Adjustable Parameters

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 2, p. 542 – 549. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.3009273.

The laser lightning rod project

T. Produit; P. Walch; C. Herkommer; A. Mostajabi; M. Moret et al. 

The European Physical Journal Applied Physics. 2021. Vol. 93, num. 1, p. 10504. DOI : 10.1051/epjap/2020200243.

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Method to Locate Partial Discharges in Power Networks Using 1D TLM Modelling

A. Ragusa; H. Sasse; A. Duffy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Letters on Electromagnetic Compatibility Practice and Applications. 2021. Vol. 3, num. 1, p. 24 – 28. DOI : 10.1109/LEMCPA.2020.3032465.

Could Macroscopic Dark Matter (Macros) Give Rise to Mini-Lightning Flashes out of a Blue Sky without Clouds?

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 9, p. 1230. DOI : 10.3390/atmos12091230.

A Correlation-Based Electromagnetic Time Reversal Technique to Locate Indoor Transient Radiation Sources

Q. Li; Z. Wang; Y-Z. Xie; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 2021. Vol. 69, num. 9, p. 3945 – 3957. DOI : 10.1109/TMTT.2021.3086826.

Impact of Frequency-Dependent Soil Models on Grounding System Performance for Direct and Indirect Lightning Strikes

M. Nazari; R. Moini; S. Fortin; F. P. Dawalibi; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 1, p. 134 – 144. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2986646.

Bidirectional Recoil Leaders in Upward Lightning Flashes Observed at the Säntis Tower

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; M. Azadifar; A. Mostajabi; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2021. Vol. 126, num. 18, p. e2021JD035238. DOI : 10.1029/2021JD035238.

Localization of Electromagnetic Interference Sources Using a Time-Reversal Cavity

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; A. Mostajabi; P. Favrat; M. Rubinstein et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2021. Vol. 68, num. 1, p. 654 – 662. DOI : 10.1109/TIE.2019.2962460.

Polarity Asymmetry in Lightning Return Stroke Speed Caused by the Momentum Associated with Radiation

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 12, p. 1642. DOI : 10.3390/atmos12121642.

An Effective EMTR-Based High-Impedance Fault Location Method for Transmission Lines

J. An; C. Zhuang; F. Rachidi; R. Zeng 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 1, p. 268 – 276. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2991862.

An experimental validation of partial discharge localization using electromagnetic time reversal

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Scientific Reports. 2021. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 220. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-020-80660-z.

Three-Dimensional FDTD-Based Simulation of Induced Surges in Secondary Circuits Owing to Primary-Circuit Surges in Substations

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2021. Vol. 63, num. 4, p. 1078 – 1089. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2021.3049144.

A Closed Time-Reversal Cavity for Electromagnetic Waves in Transmission Line Networks

Z. Wang; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone; M. Rubinstein; R. Razzaghi 

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 2021. Vol. 69, num. 3, p. 1621 – 1630. DOI : 10.1109/TAP.2020.3019348.

Conference Papers

Lightning-Induced Voltages on Overhead Distribution Lines Computed through Analytical Expressions for the Electromagnetic Fields

M. Brignone; R. Procopio; D. Mestriner; M. Rossi; F. Delfino et al. 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021. p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/ICLPandSIPDA54065.2021.9627387.

Recent progress in time reversal applied to lightning location

F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021.

Laser lightning rod and artificial fog dissipation

J-P. Wolf; T. Produit; M. C. Schroder; P. Walch; C. Herkommer et al. 

2021. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe / European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), ELECTR NETWORK, Jun 21-25, 2021. DOI : 10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9542002.

Incidence of Upward Lightning Triggered by Nearby Lightning: A Monte Carlo Simulation

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021.

A Method for the Improvement of the Stability in FDTD-Based Numerical Codes Evaluating Lightning-Induced Voltage

D. Mestriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; F. Rachidi-Haeri; A. Piantini 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021. DOI : 10.1109/ICLPandSIPDA54065.2021.9627446.

Lightning-Induced Voltage on an Overhead Transmission Line Terminated with Non-veritical Risers

J. Guo; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

2021. 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) / 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), ELECTR NETWORK, Sep 20-26, 2021. DOI : 10.1109/ICLPANDSIPDA54065.2021.9627332.

X-rays observations at the Säntis Tower: Preliminary results

A. Sunjerga; P. Hettiarachchi; D. Smith; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray et al. 

2021. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19–30 April 2021. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9586.

A Current Propagation Type Return Stroke Model Consistent with the Leader Charge Distribution

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021.

Säntis Lightning Research Facility Instrumentation

A. Sunjerga; A. Mostajabi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar et al. 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021.

Simulation of High-Frequency Transients in Overhead Lines Including Frequency-Dependent Soil Parameters: an FDTD Aproach

R. Alipio; A. De Conti; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021. DOI : 10.1109/ICLPandSIPDA54065.2021.9627374.

A Review of the Modeling Approaches for the Lightning M-Component Mode of Charge Transfer

Q. Li; J. Wang; M. Rubinstein; L. Cai; M. Azadifar et al. 

2021. Joint 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and 16th International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Virtual Conference, September 20-26, 2021.

Mountaintop gamma ray observations of two TGFs at the Santis Tower, Switzerland with coincident radio waveforms characteristic of a RREA current pulse

J. M. Chaffin; D. M. Smith; J. Ortberg; J. Lapierre; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2021. American Geoscience Union 2021 (AGU Fall Meeting 2021), New Orleans, LA & Online Everywhere, USA, December 13-17, 2021.

A data-driven approach for lightning nowcasting with deep learning

A. Mostajabi; E. Mansouri; P. Pad; M. Rubinstein; A. Dunbar et al. 

2021. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19–30 April 2021. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16377.

Theses

Augmenting the performance of impoverished sensor networks using machine learning and time reversal: Application to lightning nowcasting and location

A. Mostajabi / F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Lightning to tall structures: Characterization, Modeling and Protection

A. Sunjerga / F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Patents

Apparatus and method for locating cells generating an electrical anomaly in a subject’s body part

E. Sorouchyari; F. Rachidi-Haeri; A. Dadras 

US2022399127; EP4062426; WO2021098948.

2021.

Partial discharge localization using time reversal: application to power transformers and gas-insulated substations

H. Karami; A. Mostajabi; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein 

EP4097493; WO2021152377.

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

A Multi-Step Reconfiguration Model for Active Distribution Network Restoration Integrating DG Start-Up Sequences

H. Sekhavatmanesh; R. Cherkaoui 

Ieee Transactions On Sustainable Energy. 2020. Vol. 11, num. 4, p. 2879 – 2888. DOI : 10.1109/TSTE.2020.2980890.

Balancing management of strategic aggregators using non-cooperative game theory

M. Rayati; M. Bozorg; A. M. Ranjbar; R. Cherkaoui 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2020. Vol. 184, p. 106297. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106297.

Modeling Compact Intracloud Discharge (CID) as a Streamer Burst

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2020. Vol. 11, num. 5, p. a.n. 549. DOI : 10.3390/atmos11050549.

LMA observations of upward lightning flashes at the Santis Tower initiated by nearby lightning activity

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; N. Pineda; A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2020. Vol. 181, p. 106067. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2019.106067.

Characteristics of different charge transfer modes in upward flashes inferred from simultaneously measured currents and fields

L. He; M. Azadifar; Q. Li; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov et al. 

High Voltage. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 1, p. 30 – 37. DOI : 10.1049/hve.2019.0017.

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Similarity Characteristics and its Application to Locating Faults in Power Networks

Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2020. Vol. 35, num. 4, p. 1735 – 1748. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2952207.

Partial Discharge Localization Using Time Reversal: Application to Power Transformers

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; A. Mostajabi; M. Rubinstein; H. Karami et al. 

Sensors. 2020. Vol. 20, num. 5, p. 1419. DOI : 10.3390/s20051419.

Latitude and Topographical Dependence of Lightning Return Stroke Peak Current in Natural and Tower-Initiated Negative Ground Flashes

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2020. Vol. 11, num. 6, p. 560. DOI : 10.3390/atmos11060560.

Partial Discharge Localization Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal: A Performance Analysis

M. Azadifar; H. Karami; Z. Wang; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi et al. 

IEEE Access. 2020. Vol. 8, p. 147507 – 147515. DOI : 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3015973.

On the Stability of FDTD-Based Numerical Codes to Evaluate Lightning-Induced Overvoltages in Overhead Transmission Lines

M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; R. Procopio; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 1, p. 108 – 115. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2890043.

On the Efficiency of OpenACC-aided GPU-Based FDTD Approach: Application to Lightning Electromagnetic Fields

S. Mohammadi; H. Karami; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi 

Applied Sciences. 2020. Vol. 10, num. 7, p. 2359. DOI : 10.3390/app10072359.

Assessing the Efficacy of a GPU-Based MW-FDTD Method for Calculating Lightning Electromagnetic Fields Over Large-Scale Terrains

S. Mohammadi; H. Karami; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

IEEE Letters on Electromagnetic Compatibility Practice and Applications. 2020. Vol. 2, num. 4, p. 106 – 110. DOI : 10.1109/LEMCPA.2020.3020922.

Numerical and Experimental Validation of Electromagnetic Time Reversal for Geolocation of Lightning Strikes

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; A. Mostajabi; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 5, p. 2156 – 2163. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2957531.

Grounding Resistance of a Hemispheric Electrode Located on the Top of a Finite-Height, Cone-Shaped Mountain

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak; H. Karami; F. Rachidi-Haeri 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 5, p. 1889 – 1892. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2974579.

On the Propagation of Lightning-Radiated Electromagnetic Fields Across a Mountain

W. Hou; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; Q. Zhang 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 5, p. 2137 – 2147. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2947095.

An Acoustic Time Reversal Technique to Locate a Partial Discharge Source: Two-Dimensional Numerical Validation

H. Karami; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 2020. Vol. 27, num. 6, p. 2203 – 2205. DOI : 10.1109/TDEI.2020.008837.

Measurement and Modeling of Both Distant and Close Electric Fields of an M‐Component in Rocket‐Triggered Lightning

Q. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; J. Wang; L. Cai et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2020. Vol. 125, num. 21, p. e2019JD032300. DOI : 10.1029/2019JD032300.

Machine Learning-Based Lightning Localization Algorithm Using Lightning-Induced Voltages on Transmission Lines

H. Karami; A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; C. Zhuang et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 6, p. 2512 – 2519. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2978429.

On the influence of the soil stratification and frequency-dependent parameters on lightning electromagnetic fields

Q. Li; M. Rubinstein; J. Wang; L. Cai; M. Zhou et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2020. Vol. 178, p. 106047. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2019.106047.

