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🔍 Understanding the Essentials of Lightning Location System (LLS) Accuracy & Performance ⚡ In the world of power systems, the performance of a Lightning Location System (LLS) is crucial for accurate strokes detection, localization, and identification. Here are some key performance metrics to consider: Flash Detection Efficiency (DE): An effective LLS should achieve a minimum of 80% flash detection efficiency for cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning within the core network area. This area is defined by the outermost sensors of the network. Achieving this DE is challenging as it is nearly impossible to account for every natural lightning event accurately. Location Accuracy (LA): The median location accuracy for CG strokes should be within 500 meters. This ensures precise mapping of lightning events, crucial for operational decision-making and Ground Flash Density (GFD) determination. Accurate location data relies on well-timestamped ground truth references, making it a challenging but necessary task. Classification Accuracy: Ensuring accurate classification between CG flashes and intra-cloud (IC) flashes is vital. A classification accuracy of at least 85% is required to prevent errors in the calculation of ground flash density (Ng). Misclassification can lead to significant errors, either overestimating or underestimating the actual number of CG flashes. 📏 Compliance Check: Ensure your LLS provider meets the IEC 62858:2019 standards for: Flash Detection Efficiency (DE): 80% Location Accuracy (LA): 500 m Classification Accuracy: 85% Additionally, while not covered by IEC 62858:2019, Peak Current Measurement Error remains a critical performance parameter in the industry, often discussed for comprehensive system evaluation. Maintaining these standards ensures reliable data for decision-making and enhances safety measures against lightning hazards. 🌩️ #LightningSafety #PowerSystems #Electricity #StormTracking #LLS #IECStandards #NetworkAccuracy #ElectricalEngineering #Utilities #WeatherMonitoring

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Florent Giraudet

Independent Consultant | Specialized in Surge Protection & Lightning Performance for the Energy Supply Industry

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Volodymyr Cherkashyn

Engineer, financial director

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