Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro (Mar 2014)
Karakteristik Preliminary Breakdown Petir Downward Leader Sebelum Sambaran Negatif Pertama
Abstract
A hundred lightning flash was observed in Padang city, West Sumatera at January until Mei 2013. The lightning that use to analyze is proceeding with preliminary breakdown pulse (PBP) train and followed by first negative return stroke (RS). Fast antenna capacitive was used to record electric field that produced of lightning flash. PBP-RS separation and pre-return stroke duration was used to analyze. Arithmetic and geometric mean of PPB-RS separation is 50,62ms and 31,73ms respectively. Arithmetic and geometric mean of pre-return stroke duration is 54,44ms and 33,92ms respectively. We have find two type of preliminary breakdown pulse train are; (1) the pulse train that dominant positive pulse at first half cycle (2) the pulse train that dominant negative pulse at first half cycle. The first type of pulse train have the PPB-RS separation and pre-return stroke duration that longer than the second type. The place that near with equator have PPB-RS separation and pre-return stroke duration that longer than the place far from equator (this conclusion we get from compare the result of our research with the result that produce from the other previous researchers).