Impedance and Admittance Formulas for a Multistair Model of Transmission Towers

A. Ametani; N. Triruttanapiruk; K. Yamamoto; Y. Baba; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 6, p. 2491 – 2502. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2976644.

The Upper Bound of the Speed of Propagation of Waves along a Transmission Line

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M. 2020. Vol. 93, p. 119 – 125. DOI : 10.2528/PIERM20040304.

Locating Transient Directional Sources in Free Space Based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Technique

Q. Li; Y-Z. Xie; M-X. Gao; K-J. Li; S-Y. He et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 5, p. 2036 – 2044. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2020.2966872.

Time reversal applied to fault location in power networks: Pilot test results and analyses

Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

Electrical Power and Energy Systems. 2020. Vol. 114, p. 105382. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.105382.

An Efficient FDTD Method to Calculate Lightning Electromagnetic Fields Over Irregular Terrain Adopting the Moving Computational Domain Technique

W. Hou; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; Q. Zhang; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2020. Vol. 62, num. 3, p. 976 – 980. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2917282.

The Polarity Reversal of Lightning‐Generated Sky Wave

W. Hou; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; Q. Zhang 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2020. Vol. 125, num. 17, p. 1 – 17, e2020JD032448. DOI : 10.1029/2020JD032448.

Conference Papers

Investigation of Electromagnetic Field Coupling to a Transmission Line Terminated with Non-Vertical Risers

J. Guo; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

2020. 33rd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International-Union-of-Radio-Science, Rome, ITALY, Aug 29-Sep 05, 2020. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS49373.2020.9232394.

Localization of Electromagnetic Interference Source Using a Time Reversal Cavity: Application of the Maximum Power Criterion

H. Karami; M. Azadifar; A. Mostajabi; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2020. 2020 IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal & Power Integrity Virtual Symposium, [Online event], August 3-28, 2020. p. 598 – 602. DOI : 10.1109/EMCSI38923.2020.9191576.

Nowcasting Lightning Occurrence Using Machine Learning Techniques: The Challenge of Identifying Outliers

A. Mostajabi; D. Finney; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2020. EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, May 4-8, 2020. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22302.

Theses

Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Theory, Application to Fault Location in Power Networks and Experimental Validation

Z. Wang / F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Paolone (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Book Chapters

Software tools for the lightning performance assessment

A. Borghetti; W. A. Chisholm; F. Napolitano; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi et al. 

Lightning Interaction with Power Systems – Volume 2: Applications; London, UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology IET, 2020.

Field-to-transmission line coupling models

V. Cooray; C. A. Nucci; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Lightning Interaction with Power Systems – Volume 1: Fundamentals and Modelling; United Kingdom: IET, 2020.

2019

Journal Articles

Meteorological Aspects of Self-Initiated Upward Lightning at the Santis Tower (Switzerland)

N. Pineda; J. Figueras i Ventura; D. Romero; A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar et al. 

Journal Of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2019. Vol. 124, num. 24, p. 14162 – 14183. DOI : 10.1029/2019JD030834.

The Propagation Effects of Lightning Electromagnetic Fields Over Mountainous Terrain in the Earth-Ionosphere Waveguide

D. Li; A. Luque; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Azadifar et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2019. Vol. 124, p. 14,198 – 14,219. DOI : 10.1029/2018JD030014.

A New Engineering Model of Lightning M Component That Reproduces Its Electric Field Waveforms at Both Close and Far Distances

M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; Q. Li; F. Rachidi; V. Rakov 

Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2019. Vol. 124, p. 14,008 – 14,023. DOI : 10.1029/2019JD030796.

Single-Sensor Source Localization Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal and Deep Transfer Learning: Application to Lightning

A. Mostajabi; H. Karami; M. Azadifar; A. Ghasemi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2019. Vol. 9, num. 1, p. 17372. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-53934-4.

Multiple-Station Measurements of a Return-Stroke Electric Field From Rocket-Triggered Lightning at Distances of 68-126 km

J. Wang; Q. Li; L. Cai; M. Zhou; Y. Fan et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 2, p. 440 – 448. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2821193.

Analysis of the lightning production of convective cells

J. Figueras i Ventura; N. Pineda; N. Besic; J. Grazioli; A. Hering et al. 

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 10, p. 5573 – 5591. DOI : 10.5194/amt-12-5573-2019.

Generalized Electric Field Equations of a Time-Varying Current Distribution Based on the Electromagnetic Fields of Moving and Accelerating Charges

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2019. Vol. 10, num. 7, p. 367. DOI : 10.3390/atmos10070367.

On the Modeling of Non-Vertical Risers in the Interaction of Electromagnetic Fields With Overhead Lines

J. Guo; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 3, p. 631 – 636. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2903335.

Analysis of a bipolar upward lightning flash based on simultaneous records of currents and 380-km distant electric fields

A. Mostajabi; D. Li; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2019. Vol. 174, p. 105845. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2019.04.023.

Tower and Path-Dependent Voltage Effects on the Measurement of Grounding Impedance for Lightning Studies

A. Sunjerga; D. S. Gazzana; D. Poljak; H. Karami; K. Sheshyekani et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 2, p. 409 – 418. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2819693.

Estimation of the expected annual number of flashovers in power distribution lines due to negative and positive lightning

F. Napolitano; F. Tossani; A. Borghetti; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2019. Vol. 176, p. 105956. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2019.105956.

Importance of Taking Into Account the Soil Stratification in Reproducing the Late-Time Features of Distant Fields Radiated by Lightning

Q. Li; J. Wang; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; A. Sunjerga et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 3, p. 935 – 944. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2840702.

EM Fields Generated by a Scale Model Helical Antenna and Its Use in Validating a Code for Lightning-Induced Voltage Calculation

M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; A. Piantini et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 3, p. 778 – 787. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2911995.

Electromagnetic Fields Associated With the M‐Component Mode of Charge Transfer

L. He; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2019. Vol. 124, p. 6791 – 6809. DOI : 10.1029/2018JD029998.

Calculation of High-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Coupling to Overhead Transmission Line Above a Lossy Ground and Terminated With a Nonlinear Load

J. Guo; F. Rachidi; S. V. Tkachenko; Y-Z. Xie 

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 2019. Vol. 67, num. 6, p. 4119 – 4132. DOI : 10.1109/TAP.2019.2902743.

Polarimetric radar characteristics of lightning initiation and propagating channels

J. Figueras i Ventura; N. Pineda; N. Besic; J. Grazioli; A. Hering et al. 

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 5, p. 2881 – 2911. DOI : 10.5194/amt-12-2881-2019.

Isolated vs. Interconnected Wind Turbine Grounding Systems: Effect on the Harmonic Grounding Impedance, Ground Potential Rise and Step Voltage

A. Sunjerga; Q. Li; D. Poljak; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2019. Vol. 173, p. 230 – 239. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2019.04.010.

Calculation of the Grounding Resistance of Structures Located on Elevated Terrain

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 6, p. 1891 – 1895. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2877214.

A Study of a Large Bipolar Lightning Event Observed at the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. A. Rakov; G. Diendorfer et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2019. Vol. 61, num. 3, p. 796 – 806. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2913220.

On the representation of thin wires inside lossy dielectric materials for FDTD‐based LEMP simulations

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 2019. Vol. 14, num. 9, p. 1314 – 1322. DOI : 10.1002/tee.22932.

Nowcasting lightning occurrence from commonly available meteorological parameters using machine learning techniques

A. Mostajabi; D. L. Finney; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 2019. Vol. 2, num. 1, p. 41. DOI : 10.1038/s41612-019-0098-0.

Nonlinear electrical conductivity through the thickness of multidirectional carbon fiber composites

X. Chen; A. Smorgonskiy; J. Li; A. P. Vassilopoulos; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Journal of Materials Science. 2019. Vol. 54, num. 5, p. 3893 – 3903. DOI : 10.1007/s10853-018-3127-1.

Conference Papers

Properties of Direct-Time and Reversed-Time Transfer Functions to Locate Disturbances along Power Transmission Lines

Z. Chen; Z. Wang; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2019. 2019 IEEE Milan PowerTech, Milan, Italy, June 23-27, 2019. p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/PTC.2019.8810552.

Some Optimization Techniques of Lightning Field Calculations

M. Rubinstein; A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi 

2019. Asian Electromagnetic International Conference ASIAEM, Xi’an, China, September 15-20, 2019.

Study of the electromagnetic protection of infrastructures with alternative shielding strategies

N. Mora; Z. Wang; C. Romero; M. Nyffeler; F. Rachidi 

2019. Asian Electromagnetic International Conference ASIAEM, Xi’an, China, September 15-20, 2019.

Performance Analysis of the Moving Computational Domain Technique for the Calculation of Sferics

W. Hou; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; Q. Zhang 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019. p. 1 – 3. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA47030.2019.8951583.

Field-to-Transmission Line Coupling Models: Recent Progress

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019.

Effect of Non-Vertical Risers in the Electromagnetic Field Coupling with Overhead Lines

J. Guo; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray; F. Rachidi; Y. Xie 

2019. Asian Electromagnetic International Conference – ASIAEM 2019, Xi’an, China, September 15-20, 2019.

Polarimetric radar characteristics of lightning initiation and propagating channels

J. Figueras i Ventura; N. Pineda; N. Besic; J. Grazioli; A. Hering et al. 

2019. 39th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, Nara, Japan, September 16-19, 2019.

AKUNU Status and Outlook

G. Nicora; M. Labie; J. Ortega; M. Rubinstein; F. Vega et al. 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019.

Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal Similarity Metric to Locate Lightning-Originated Flashovers on Overhead Transmission Lines

Z. Wang; F. Gerini; M. Paolone; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA47030.2019.8951737.

Locating Lightning Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Application of the Minimum Entropy Criterion

H. Karami; A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar; Z. Wang; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA47030.2019.8951562.

Polarity asymmetry in return stroke speed caused by the momentum associated with radiation

V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019.

LMA Observation of Upward Bipolar Lightning Flash at the Säntis Tower

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar; N. Pineda et al. 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA47030.2019.8951538.

FDTD Modeling of Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propagation Over Mountainous Terrain

D. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2019. 2019 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Miami, FL, USA, April 15-19, 2019.

An Extension of the Guided Wave M-Component Model Taking into Account the Presence of a Tall Strike Object

Q. Li; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; L. Cai et al. 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019.

On the Influence of an Elevated Terrain on the Grounding Resistance of a Vertical Rod

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak 

2019. 19th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC) / 3rd IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe Conference (I and CPS Europe), Genova, ITALY, Jun 10-14, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/EEEIC.2019.8783741.

Pulses in Upward Negative Lightning at the Säntis Tower in Northeastern Switzerland

L. He; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. Rakov et al. 

2019. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, December 9-13, 2019.

