Publications by Aleksandr Smorgonskii

Lightning Incidence Analysis with Special Attention to Wind Turbines

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Aleksandr Smorgonskii

2023

Extreme Values of Lightning Parameters

Marcos Rubinstein, Aleksandr Smorgonskii

In this paper we present an online database where we have collected a number of reports on extreme lightning parameters: peak current, fastest and slowest rise time, fastest and slowest time to half value, rate of change of current, flash duration, charge ...

2018

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

Marcos Rubinstein, Mohammad Azadifar, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Amirhossein Mostajabi, Aleksandr Smorgonskii

The response of local lightning to local surface temperature is examined near the Säntis mountain (2502 m ASL) in the eastern Swiss Alps during the first of the two hiatuses in global warming covering the time periods 1940-1972 and 1998-2014. The mountain ...

2018

Prediction of Lightning Incidence to Tall Structures Before Construction

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Aleksandr Smorgonskii

2017

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

Marcos Rubinstein, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Aleksandr Smorgonskii

The use of sensitive electronics in avionics and wind generation systems, as well as the introduction of lower-conductivity composite materials make it important to ensure adequate lightning testing of airplanes and wind turbines. Evidence exists suggestin ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017

On the Measurement of the Grounding Impedance of Tall Wind Turbines

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Aleksandr Smorgonskii, Nicolas Mora Parra

2017

Experimental Characterization of the Grounding Impedance of Wind Turbines

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Aleksandr Smorgonskii, Nicolas Mora Parra, Daniel Da Silva Gazzana

2017

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

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Aleksandr Smorgonskii, Xi Chen

2017

A Study of Upward Flashes Initiated at the Säntis Tower

Marcos Rubinstein, Mohammad Azadifar, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Aleksandr Smorgonskii, Roy Daher

2017

Implementation and Performance Analysis of the Lightning Potential Index as a Forecasting Tool

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Aleksandr Smorgonskii, Martina Lagasio

Severe weather events are responsible for hundreds of fatalities and millions of euros of damage every year in the Mediterranean basin. Lightning activity is a characteristic phenomenon of severe weather and often accompanies torrential rainfall, which und ...

Ieee2016