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Boltek EFM-100 manual available for free PDF download: Installation And Operator's Manual
Boltek EFM-100 Installation And Operator's Manual (46 pages)
Atmospheric Electric Field Monitor. Lightning Detection
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Boltek
| Category:
Measuring Instruments
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Introduction
7
Theory of Operation
8
Figure 1: Electric Field Mill at Ground Level
9
Figure 2: Intensification of Electric Field
9
Figure 3: Field Mill Block Diagram
10
Installation
11
Figure 4: EFM-100 Connection Diagram
11
Efm-100 Display Software Installation
12
Hardware Installation
12
Choosing an Outdoor Mounting Location
13
Figure 5: a Poor Choice of Mounting Locations
14
Figure 6: an Excellent Choice of Mounting Locations
14
Epm-1 Power Module
15
Figure 7: EPM-1 Power Module Connectors
15
Analog Output
16
Figure 8: EPM-1 Voltmeter Connections - Differential (Preferred Connection)
16
Figure 9: EPM-1 Voltmeter Connections - Single Ended
16
Efa-10 Fiber Optic Adapter
17
St Fiber Optic Connectors
17
Figure 10: EFA-10 Fiber Optic Adapter
17
Figure 11: Female Fiber Optic Connector
17
Figure 12: Male Fiber Optic Connector
18
Figure 13: EFM-100 Field Mill Connections
18
Figure 14: Sensitivity Plugs
19
Calculating a Precise Sensitivity Value
20
Figure 15: Correcting a Field Mill Using a Reference Field Mill
20
Grounding Detail
21
Figure 16: Field Mill Grounding Detail
22
Configuring the Software
23
EFM Options: General
23
Figure 17: EFM Options - General
23
EFM Options: High Field Alarm
25
Figure 18: EFM Options - High Field Alarm
25
EFM Options: very High Field Alarm
26
Figure 19: EFM Options - very High Field Alarm
26
EFM Options: Lightning Alarm
28
Figure 20: EFM Options - Lightning Alarm
28
EFM Options: Data Logging
29
Figure 21: EFM Options - Data Logging
29
EFM Options: Data Sharing
30
Figure 22: EFM Options - Data Sharing
30
Operation
33
Figure 23: EFM-100 Software Display
33
Interpreting the Data Display
35
Figure 24: Approaching Thundercloud
35
Figure 25: Increasing Field Due to Approaching Thundercloud
35
Figure 26: Thundercloud Directly Overhead
36
Figure 27: Electric Field Polarity Reversal
36
Figure 28: Departing Thundercloud
37
Figure 29: End of Storm Oscillation
37
Figure 30: Step Changes in Field Magnitude Indicate Lightning
38
Figure 31: Precipitation Noise
38
Maintenance
39
Figure 32: Field Mill Cleaning
39
Troubleshooting
41
Efm-100 Data Format
43
Electric Field Sentence
43
Specifications
45
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