Effect of Penetrating Conductors on Shielding Effectiveness of Metallic Enclosures

Z. Wang; N. Mora; C. Romero; M. Nyffeler; F. Rachidi 

2019. Asian Electromagnetic International Conference ASIAEM, Xi’an, China, September 15-20, 2019.

Reduction of a Cone-Shaped Terrain Grounding Resistance by Remote Grounding

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak 

2019. 27th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), Split, CROATIA, Sep 19-21, 2019. p. 553 – 556. DOI : 10.23919/SOFTCOM.2019.8903728.

Säntis Lightning Research Facility: A Summary of the First 10 Years and Future Outlook

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2019. 2019 International Symposium on Lightning Protection (XV SIPDA), São Paulo, Brazil, September 30 – October 4, 2019.

Two Possible Scenarios for the Formation of Category 1 Bipolar Lightning Flashes

M. Azadifar; Q. Li; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. A. Rakov et al. 

2019. 11th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Lightning, Hong Kong, China, June 12-14, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/APL.2019.8815954.

On the Influence of an Elevated Terrain on the Grounding Resistance of a Vertical Rod

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; D. Poljak 

2019. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering ICEEE, Genoa, Italy, June 11-14, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/EEEIC.2019.8783741.

Measurement and Analysis of the Breakdown Strength of Different Liquid Dielectric Materials

N. Mora; A. Mostajabi; B. Daout; F. Rachidi 

2019. Asian Electromagnetic International Conference ASIAEM, Xi’an, China, September 15-20, 2019.

Meteorological conditions during self-initiated upward lightning at the Säntis tower (Switzerland)

J. Montanya; N. Pineda; J. Figueras i Ventura; D. Romero; A. Mostajabi et al. 

2019. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, December 9-13, 2019.

Swiss Competence Center on Energy Research FURIES – Overview and Contributions in the Area of Power Electronics and Smart Grids

P. Favre-Perrod; J. Biela; M. Carpita; A. Christe; P. Czyz et al. 

2019. 21th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE ECCE Europe), Genova, Italy, September, 2-6, 2019. DOI : 10.23919/EPE.2019.8915485.

Reports

White paper on DC technologies for Switzerland’s electricity transmission and distribution

D. Dujic; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi-Haeri; S. Milovanovic; A. Christe et al. 

2019

2018

Journal Articles

A Semi-Analytical Method to Evaluate Lightning-Induced Overvoltages on Overhead Lines Using the Matrix Pencil Method

J. Guo; Y-Z. Xie; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2018. Vol. 33, num. 6, p. 2837 – 2848. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2018.2842237.

Remonter le temps jusqu’à la source

M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

Bulletin.ch. 2018. Vol. 5/2018, p. 20 – 24.

On the Differential Input Impedance of an Electro-Explosive Device

J. J. Pantoja; F. Vega; F. Roman; N. Pena; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 2018. Vol. 66, num. 2, p. 858 – 864. DOI : 10.1109/TMTT.2017.2772801.

A Full-Scale Experimental Validation of Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Locate Disturbances in Overhead Power Distribution Lines

Z. Wang; S. He; B. Liu; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 1562 – 1570. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2793967.

Study of the Propagation of Common Mode IEMI Signals Through Concrete Walls

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; M. Nyffeler; P. Bertholet; M. Rubinstein et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 2, p. 385 – 393. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2729342.

Transient Responses of Overhead Cables Due to Mode Transition in High Frequencies

H. Xue; A. Ametani; J. Mahseredjian; Y. Baba; F. Rachidi et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 3, p. 785 – 794. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2737439.

An improved time marching simulation of distributed multiport networks loaded with nonlinear devices

J. Becerra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields. 2018. Vol. 31, num. 6, p. e2315. DOI : 10.1002/jnm.2315.

A Simple Formula Expressing the Fields on the Aperture of an Impulse Radiating Antenna Fed by TEM Coplanar Plates

F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 2018. Vol. 66, num. 3, p. 1549 – 1552. DOI : 10.1109/TAP.2018.2790263.

Frequency Response of Electric and Magnetic Fields of Overhead Conductors With Particular Reference to Axial Electric Field

H. Xue; A. Ametani; J. Mahseredjian; Y. Baba; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 6, p. 2029 – 2032. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2763952.

Evaluation of the Mitigation Effect of the Shield Wires on Lightning Induced Overvoltages in MV Distribution Systems Using Statistical Analysis

M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; R. Procopio; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 1400 – 1408. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2779184.

On Non-Uniform Transient Electromagnetic Field Coupling to Overhead Transmission Lines

J. Guo; Y-z. Xie; F. Rachidi; K-j. Li; S-f. Wang 

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 2018. Vol. 66, num. 6, p. 3087 – 3096. DOI : 10.1109/TAP.2018.2821698.

An experimental field study of the grounding system response of tall wind turbines to impulse surges

D. S. Gazzana; A. Smorgonskiy; N. Mora; A. Šunjerga; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2018. Vol. 160, p. 219 – 225. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2018.02.020.

Effect of Dispersive Soil on the Electromagnetic Response of Buried Wires in the UHF Range

J. J. Pantoja; F. Vega; F. Román; F. Rachidi 

Radio Science. 2018. Vol. 53, num. 7, p. 895 – 905. DOI : 10.1029/2018RS006544.

An Analysis of Current and Electric Field Pulses Associated With Upward Negative Lightning Flashes Initiated from the Säntis Tower

L. He; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2018. Vol. 123, num. 8, p. 4045 – 4059. DOI : 10.1029/2018JD028295.

Norm Criteria in the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Technique for Fault Location in Transmission Lines

S-Y. He; Y-Z. Xie; Z-Y. Wang; F. Rachidi; B-Y. Liu et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 1240 – 1248. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2806892.

Lorentz Force from a Current-Carrying Wire on a Charge in Motion under the Assumption of Neutrality in the Symmetrical Frame of Reference

A. Šunjerga; F. Sokolić; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Modern Physics. 2018. Vol. 09, num. 14, p. 2473 – 2481. DOI : 10.4236/jmp.2018.914159.

Extension of the Unmatched-Media Time Reversal Method to Locate Soft Faults in Transmission Lines

A. Orlandi; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 1539 – 1545. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2018.2799932.

A New Solution for the Evaluation of the Horizontal Electric Fields From Lightning in Presence of a Finitely Conducting Ground

A. Andreotti; F. Rachidi; L. Verolino 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 3, p. 674 – 678. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2735859.

Corrections to “Study of the Propagation of Common Mode IEMI Signals Through Concrete Walls”

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; M. Nyffeler; P. Bertholet; M. Rubinstein et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2018. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 1610. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2778431.

Locating lightning strikes and flashovers along overhead power transmission lines using electromagnetic time reversal

R. Razzaghi; M. Scatena; K. Sheshyekani; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi et al. 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2018. Vol. 160, p. 282 – 291. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2018.03.012.

Conference Papers

Filectromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: On the Properties of Back-Injected Signals

Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2018. Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Dublin, IRELAND, Jun 11-15, 2018. DOI : 10.23919/PSCC.2018.8449024.

Extreme Values of Lightning Parameters

A. Smorgonskii; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018. 2018 International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, March 12-15, 2018.

Development of a Lightning Location System Based on Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Technical Challenges and Expected Gain

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; M. Stojilovic 

2018. 2018 International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, March 12-15, 2018.

Transient Impedance of Interconnected Wind Turbine Grounding Systems

A. Sunjerga; Q. Li; D. Poljak; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018. 26th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), CROATIA, Sep 13-15, 2018. p. 397 – 400. DOI : 10.23919/SOFTCOM.2018.8555790.

LMA Observation of Upward Flashes at Santis Tower: Preliminary Results

A. Mostajabi; N. Pineda; D. Romero; M. Azadifar; O. Van der Velde et al. 

2018. Joint 60th IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) / IEEE Asia-Pacific Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (APEMC), Singapore, SINGAPORE, May 14-18, 2018. p. 399 – 402. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2018.8393808.

Mitigation of Lightning-Induced Overvoltages Using Shield Wires: Application of the Response Surface Method

M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; R. Procopio; F. Rachidi; A. Piantini 

2018. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection ICLP, Rzeszov, Poland, September 2-7, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503388.

Lightning Measurement Station at the Säntis Tower: An Update on Recent Instrumentation and Data

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2018. 2018 American Electromagnetics International Symposium AMEREM, Santa Barbara, California, August 27-31, 2018.

LMA Campaign for the Observation of Upward Lightning at the Säntis Tower During Summer 2017: Preliminary Results

A. Mostajabi; N. Pineda; A. Sunjerga; D. Romero; M. Azadifar et al. 

2018. XVI International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Nara, Japan, June 17-22, 2018.

Application of the Singularity Expansion Method (SEM) for Multiconductor Transmission Lines

S. Tkachenko; F. Middelstaedt; J. Nitsch; F. Rachidi; R. Vick et al. 

2018. 2018 American Electromagnetics International Symposium AMEREM, Santa Barbara, California, August 27-31, 2018.

Modeling of EMP Coupling to Lossless MTLs in Time Domain Based on Analytical Gauss-Seidel Iteration Technique

J. Guo; Y. Xie; F. Rachidi 

2018. 2018 Joint IEEE EMC and Asia Pacific EMC Symposium, Singapore, May 14-17, 2018. p. 897 – 902. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2018.8393911.

Does the magnetic field from the leader current influence the fine geometrical structure of the lightning channel?

M. Rubinstein; M. Azadifar; A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; V. Cooray 

2018. 2018 American Electromagnetics International Symposium AMEREM, Santa Barbara, California, August 27-31, 2018.

An Interpretation of Time Reversal Invariant Systems

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018. 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, Gran Canaria, Spain, May 28 – June 1, 2018.

Generalized Telegrapher’s Equations for Buried Curved Wires

D. Poljak; D. Cavka; F. Rachidi 

2018. 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC), Meloneras, SPAIN, May 28-Jun 01, 2018. DOI : 10.23919/URSI-AT-RASC.2018.8471409.

Electric Fields Produced by Lightning Strokes Obtained by Ray-Tracing Method

A. Parra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2018. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications ICEAA, Cartagena, Colombia, September 10-14, 2018. p. 613 – 615. DOI : 10.1109/ICEAA.2018.8520523.

On the Impact of Meteorological Conditions on the Initiation of Upward Lightning Flashes from Tall Structures

A. Mostajabi; A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar; A. Smorgonskiy et al. 

2018. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection ICLP, Rzeszov, Poland, September 2-7, 2018. p. 1 – 5. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503310.

On the Similarity of Electric Field Signatures of Upward and Downward Negative Leaders

M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; V. A. Rakov; D. Pavanello et al. 

