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Lightning Often Strikes Twice [PDF]
, 2005 Contrary to popular misconception, lightning often strikes the same place twice. Certain conditions are just ripe for a bolt of electricity to come zapping down; and a lightning strike is powerful enough to do a lot of damage wherever it hits.
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The Effect of Seductive Details on Knowledge Retention in Physics Videos: A Mixed Methods Study
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research reports that interesting but irrelevant information, seductive details, in teaching material can impede learning. In science education, the inclusion of historical narratives in lessons to promote interest has been recommended but may hinder learning.
Richard Brock +2 more
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The Bayesian sinking in Porticello: a predictable convective windstorm?
Weather, EarlyView.The meteorological phenomenon that led to the Bayesian yacht sinking in Sicily at 0206 utc on 19 August 2024 is here investigated. A thunderstorm occurred during the sinking, but uncertainties exist regarding whether a waterspout or a downburst affected the ship. An in‐depth analysis of available observations highlighted that the ship was likely struck
Francesco De Martin +6 more
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Simulation and Analysis of Lightning Strikes in Electrical Systems by MATLAB/SIMULINK and ATP/EMTP
ITEGAM-JETIALightning is a major disruptive phenomenon in the operation of all electrical installations. Lightning has always been a cause of disruption in the use of electricity.
ELBAR Mohamed +3 more
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Energy Reports, 2022 This paper proposes a special disconnector for surge protector (SPD) with the ability to pass large pulse currents under multiple pulses, which has been verified to solve the problem of SPD fire and combustion under multiple pulses in engineering ...
Chunying Li +4 more
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, 1937 A person inspects the wing of a plane that was damaged by a lightning strike.
Catholic Physicians\u27 Guild
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The Omissions Doctrine after Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.In tort law, liability is generally not imposed for failing to confer a benefit on another person. This is commonly referred to as the omissions doctrine. In Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, the UK Supreme Court elucidated the scope of this doctrine.
Eleni Katsampouka
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Sistem Informasi Petir (SIP) dengan Metode Lightning Distribution (LD) di Wilayah Sumatera Barat
Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro, 2014 This paper mapped 200 locations of lightning strikes in West Sumatra province. Mapping the location of lightning strikes as part of Lightning Information System was designed with the method of Lightning Distribution (LD).
Andrew Kurniawan Vadreas +2 more
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Evaluation of lightning overvoltage at neutral point of HVDC converter transformer based on EMTP
Energy Reports, 2022 In order to ensure the safe and stable operation of high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, this paper studies the lightning overvoltage at the neutral point of the HVDC converter transformer.
Zhe Hu +4 more
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Lightning discharge identification system [PDF]
, 1981 A system for differentiating between cloud to cloud and cloud to ground lightning discharges is described which includes an electric field antenna that senses the rate of charge of an electric field produced by a lightning discharge.
Lennon, C. L.
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