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Transmission line model of the interaction of a long metal wire with the ionosphere
Author(s) -
Arnold D. A.,
Dobrowolny M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs015i006p01149
Subject(s) - ionosphere , transmission line , transient (computer programming) , physics , electric power transmission , current (fluid) , mechanics , computational physics , line (geometry) , equivalent circuit , plasma , transmission (telecommunications) , electric current , voltage , geophysics , telecommunications , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , operating system
An equivalent electric circuit model is used to study the electrodynamic interactions of long orbiting metallic tethers with the ionospheric plasma and, in particular, to derive current and potential profiles along bare metallic tethers. In contrast with other models, this approach is dynamic, enabling both the transient behavior of the wire and its final equilibrium state to be derived. A comparison with the results of other models indicates the advantage of the present approach, especially in those cases where the internal resistance of the tether plays a major role in determining the current and potential distributions.