2018. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection ICLP, Rzeszov, Poland, September 2-7, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503362.

AKUNU: Open Lightning Detection and Atmospheric Data Collection System

G. Nicora; V. Cooray; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; F. Roman et al. 

2018. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications ICEAA, Cartagena, Colombia, September 10-14, 2018.

Evaluation of Ionospheric D Region Parameters Using Simultaneously Measured Lightning Current and 380-km Distant Electric Field

D. Li; A. Luque; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2018. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington DC, USA, December 10-14, 2018.

An Analysis of Lightning Activity in the Säntis Region through the Big Hiatus in Global Warming

A. Mostajabi; A. Smorgonskii; F. Rachidi; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2018. 2018 International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, March 12-15, 2018.

Distant Electric Fields from Lightning Return Strokes: Influence of Soil Stratification and Frequency-Dependent Parameters

Q. Li; M. Rubinstein; J. Wang; L. Cai; M. Zhou et al. 

2018. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection ICLP, Rzeszov, Poland, September 2-7, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503336.

An Analysis of the Distribution of Inter-Flash Time Intervals in the Area of the Santis Tower

A. Sunjerga; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer; F. Rachidi 

2018. 26th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), CROATIA, Sep 13-15, 2018. p. 393 – 396. DOI : 10.23919/SOFTCOM.2018.8555816.

Analysis of Location Accuracy of ToA-Based Lightning Location Systems in Mountainous Terrain

D. Li; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; G. Diendorfer; W. Schulz 

2018. XVI International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Nara, Japan, June 17-22, 2018.

An Update on the Characteristics of Positive Flashes Measured at the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications ICEAA, Cartagena, Colombia, September 10-14, 2018.

On the Classification of Self-Triggered versus Other-Triggered Lightning Flashes

A. Sunjerga; A. Mostajabi; N. Pineda; D. Romero; O. Van der Velde et al. 

2018. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection ICLP, Rzeszov, Poland, September 2-7, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503322.

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: On the Properties of Back-Injected Signals

Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2018. 20th Power Systems Computation Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 11-15, 2018.

Experimental Assessment of the Prediction Performance of Dynamic Equivalent Circuit Models of Grid-connected Battery Energy Storage Systems

E. Namor; F. Sossan; E. Scolari; R. Cherkaoui; M. Paolone 

2018. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), Sarajevo, BOSNIA & HERCEG, Oct 21-25, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/ISGTEurope.2018.8571787.

Modeling of Different Charge Transfer Modes in Upward Flashes Constrained by Simultaneously Measured Currents and Fields

L. He; M. Azadifar; Q. Li; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov et al. 

2018. 2018 Joint IEEE EMC and Asia Pacific EMC Symposium, Singapore, May 14-17, 2018. p. 403 – 407. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2018.8393809.

Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location in Power Networks

M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2018. IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (EMC, SI & PI), Long Beach, CA, Jul 30-Aug 03, 2018. DOI : 10.1109/EMCSI.2018.8495233.

Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: A Summary of Experimental Validations

Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2018. 2018 American Electromagnetics International Symposium AMEREM, Santa Barbara, California, August 27-31, 2018.

Time Reversal Focusing Property in Mismatched Media

Z. Wang; A. Lowenstein; S. Rahimi; P. Dehkhoda; H. Sadeghi et al. 

2018. 2018 American Electromagnetics International Symposium AMEREM, Santa Barbara, California, August 27-31, 2018.

Measurements of lightning currents at Mount Säntis in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone 

2018. 2018 High Power Electromagnetics Workshop, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 5, 2018.

Theses

Characteristics of Upward Lightning Flashes

M. Azadifar / F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Paolone (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Talks

Electromagnetic Time Reversal

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018 High Power Electromagnetic Workshop, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 5, 2018.

Cloud-To-Ground Lightning and Wind Turbines (Workshop on Lightning Protection of Wind Turbines)

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2018 Joint IEEE EMC and Asia Pacific EMC Symposium, Singapore, May 14-17, 2018.

Evaluation of the Mitigation Effect of Shield Wires on Lightning Induced Overvoltages in MV Distribution Systems using Statistical Analysis

M. Brignone; D. Mestriner; R. Procopio; A. Piantini; F. Rachidi 

2018 High Power Electromagnetics Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 5, 2018.

Challenges of Lightning Protection of Modern Wind Turbines (Workshop on Lightning Protection of Wind Turbines)

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018 Joint IEEE EMC and Asia Pacific EMC Symposium, Singapore, May 14-17, 2018.

An Introduction to Time Reversal (Workshop on Electromagnetic Time Reversal and Its Application to Electromagnetic Compatibility)

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2018 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility , Signal and Power Integrity, Long Beach, California, July 30 – August 3, 2018.

Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location in Power Network (Workshop on Electromagnetic Time Reversal and Its Application to Electromagnetic Compatibility)

M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2018 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility , Signal and Power Integrity, Long Beach, California, July 30 – August 3, 2018.

2017

Journal Articles

An Alternative Method for Locating Faults in Transmission Line Networks Based on Time Reversal

A. Codino; Z. Wang; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 5, p. 1601 – 1612. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2671369.

Stable Simulation of Multiport Passive Distributed Networks Using Time Marching Method

J. Becerra; F. Vega; A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 2, p. 447 – 453. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2613338.

Extrapolation of a Truncated Spectrum With Hilbert Transform for Obtaining Causal Impulse Responses

J. Becerra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 2, p. 454 – 460. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2613044.

Lightning Potential Index performances in multimicrophysical cloud-resolving simulations of a back-building mesoscale convective system: The Genoa 2014 event

M. Lagasio; A. Parodi; R. Procopio; F. Rachidi; E. Fiori 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2017. Vol. 122, num. 8, p. 4238 – 4257. DOI : 10.1002/2016JD026115.

Mixed-Potential Integral Equation for Full-Wave Modeling of Grounding Systems Buried in a Lossy Multilayer Stratified Ground

H. Karami; K. Sheshyekani; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 5, p. 1505 – 1513. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2655497.

Emergence of Friedmann Equation of Cosmology of a Flat Universe from the Time-Energy Uncertainty Principle

V. Cooray; G. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

Journal of Modern Physics. 2017. Vol. 08, num. 12, p. 1979 – 1987. DOI : 10.4236/jmp.2017.812119.

Location Accuracy Evaluation of ToA-Based Lightning Location Systems Over Mountainous Terrain

D. Li; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; G. Diendorfer; W. Schulz et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2017. Vol. 122, num. 21, p. 11760 – 11775. DOI : 10.1002/2017JD027520.

Advances in lightning research

V. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

Journal Of Atmospheric And Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2017. Vol. 154, p. 181 – 181. DOI : 10.1016/j.jastp.2016.10.014.

Evaluation of Power System Lightning Performance—Part II: Application to an Overhead Distribution Network

M. Brignone; F. Delfino; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 1, p. 146 – 153. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2601657.

A Technique for Calculating Voltages Induced on Twisted-Wire Pairs Using the FDTD Method

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 1, p. 301 – 304. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2604463.

Evaluation of Power System Lightning Performance, Part I: Model and Numerical Solution Using the PSCAD-EMTDC Platform

M. Brignone; F. Delfino; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 1, p. 137 – 145. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2601640.

Formulation of the Field-to-Transmission Line Coupling Equations in Terms of Scalar and Vector Potentials

V. Cooray; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 5, p. 1586 – 1591. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2657891.

Assessment of the Influence of Losses on the Performance of the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Fault Location Method

R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Pwrd. 2017. Vol. 32, num. 5, p. 2303 – 2312. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2016.2615887.

Analysis of lightning-ionosphere interaction using simultaneous records of source current and 380 km distant electric field

M. Azadifar; D. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2017. Vol. 159, p. 48 – 56. DOI : 10.1016/j.jastp.2017.05.010.

Are Standardized Lightning Current Waveforms Suitable for Aircraft and Wind Turbine Blades Made of Composite Materials?

A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; N. V. Korovkin; A. P. Vassilopoulos 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2017. Vol. 59, num. 4, p. 1320 – 1328. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2017.2682324.

Conference Papers

The use of a potential lightning index in multi-microphysical cloud-resolving simulations of a V-shape convective system

M. Lagasio; A. Parodi; R. Procopio; F. Rachidi; E. Fiori 

2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2017.

Prediction of Lightning Incidence to Tall Structures Before Construction

A. Smorgonskiy; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; G. Diendorfer 

2017. 4th International Symposium on Winter Lightning (ISWL2017), Joetsu, Japan, April 12-14, 2017.

On the Use of Magnetic Current Loop Source Model in Lightning Electromagnetics

D. Poljak; D. Cavka; F. Rachidi 

2017. 32nd URSI General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, August 19-26, 2017. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8105246.

Time Marching Simulation of Signal Propagation in Power Lines Loaded with Non-Linear devices

J. D. Beccera; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2017. 32nd URSI General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, August 19-26, 2017. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8105249.

Experimental Characterization of the Grounding Impedance of Wind Turbines

D. Da Silva Gazzana; A. Smorgonskiy; N. Mora; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2017. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium ASIAEM, Bangalore, India, July 23-27, 2017.

Revisiting the Calculation of the Early-Time HEMP Conducted Environment

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; J. D. Becerra; P. Bertholet; M. Nyffeler et al. 

2017. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium ASIAEM, Bangalore, India, July 23-27, 2017.

On the Measurement of the Grounding Impedance of Tall Wind Turbines

A. Smorgonskiy; D. Gazzana; N. Mora; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2017. 12th International Conference of Power Systems Transients (IPST), Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 26-29, 2017.

A Method to Detect Causality Violations Using Discrete Hilbert Transform

J. D. Becerra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2017. 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal/Power Integrity, Washington DC, USA, August 7-11, 2017. p. 388 – 392. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2017.8077901.

Lightning Performance of Distribution Lines due to Positive and Negative Indirect Lightning Flashes

F. Napolitano; F. Tossani; A. Borghetti; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

2017. 17th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC’17, Milan, Italy, June 6-9, 2017. DOI : 10.1109/EEEIC.2017.7977777.

Evaluation of Lightning‐Induced Overvoltages on a Distribution System: Validation of a Dedicated Code using Experimental Results on a Reduced Scale Model

D. Metriner; M. Brignone; R. Procopio; E. Ginnante; I. Ruggi et al. 

2017. 17th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC’17, Milan, Italy, June 6-9, 2017. DOI : 10.1109/EEEIC.2017.7977636.

Enforcing Delayed Causality Through Spectrum Extrapolation

J. D. Becerra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2017. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium ASIAEM, Bangalore, India, July 23-27, 2017.

A Semi-Analytical Simplified Approach to Compute Lightning Radiated Electric Fields at Long Distances Taking into Account Ionospheric Reflection

M. Azadifar; D. Li; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2017. 32nd URSI General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, August 19-26, 2017. DOI : 10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8105183.

On Wind Turbine Impedance Analysis via Different Approaches

A. Sunjerga; F. Rachidi; D. Poljak 

2017. 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), Split, CROATIA, SEP 21-23, 2017. p. 314 – 317. DOI : 10.23919/SOFTCOM.2017.8115546.

Simultaneous Currents and Electric Fields at Two Distances Associated with an Upward Flash to the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer; H. Pichler et al. 

2017. 10th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Lightning, APL 2017, Krabi, Thailand, May 16-19, 2017.

A Study of Upward Flashes Initiated at the Säntis Tower

R. Daher; M. Azadifar; A. Smorgonskiy; J. Zuber; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2017. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium ASIAEM, Bangalore, India, July 23-27, 2017.

Locating Lightning-Originated Flashovers in Power Networks using Electromagnetic Time Reversal

R. Razzaghi; M. Scatena; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi; G. Antonini 

2017. 12th International Conference of Power Systems Transients (IPST), Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 26-29, 2017.

A Full-Scale Experimental Test of Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Locate Faults in Power Networks

Z. Wang; S. He; Q. Li; B. Liu; R. Razzaghi et al. 

2017. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium ASIAEM, Bangalore, India, July 23-27, 2017.

Simultaneous Records of Current and 380-km Distant Electric Field of a Bipolar Lightning Flash

A. Mostajabi; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

2017. XIV International Symposium on Lightning Protection SIPDA, Natal, Brazil, October 2-6, 2017. p. 183 – 187. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA.2017.8116921.

Single-End FPGA-Based Fault Location System for Radial/Meshed AC/DC Networks based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Theory

R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2017. 2017 IEEE PES PowerTech, Manchester, UK, June 18-22, 2017. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/PTC.2017.7980832.

A Large Bipolar Event Recorded at the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; G. Diendorfer; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello; F. Rachidi et al. 

2017. 4th International Symposium on Winter Lightning (ISWL2017), Joetsu, Japan, April 12-14, 2017.

Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Transmission Lines: Definition and Application of the Mirrored Minimum Energy Property

Z. Wang; A. Codino; R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2017. EMC Europe International Symposium, Angers, France, September 4-8, 2017. DOI : 10.1109/EMCEurope.2017.8094641.

A Study of Electrical Current Distribution in Anisotropic Materials with Special Reference to Lightning Interaction with Composite Materials

X. Chen; A. Smorgonskii; A. La Fata; R. Procopio; N. Korovkin et al. 

2017. XIV International Symposium on Lightning Protection SIPDA, Natal, Brazil, October 2-6, 2017.

Books

Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Application to EMC and Power Systems

 

Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

Book Chapters

Time Reversal: A Different Perspective

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Application to Electromagnetic Compatibility and Power Systems; New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. p. 1 – 28.

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location in Power Networks

R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Application to Electromagnetic Compatibility and Power Systems; New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. p. 217 – 274.

Application of Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Lightning Location

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

Electromagnetic Time Reversal: Application to Electromagnetic Compatibility and Power Systems; New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. p. 189 – 216.

2016

Journal Articles

Influence of ground wire on the initiation of upward leader from 110 to 1000kV AC phase line

X. Wang; J. He; Z. Yu; R. Zeng; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2016. Vol. 130, p. 103 – 112. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2015.08.022.

On Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propagation Along an Irregular Terrain

D. Li; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2016. Vol. 58, num. 1, p. 161 – 171. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2483018.

A Switched Oscillator Geometry Inspired by a Curvilinear Space-Part I: DC Considerations

F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2016. Vol. 44, num. 10, p. 2240 – 2248. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2016.2581308.

An Improved Approach for the Calculation of the Transient Ground Resistance Matrix of Multiconductor Lines

F. Tossani; F. Napolitano; F. Rachidi; C. A. Nucci 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 3, p. 1142 – 1149. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2015.2500341.

A Switched Oscillator Geometry Inspired by a Curvilinear Space-Part II: Electrodynamic Considerations

F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2016. Vol. 44, num. 10, p. 2249 – 2257. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2016.2581586.

A Methodology to Reduce the Computational Effort in the Evaluation of the Lightning Performance of Distribution Networks

I. Bendato; M. Frignone; F. Delfino; R. Procopio; F. Rachidi 

Atmosphere. 2016. Vol. 7, num. 11, p. 147. DOI : 10.3390/atmos7110147.

Experimental Characterization of the Response of an Electrical and Communication Raceway to IEMI

N. Mora; I. D. Flintoft; L. Dawson; J. F. Dawson; F. Rachidi et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2016. Vol. 58, num. 2, p. 494 – 505. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2510423.

Analysis of lightning electromagnetic field propagation in mountainous terrain and its effects on ToA-based lightning location systems

D. Li; M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2016. Vol. 121, num. 2, p. 895 – 911. DOI : 10.1002/2015JD024234.

On the Kernel of the Cooray–Rubinstein Formula in the Time Domain

A. Andreotti; F. Rachidi; L. Verolino 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2016. Vol. 58, num. 3, p. 927 – 930. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2526650.

On instabilities in time marching methods

J. Becerra; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

Progress In Electromagnetics Research C. 2016. Vol. 68, p. 1 – 10. DOI : 10.2528/PIERC16062905.

On Practical Implementation of Electromagnetic Models of Lightning Return-Strokes

H. Karami; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinsein 

Atmosphere. 2016. Vol. 7, num. 10, p. 135. DOI : 10.3390/atmos7100135.

Fast Initial Continuous Current Pulses vs Return Stroke Pulses in Tower-initiated Lightning

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov; M. Paolone et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2016. Vol. 121, num. 11, p. 6425 – 6434. DOI : 10.1002/2016JD024900.

Evaluation of the performance characteristics of the European Lightning Detection Network EUCLID in the Alps region for upward negative flashes using direct measurements at the instrumented Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; G. Diendorfer et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2016. Vol. 121, num. 2, p. 595 – 606. DOI : 10.1002/2015JD024259.

An automated FPGA real-time simulator for power electronics and power systems electromagnetic transient applications

R. Razzaghi; M. Mittens; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2016. Vol. 141, p. 147 – 156. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2016.07.022.

Bipolar Lightning Flashes Observed at the Säntis Tower: Do We Need to Modify the Traditional Classification?

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov; M. Paolone et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2016. Vol. 121, num. 23, p. 14117 – 14126. DOI : 10.1002/2016Jd025461.

Graded-permittivity polymer nanocomposites as superior dielectrics

T. Nardi; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; Y. Leterrier 

Composites Science and Technology. 2016. Vol. 129, p. 1 – 9. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.04.010.

Conference Papers

Correlation vs. Causality in Other-Triggered Upward Lightning in Tower Flashes

M. Rubinstein; J. Zuber; A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; G. Diendorfer 

2016. 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP)rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Estoril, Portugal, September 25-30, 2016. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791360.

Design of an Efficient High Power Electromagnetic Radiator using a Yagi-Uda Antenna Connected to a Switched Ocillator

F. Vega; J. Rangel; F. Rachidi; Y-Z. Xie 

2016. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 30 – July 1, 2016. p. 35 – 36. DOI : 10.1109/USNC-URSI.2016.7588499.

Identification of Constraints and Advantages of Vircator Simulations using XOOPIC

E. Neira; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2016. European Electromagnetics International Symposium EUROEM 2016, London, UK, July 11-14, 2016.

Evaluation of the Lightning Performance of an Overhead Multiconductor Transmission Line System

M. Brignone; F. Delfino; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; I. Bendato et al. 

2016. International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Bologna, Italy, June 27-30, 2016.

Protection Strategy against IEMI for Wireless Communication Infrastructures

S. Van de Beek; M. Stojilovic; N. Mora; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi et al. 

2016. 2016 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility – EMC Europe, Wroclaw, Poland, September 5-10, 2016. p. 455 – 460. DOI : 10.1109/EMCEurope.2016.7739189.

Implementation and Performance Analysis of the Lightning Potential Index as a Forecasting Tool

E. Fiori; M. Lagasio; A. Parodi; R. Procopio; A. Smorgonskiy et al. 

2016. 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Estoril, Portugal, September 25-30, 2016. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791514.

Electromagnetic Field Coupling to Transmission Lines: A Model for the Risers

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; S. Tkachenko 

2016. 7th Asia Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity, Shenzhen, China, May 18-21, 2016. p. 174 – 176. DOI : 10.1109/APEMC.2016.7523000.

Occurrence of Downward and Upward Flashes at the Säntis Tower: Relationship with -10 degrees C Temperature Altitude

M. Azadifar; M. Lagasio; E. Fiori; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2016. European Electromagnetics International Symposium EUROEM 2016, London, UK, July 11-14, 2016.

Analytical Evaluation of the Per-Unit-Length Conductance of a Coated Two-Wire Transmission Line

N. Mora; I. Junqua; F. Rachidi; J-P. Parmantier 

2016. European Electromagnetics International Symposium EUROEM 2016, London, UK, July 11-14, 2016.

Stable Simulation of Nonlinearly Loaded Lossy Transmission Lines with Time Marching Approach

J. D. Becerra; A. Tatematsu; F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2016. IEEE International Symposium on electromagnetic Compatibility, Ottawa, Canada, July 25-29, 2016. p. 261 – 266. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2016.7571655.

Location Accuracy Evaluation of ToA-Based Lightning Location Systems over Mountainous Terrain

D. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer; Z. Wang 

2016. 24th International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), San Diego, California, April 18-21, 2016.

An Overview of Lightning Research in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2016. World Meeting on Lightning, Cartagena, Colombia, April 6-8, 2016.

On the Estimation of the Number of Upward Flashes From Wind Turbines in Mountainous Areas

A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer 

2016. 24th International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), San Diego, California, April 18-21, 2016.

Lightning Location Systems and Interstroke Intervals: Effects of Imperfect Detection Efficiency

M. Stojilovic; M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2016. 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Estoril, Portugal, September 25-30, 2016. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791370.

High Power Electromagnetics Applied to Humanitarian Demining in Colombia

F. Vega; F. Roman; J. J. Pantoja; N. Mora; F. Rachidi et al. 

2016. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 30 – July 1, 2016. p. 33 – 34. DOI : 10.1109/USNC-URSI.2016.7588498.

Simultaneous Current and Distant Electric Field Waveforms from Upward Lightning: Effect of Ionospheric Reflection

M. Azadifar; D. Li; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

2016. 24th International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), San Diego, California, April 18-21, 2016.

Bipolar Lightning Flashes Observed at the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov; M. Paolone et al. 

2016. 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Estoril, Portugal, September 25-30, 2016.

An Update on the Measurements of Lightning Currents and Electromagnetic Fields Associated with Flashes to the Säntis Tower in Switzerland

M. Azadifar; D. Li; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello; F. Rachidi et al. 

2016. International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Bologna, Italy, June 27-30, 2016.

On the adequacy of standardized lightning current waveform for composite structures for aircraft and wind turbine blades

A. Smorgonskii; F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein; N. Korovkin; A. P. Vassilopoulos 

2016. EMC 2016, The IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Ottawa, Canada, 25-29 July, 2016. p. 289 – 292. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2016.7571660.

Theses

Advanced methods for the evaluation of lightning incidence over large areas, wind turbine parks and tall towers

A. Smorgonskii / F. Rachidi-Haeri; M. Rubinstein (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Contribution to the study of the vulnerability of critical systems to Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI)

N. Mora Parra / F. Rachidi-Haeri; I. Junqua (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Locating transient disturbance sources and modelling their interaction with transmission lines : use of electromagnetic time reversal and asymptotic theory

G. Lugrin / F. Rachidi-Haeri; S-R. Cherkaoui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Fast Simulation of Electromagnetic Transients in Power Systems : Numerical Solvers and their Coupling with the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Process

R. Razzaghi / M. Paolone; F. Rachidi-Haeri (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Book Chapters

Telegrapher’s equations for field-to-transmission line interaction. Theory and application to the case of lightning induced voltages on distribution lines

A. Borghetti; F. Napolitano; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Advanced Techniques for Power System Modelling, Control and Stability Analysis; London, UK: IET, 2016. p. 3 – 44.

Talks

Lightning current and electromagnetic field measurements at the Säntis tower in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone 

24th International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC), San Diego, California, April 18-21, 2016.

2015

Journal Articles

A model for the evaluation of the electric field associated with the lightning-triggering rocket wire and its corona

A. Smorgonskiy; E. Eguez; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. Cooray 

Journal Of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2015. Vol. 120, num. 20, p. 10964 – 10973. DOI : 10.1002/2015Jd023373.

On the Transmission-Line Approach for the Evaluation of LEMP Coupling to Multiconductor Lines

F. Napolitano; F. Tossani; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2015. Vol. 30, num. 2, p. 861 – 869. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2014.2318515.

Editorial

F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 1, p. 2 – 2. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2391636.

An Improved Formula for the Transfer Impedance of Two-Layer Braided Cable Shields

N. Mora; F. Rachidi; P. Pelissou; A. Junge 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 3, p. 607 – 610. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2388771.

Some Developments of the Cooray–Rubinstein Formula in the Time Domain

A. Andreotti; F. Rachidi; L. Verolino 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 5, p. 1079 – 1085. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2434771.

From the Outgoing Editor-in-Chief

F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions On Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 6, p. 1287 – 1288. DOI : 10.1109/Temc.2015.2499918.

Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields Inside a Reinforced Concrete Building With Layered Reinforcing Bar due to Direct and Indirect Lightning Strikes Using the FDTD Method

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 3, p. 405 – 417. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2400132.

Study of the Propagation of IEMI Signals Along Power and Communication Lines

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; F. Rachidi 

Interaction Notes. 2015. num. IN 627.

The Influence of the Slope Angle of the Ocean–Land Mixed Propagation Path on the Lightning Electromagnetic Fields

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; M. Hamzeh; D. Li; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 5, p. 1086 – 1095. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2435894.

Numerical Simulation of the Overall Transfer Impedance of Shielded Spacecraft Harness Cable Assemblies

N. Mora; F. Rachidi; P. Pelissou; A. Junge 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 4, p. 894 – 902. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2404928.

An analysis of the initiation of upward flashes from tall towers with particular reference to Gaisberg and Säntis Towers

A. Smorgonskiy; A. Tajalli; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

Journal Of Atmospheric And Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2015. Vol. 136, p. 46 – 51. DOI : 10.1016/j.jastp.2015.06.016.

A New Formulation of the Cooray-Rubinstein Expression in Time Domain

A. Andreotti; F. Rachidi; L. Verolino 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 3, p. 391 – 396. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2015.2401399.

Protection contre les interférences électromagnétiques intentionnelles. Peut-on utiliser les techniques classiques de la CEM ?

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; M. Righero; M. Rubinstein 

Bulletin Electrosuisse. 2015. Vol. 6, p. 38 – 41. DOI : 10.5169/seals-856662.

Time-Domain Analysis of Building Shielding Against Lightning Electromagnetic Fields

R. Araneo; S. Celozzi; A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 3, p. 397 – 404. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2014.2377776.

High-Frequency Electromagnetic Coupling to Multiconductor Transmission Lines of Finite Length

G. Lugrin; S. V. Tkachenko; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; R. Cherkaoui 

Ieee Transactions On Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2015. Vol. 57, num. 6, p. 1714 – 1723. DOI : 10.1109/Temc.2015.2475156.

Lightning Striking Characteristics to Very High Structures

T. Shindo; S. Okabe; A. Hussein; F. Rachidi; F. Heidler et al. 

CIGRE Technical Brochure. 2015. num. 633.

Conference Papers

On the Validity Limits of the Transmission Line Theory in Evaluating Differential-Mode Signals along a Two-Wire Line above a Ground Plane

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; I. Junqua; J-P. Parmantier; S. Tkachenko et al. 

2015. Joint IEEE International Symposium on EMC and EMC Europe, Dresden, Germany, August 16-22, 2015. p. 797 – 800. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256265.

Evaluation of The Electric-Field Transfer Functions Between IEMI Sources and Banking IT Equipment

S. Runke; M. Stojilovic; S. Sliman; M. Rubinstein; M. Clemens et al. 

2015. Joint IEEE International Symposium on EMC and EMC Europe, Dresden, Germany, August 16-22, 2015. p. 1345 – 1350. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256367.

The European Project STRUCTURES: Challenges and Results

S. Van de Beek; J. Dawson; L. Dawson; I. Flintoft; F. Leferink et al. 

2015. Joint IEEE International Symposium on EMC and EMC Europe, Dresden, Germany, August 16-22, 2015. p. 1095 – 1100. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256321.

Propagation Effects on Lightning Magnetic Fields Over Hilly and Mountainous Terrain

D. Li; J. Paknahad; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; K. Sheshyekani et al. 

2015. Joint IEEE International Symposium on EMC and EMC Europe, Dresden, Germany, August 16-22, 2015. p. 1436 – 1440. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256384.

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Detection: the Issue of Losses

G. Lugrin; R. Razzaghi; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

2015. Joint IEEE International Symposium on EMC and EMC Europe, Dresden, Germany, August 16-22, 2015. p. 209 – 212. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256160.

On the Use of Electromagnetic Time Reversal for Lightning Location

H. Karami; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2015. URSI Atlantic Radio Science International Conference, Gran Canaria, May 18-22, 2015. DOI : 10.1109/URSI-AT-RASC.2015.7303059.

Characteristics of Electric Fields of Upward Negative Stepped Leaders

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; V. A. Rakov et al. 

2015. XIII International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), Balneario Camboriu, Brazil, September 28 – October 2, 2015. p. 32 – 36. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA.2015.7339279.

An Update on Experimental Data Obtained at the Santis Tower

M. Azadifar; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello 

2015. IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), Rome, 10-13 June 2015. p. 1009 – 1012. DOI : 10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165302.

Measurements of Transient Grounding Impedance of a Wind Turbine at Mont-Crosin Wind Park

A. Smorgonskiy; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; K. Sheshyekani et al. 

2015. 2015 Asia Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Taipei, Taiwan, May 26-29, 2015.

Analysis and Modeling of Epoxy/MWCNT Composites

N. Mora; P. Savi; M. Giorcelli; F. Rachidi 

2015. 15th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications ICEAA, Torino, Italy, September 7-11, 2015. p. 333 – 336. DOI : 10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297130.

Test of Surge Protective Devices to Mitigate Intentional Electromagnetic Interferences (IEMI)

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; P. Bertholet; M. Nyffeler et al. 

2015. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium (ASIAEM), Jeju, Republic of Korea, August 2-7, 2015.

On the Classification of Tower Flashes as Self-Initiated and Other-Triggered

M. Rubinstein; A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; J. Zuber 

2015. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium (ASIAEM), Jeju, Republic of Korea, August 2-7, 2015.

On the Applicability of the Transmission Line Theory for the Analysis of Common-Mode IEMI-Induced Signals

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; P. Bertholet; M. Nyffeler et al. 

2015. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium (ASIAEM), Jeju, Republic of Korea, August 2-7, 2015.

Effect of the Penetration through a Concrete Wall on the Propagation of Common Mode IEMI Signals

N. Mora; G. Lugrin; F. Rachidi; M. Nyffeler; P. Bertholet et al. 

2015. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium (ASIAEM), Jeju, Republic of Korea, August 2-7, 2015.

Analysis of the Induced Electromagnetic Field in the Surroundings of a NEMP Simulator

B. Daout; N. Mora; M. Sallin; C. Romero; F. Vega et al. 

2015. Asia Electromagnetics International Symsposium (ASIAEM), Jeju, Republic of Korea, August 2-7, 2015.

Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of an FPGA-Based Real-Time Simulator for Power Electronics Applications

R. Razzaghi; F. Colas; X. Guillaud; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2015. 11th International Conference of Power Systems Transients (IPST), Cavtat, Croatia, June 15-18, 2015. p. 1 – 7.

Optimization of a Vircator using a novel evolutionary algorithm designed to reducing the number of evaluations

E. Neira; F. Vega; J. J. Pantoja; F. Rachidi 

2015. 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino, Italy, 7-11 September 2015. p. 1643 – 1646. DOI : 10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297366.

2014

Journal Articles

Evaluation of Lightning-Induced Currents on Cables Buried in a Lossy Dispersive Ground

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone; A. Mimouni 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 6, p. 1522 – 1529. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2014.2341831.

A Method for the Assessment of the Optimal Parameter of Discrete-Time Switch Model

R. Razzaghi; C. Foti; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2014. Vol. 115, num. October, p. 80 – 86. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.02.008.

Editorial

F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 1, p. 2. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2291945.

Study and Classification of Potential IEMI Sources

N. Mora; F. Vega; G. Lugrin; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

System Design and Assessment Notes. 2014. Vol. 41.

Characterization, Modeling, and Statistical Analysis of the Electromagnetic Response of Inert Improvised Explosive Devices

J. J. Pantoja; N. Pena; F. Rachidi; F. Vega; F. Roman 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 2, p. 393 – 403. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2284964.

Electromagnetic Fields of a Lightning Return Stroke in Presence of a Stratified Ground

A. Mimouni; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 2, p. 413 – 418. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2282995.

On the Location of Lightning Discharges Using Time Reversal of Electromagnetic Fields

G. Lugrin; N. M. Parra; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 1, p. 149 – 158. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2266932.

On the possible variation of the lightning striking distance as assumed in the IEC lightning protection standard as a function of structure height

V. Cooray; U. Kumar; F. Rachidi; C. A. Nucci 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2014. Vol. 113, p. 79 – 87. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.03.017.

On the Concept of Grounding Impedance of Multipoint Grounding Systems

D. Cavka; F. Rachidi; D. Poljak 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 6, p. 1540 – 1544. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2014.2341043.

Overview of the European project STRUCTURES

S. Van De Beek; J. Dawson; I. Flintoft; F. Leferink; N. Mora et al. 

IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Magazine. 2014. Vol. 3, num. 4, p. 70 – 79. DOI : 10.1109/MEMC.2014.7023202.

Lightning Electromagnetic Fields and Their Induced Currents on Buried Cables. Part I: The Effect of an Ocean-Land Mixed Propagation Path

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 5, p. 1137 – 1145. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2014.2311923.

A Comparison of Frequency-Dependent Soil Models: Application to the Analysis of Grounding Systems

D. Cavka; N. Mora; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 1, p. 177 – 187. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2271913.

Lightning Electromagnetic Fields and Their Induced Currents on Buried Cables. Part II: The Effect of a Horizontally Stratified Ground

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2014. Vol. 56, num. 5, p. 1146 – 1154. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2014.2311926.

Lightning Protection of Wind Turbine blades

S. Yokoyama; B. Hermoso; V. Cooray; F. D’Alessandro; G. Diendorfer et al. 

CIGRE Technical brochure. 2014. num. 578.

Conference Papers

On the Influence of Topography on Lightning Incidence in the Region of Pic du Midi

A. Smorgonskiy; G. Berger; S. Pedeboy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2014. 6th International Conference on Lightning Physics and Effects, Manaus, Brazil, May 12-16, 2014.

EMC Applications of Electromagnetic Time Reversal (Plenary Speech)

F. Rachidi 

2014. 2014 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC’Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, May 12-16, 2014.

On Practical Implementation of Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Lightning

H. Karami; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2014. 23rd International Lightning Detection Conference, Tucson, Arizona, USA, March 18-21, 2014.

Lightning Detection and Location : From Early Methods to Electromagnetic Time Reversal

M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2014. 2nd Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius, April 7-10, 2014.

Numerical Calculation of the Fields on the Aperture Plane of an Impulse Radiation Antenna

F. Vega; N. Mora; F. Rachidi 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

Analysis of the Propagation of High Frequency Disturbances along Low-Voltage Test Raceway

N. Mora; C. Kasmi; F. Rachidi; M. Darces; M. Hélier et al. 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

Solution of the Fields in a Coaxial Switched Oscillator

F. Vega; F. Rachidi 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

FDTD Calculation of LEMP Inside a Reinforced Concrete Building

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

An Efficient Method Based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Power Networks

R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin; H. Mahmoudimanesh; C. Romero; M. Paolone et al. 

2014. IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD, JUL 27-31, 2014. DOI : 10.1109/PESGM.2014.6939067.

An Update on the Instrumentation of the Säntis Tower in Switzerland for Lightning Current Measurements and Obtained Results

M. Azadifar; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello; F. Rachidi; C. Romero et al. 

2014. CIGRE International Colloquium on Lightning and Power Systems, Lyon, France, May 12-14, 2014.

Calculation of Electromagnetic Fields Inside a Building with Layered Reinforcing Bar Struck by Lightning Using the FDTD Method

A. Tatematsu; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2014. 2014 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Tokyo, Japan, May 12-16, 2014.

Electromagnetic Interference Control Techniques for Spacecraft Harness

A. Junge; J. Wolf; P. Pelissou; N. Mora; F. Rachidi 

2014. 2014 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Tokyo, Japan, May 12-16, 2014.

Lightning Induced Currents on River-Crossing Buried Cables

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; M. Hamzeh; F. Rachidi 

2014. 32nd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, October 13-17, 2014. p. 581 – 584. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973191.

Lightning Electromagnetic Fields and Their Induced Voltages on Overhead Lines: the Effect of a Non-flat Lossy Ground

J. Paknahad; K. Sheshyekani; M. Hamzeh; F. Rachidi 

2014. 32nd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, October 13-17, 2014. p. 591 – 594. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973193.

MTL Modeling of Spacecraft Harness Cable Assemblies

N. Mora; F. Rachidi; P. Pelissou; A. Junge 

2014. 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, August 3-8, 2014. p. 277 – 282. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2014.6898984.

A Comparator-based Technique for Identification of Intentional Electromagnetic Interference Attacks

D. Recordon; M. Rubinstein; M. Stojilovic; N. Mora; G. Lugrin et al. 

2014. International Symposiumm on Electromagnetic Compatibility – EMC Europe 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 1-4, 2014.

Analysis of Lightning Events Preceding Upward Flashes from Gaisberg and Säntis Towers

A. Smorgonskii; A. Tajalli; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

2014. 32nd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, October 13-17, 2014. p. 1382 – 1385. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973346.

Application of Singularity Expansion Method (SEM) to Long Transmission Lines

S. Tkachenko; F. Middelstaedt; J. Nitsch; R. Vick; G. Lugrin et al. 

2014. American Electreomagnetics International Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

Influence of LLS Detection Efficiency on the Measured Distribution of Interstroke Intervals

M. Azadifar; M. Stojilovic; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

A Semi-Analytical Formula for the Evaluation of the Indirect Lightning Performance of Overhead Power Lines

M. Brignone; F. Delfino; R. Procopio; M. Rossi; F. Rachidi 

2014. International Symposiumm on Electromagnetic Compatibility – EMC Europe 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 1-4, 2014.

Design and Realization of a High-Voltage Adapter for the Testing of Surge Protective Devices against Intentional Electromagnetic Interferences

P. Bertholet; A. Kaelin; G. Lugrin; N. Mora; M. Nyffeler et al. 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

High–Frequency Electromagnetic Field Coupling to a Long Finite Line with Vertical Risers

S. Tkachenko; F. Middelstaedt; J. Nitsch; R. Vick; G. Lugrin et al. 

2014. 31st URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Beijing, China, August 16-23, 2014. DOI : 10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929526.

Response of an Electrical and Communication Raceway to HPEM Transient Field Illumination

N. Mora; C. Romero; F. Vega; F. Rachidi; P. Bertholet et al. 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

Analyse multi-niveaux des effets induits par des interférences électromagnétiques

C. Kasmi; S. Sliman; N. Mora; M. Darces; M. Hélier et al. 

2014. 17e Colloque International et Exposition sur la Compatibilité Electromagnétique, Clermont-Ferrand, France, July 1-3, 2014.

Measurement of Lightning Currents at the Säntis Tower in Switzerland

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello 

2014. American Electromagnetics International Symposium (AMEREM), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 27-31, 2014.

Fault Location in Multi-Terminal HVDC Networks Based on Electromagnetic Time Reversal with Limited Time Reversal

R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi; J. Descloux; B. Raison et al. 

2014. 18th Power Systems Computation Conference, Wrocław, Poland, August 18-22, 2014. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/PSCC.2014.7038411.

Lightning Experiments on the Säntis Tower

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello 

2014. 23rd International Lightning Detection Conference, Tucson, AZ, USA, March 18-21, 2014.

An Update on the Charaterictics of Positive Flashes Recorded on the Säntis Tower

M. Azadifar; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello; F. Rachidi; V. Rakov et al. 

2014. 32nd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, October 13-17, 2014. p. 777 – 781. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973228.

On the Influence of Measuring Instruments Bandwidth Limitations on the Inferred Statistical Parameters for Lightning Currents

M. Azadifar; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello 

2014. 31st URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Beijing, China, August 16-23, 2014. DOI : 10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929563.

Book Chapters

Interaction of electromagnetic fields with electrical networks generated by lightning

C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

The Lightning Flash, 2nd Edition; London: IET, 2014. p. 559 – 609.

A New Set of Electrodes for Coaxial, Quarter Wave Switched Oscillators

F. Vega; F. Rachidi; D. V. Giri; B. Daout; F. Roman et al. 

Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 10; New York: Springer, 2014. p. 231 – 238.

Talks

Lightning Experiments on the Säntis Tower (Invited Lecture)

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; D. Pavanello 

23rd International Lightning Detection Conference, Tucson, Arizona, USA, March 18-21, 2014.

EMC/Lightning Applications of Electromagnetic Time Reversal

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

32nd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, October 13-17, 2014.

Patents

Efficient Method Based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Power Network

M. Paolone; F. Rachidi-Haeri; H. Mahmoudimanesh; R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin 

US9465067; US2014300370.

2014.

2013

Journal Articles

Lightning Parameters for Engineering Applications

V. A. Rakov; A. Borghetti; C. Bouquegneau; W. A. Chisholm; V. Cooray et al. 

CIGRE Technical Brochure. 2013. num. 549.

A New Set of Electrodes for Coaxial, Quarter-Wave, Switched Oscillators

F. Vega; F. Rachidi; D. Giri 

Sensor and Simulation Notes. 2013. num. SSN 560.

An Efficient Method Based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Power Networks

R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin; H. Manesh; C. Romero; M. Paolone et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2013. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 1663 – 1673. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2013.2251911.

On the Validity of Approximate Formulas for the Evaluation of the Lightning Electromagnetic Fields in the Presence of a Lossy Ground

M. Khosravi-Farsani; R. Moini; S. H. H. Sadeghi; F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 2, p. 362 – 370. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2012.2211364.

On the proportion of upward flashes to lightning research towers

A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer; W. Schulz 

Atmospheric Research. 2013. Vol. 129-130, p. 110 – 116. DOI : 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.08.014.

Design, Realization, and Experimental Test of a Coaxial Exponential Transmission Line Adaptor for a Half-Impulse Radiating Antenna

F. Vega; F. Rachidi; N. Mora; N. Pena; F. Roman 

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2013. Vol. 41, num. 1, p. 173 – 181. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2012.2230340.

A Method for the Analysis and Design of Switched Oscillators using Chain Parameters

F. Vega; F. Rachidi; N. Mora; B. Daout; N. Peña et al. 

Sensor and Simulation Notes. 2013. num. SSN 561.

A New Set of Electrodes for Coaxial Quarter Wave Switched Oscillators

F. Vega; F. Rachidi; D. V. Giri 

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2013. Vol. 41, num. 9, p. 2545 – 2550. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2013.2276400.

Application of a partial element equivalent circuit method to lightning surge analyses

P. Yutthagowith; A. Ametani; F. Rachidi; N. Nagaoka; Y. Baba 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2013. Vol. 94, p. 30 – 37. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.05.003.

From the Incoming Editor-in-Chief

F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 1, p. 2. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2240917.

On the Electromagnetic Susceptibility of Hot Wire-Based Electroexplosive Devices to RF Sources

J. J. Pantoja; N. Pena; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; F. Vega et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 4, p. 754 – 763. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2012.2222891.

Application of the Cascaded Transmission Line Theory of Paul and McKnight to the Evaluation of NEXT and FEXT in Twisted Wire Pair Bundles

A. Shoory; M. Rubinstein; A. Rubinstein; C. Romero; N. Mora et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 4, p. 648 – 656. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2254716.

Susceptibility of Electro-Explosive Devices to Microwave Interference

J. J. Pantoja; N. Pena; F. Rachidi; F. Vega; F. Roman 

Defence Science Journal. 2013. Vol. 63, num. 4, p. 386 – 392. DOI : 10.14429/dsj.63.2434.

La vulnérabilité des réseaux électriques en cas d’attaques électromagnétiques: Caractéristiques des sources d’interférences intentionnelles

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; S. Sliman; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

Bulletin Electrosuisse. 2013. Vol. 5, p. 39 – 43. DOI : 10.5169/seals-856484.

Use of the full-wave Finite Element Method for the numerical electromagnetic analysis of LEMP and its coupling to overhead lines

F. Napolitano; A. Borghetti; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone 

Electric Power Systems Research. 2013. Vol. 94, p. 24 – 29. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2012.05.002.

Statistical Distributions of Lightning Currents Associated With Upward Negative Flashes Based on the Data Collected at the Säntis Tower in 2010 and 2011

C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone; M. Rubinstein 

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2013. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 1804 – 1812. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRD.2013.2254727.

Positive lightning flashes recorded on the Säntis tower from May 2010 to January 2012

C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone; V. A. Rakov et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2013. Vol. 118, num. 23, p. 12’879 – 12’892. DOI : 10.1002/2013JD020242.

Lightning Protection of Low Voltage Networks

A. Piantini; A. Borghetti; A. Galvan; T. Funabashi; L. Grcev et al. 

CIGRE Technical Brochure. 2013. num. 550.

Guideline for Numerical Electromagnetic Analysis Method

A. Ametani; M. Paolone; K. Yamamoto; A. M. Haddad; J. He et al. 

CIGRE Technical Brochure 543. 2013. Vol. 1, p. 1 – 106.

Evaluation of Lightning Electromagnetic Fields and Their Induced Voltages on Overhead Lines Considering the Frequency Dependence of Soil Electrical Parameters

M. Akbari; K. Sheshyekani; A. Pirayesh; F. Rachidi; M. Paolone et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 6, p. 1210 – 1219. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2013.2258674.

Conference Papers

A general purpose FPGA-based real-time simulator for power systems applications

R. Razzaghi; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2013. 2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT EUROPE), Lyngby, Danmark, October, 6-9 2013. p. 1 – 5. DOI : 10.1109/ISGTEurope.2013.6695318.

On the Feasibility of Low-Power IEMI attacks on Communication and Control Lines

A. Tatematsu; M. Rubinstein; F. Rachidi; N. Mora; S. Sliman 

2013. 34th Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS, Stockholm, Sweden, August 12-15, 2013.

On the Relation between Lightning Flash Density and Terrain Elevation

A. Smorgonskii; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer 

2013. 12th International Symposium on Lightning Protection SIPDA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October. 7-11, 2013. p. 62 – 66. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA.2013.6729216.

Time Reversal of Electromagnetic Fields and its Application to Lightning Location

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2013. 12th International Symposium on Lightning Protection SIPDA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October. 7-11, 2013. p. 378 – 383. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA.2013.6729247.

Critical Equipment Input Impedance Measurement for IEMI Calculations

N. Mora; M. J. Salvatierra; C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Denver, Colorado, August 5-9, 2013. p. 416 – 422. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670449.

Modeling of the propagation along low voltage power networks for IEMI studies

N. Mora; C. Kasmi; F. Rachidi; M. Darces; M. Hélier 

2013. 2013 International
 Conference on 
Electromagnetics in
 Advanced
 Applications ICEAA, Torino, Italy, September 9-13, 2013.

Design of a Switched Oscillator for IEMI Susceptibility Testing

F. Vega; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; N. Peña; F. Roman 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Denver, Colorado, August 5-9, 2013. p. 423 – 427. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670450.

On the Application of Frequency Dependent Soil Models to the Transient Analysis of Grounding Electrodes

D. Cavka; N. Mora; F. Rachidi; D. Poljak 

2013. 2013 EMC Europe International Symposium, Brugge, Belgium, September 2-6, 2013.

Singularity Expansion Method for Long Terminated Lines

S. Tkachenko; J. B. Nitsch; R. Vick; F. Rachidi; D. Poljak 

2013. 2013 International
 Conference on
 Electromagnetics in
 Advanced
 Applications ICEAA, Torino, Italy, September 9-13, 2013.

Overview of IEMI Conducted and Radiated Sources: Characteristics and Trends

G. Lugrin; N. Mora; S. Sliman; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein et al. 

2013. 2013 EMC Europe International Symposium, Brugge, Belgium, September 2-6, 2013.

A Novel Method for the Optimal Parameter Selection of Discrete-Time Switch Model

R. Razzaghi; C. Foti; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2013. 10th International Conference on Power Systems Transients, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 18-20, 2013. p. 1 – 7.

Lightning Currents Measured on the Säntis Tower: A Summary of the Results Obtained in 2010 and 2011

C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; M. Paolone 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Denver, Colorado, August 5-9, 2013. p. 825 – 828. DOI : 10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670524.

Bursts of Fast Pulses in Positive Lightning Current Waveforms Recorded on the Säntis Tower

C. Romero; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; V. A. Rakov; M. Paolone et al. 

2013. 12th International Symposium on Lightning Protection SIPDA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October. 7-11, 2013. p. 7 – 10. DOI : 10.1109/SIPDA.2013.6729229.

On the Use of Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Series-Compensated Transmission Lines

R. Razzaghi; G. Lugrin; M. Paolone; F. Rachidi 

2013. 10th IEEE PowerTech Conference, Grenoble, France, June 16-20, 2013. p. 1 – 5. DOI : 10.1109/PTC.2013.6652101.

Reviews

A Review of HEMP Activities in Europe (1970-1995)

M. Ianoz 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2013. Vol. 55, num. 3, p. 412 – 421. DOI : 10.1109/Temc.2013.2246793.

Books

Electromagnetic Field Interaction with Transmission Lines: From Classical theory to HF Radiation Effects (Chinese Edition)

 

Beijing, China: Tsinghua University Press, 2013.

Theses

Analytical Methods for the Study and Design of Integrated Switched Oscillators and Antennas for Mesoband Radiation

J. F. Vega Stavro / F. Rachidi-Haeri (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

Journal Articles

Correction to “Relativistic Doppler effect in an extending transmission line: Application to lightning”

A. Shoory; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Journal of Geophysical Research. 2012. Vol. 117, num. 13, p. D13104. DOI : 10.1029/2012JD017886.

Guest Editorial

V. Cooray; F. Rachidi 

Atmospheric Research. 2012. Vol. 117, p. 1. DOI : 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.022.

Electromagnetic Environment in the Vicinity of a Tall Tower Struck by Lightning—A Review—

F. Rachidi 

IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy. 2012. Vol. 132, num. 6, p. 573 – 578. DOI : 10.1541/ieejpes.132.573.

A Review of Field-to-Transmission Line Coupling Models With Special Emphasis to Lightning-Induced Voltages on Overhead Lines

F. Rachidi 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2012. Vol. 54, num. 4, p. 898 – 911. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2011.2181519.

Lightning Return Strokes to Tall Towers: Ability of Engineering and Electromagnetic Models to Reproduce Nearby Electromagnetic Fields

A. Mosaddeghi; A. Shoory; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 2012. Vol. 54, num. 4, p. 889 – 897. DOI : 10.1109/TEMC.2011.2177840.

Conference Papers

On the Validity of the Cooray Formula for the Evaluation of the Underground Horizontal Electric Fields of Lightning

M. Khosravi; R. Moini; S. H. H. Sadeghi; F. Rachidi 

2012. 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Vienna, Austria, September 3-7, 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344318.

On the Possible Variation of the Lightning Striking Distance as Defined in the IEC Lightning Protection Standard as a Function of Structure Height

V. Cooray; C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi 

2012. 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Vienna, Austria, September 3-7, 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344305.

Localisation de la Foudre par Retournement Temporel

G. Lugrin; N. Mora Parra; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; G. Diendorfer 

2012. 16e Colloque International sur la Compatibilité Electromagnétique, Rouen, France, April 25-27, 2012.

Wideband Experimental Characterization of Differential Antennas

P. Acosta; J. Jairo; N. Peña; F. Roman; F. Rachidi 

2012. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation EuCAP 2012, Prague, Czech republic, March 26-30, 2012. p. 2135 – 2139. DOI : 10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206108.

Close-Range Lightning Electromagnetic Fields in Presence of a Stratified Ground

A. Mimouni; F. Rachidi 

2012. European Electromagnetics International Symposium EUROEM 2012, Toulouse, France, July 2-6, 2012.

Electromagnetic Shielding using Nanoparticles Embedded in Polymer Matrix Composites

N. Mora Parra; M. M. Dadras; F. Rachidi 

2012. 4th International Conference “Smart Materials Structures Systems” CIMTEC, Motecatini, Italy, June 10-14, 2012.

On the Evaluation of the Effective Height of Towers: the Case of the Gaisberg Tower

A. Smorgonskiy; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

2012. 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Vienna, Austria, September 3-7, 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344388.

Theses

Instrumentation of the Säntis Tower for Lightning Current Measurement

A. C. Romero Romero / F. Rachidi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Book Chapters

Propagation effects on electromagnetic fields generated by lightning return strokes: Review of simplified formulas and their validity assessment

A. Shoory; F. Rachidi; V. Cooray 

Lightning Electromagnetics; London, UK: IET, 2012. p. 485 – 513.

Interaction of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields with overhead and underground cables

C. A. Nucci; F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Lightning Electromagnetics; London, UK: IET, 2012. p. 687 – 718.

Lightning Protection of Large Wind-Turbine Blades

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein; A. Smorgonskiy 

Wind Energy Conversion Systems; Springer, 2012. p. 227 – 242.

Modelling lightning strikes to tall towers

F. Rachidi; M. Rubinstein 

Lightning Electromagnetics; London, UK: IET, 2012. p. 873 – 916.