Flight demonstration of net electric charge control of aircraft using corona discharge

BC Martell, P Fontanes, J Montanyà… - … on Aerospace and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reports on a flight experiment demonstrating the ability to control the net
electrical charge of a small unmanned aircraft using ion emission from a corona discharge …

An Experimental Study of Ion Release From Aircraft for Applications to Electrostatic Charge Control and Geoengineering

P Fontanes, BC Martell, H Candela… - … on Aerospace and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an experimental study of an active electrostatic charge control system
for aircraft during the transient state of ion release. We use an electrically isolated wing in a …

Influence of electrostatic charge on lightning interactions with aircraft and wind turbines: an experimental approach to an active charge control application

P Fontanes Molina - 2023 - upcommons.upc.edu
(English) Lightning strikes to aircraft and wind turbines can lead to substantial repair
expenses. These structures often trigger lightning strikes, in the form of bidirectional leaders …

Investigation of corona discharges in cylindrical geometries: application to wind turbines and aircraft

C Asensio García - 2021 - upcommons.upc.edu
The main objective of this thesis is to create a code that simulates the conditions and
development of electrical discharges, that studies the corona discharges in these conditions …

Charge Mitigation Technologies for Aircraft Platforms

ML Rudy, AS Keys - AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1435. vid Current research into ion-
based advanced propulsion systems, such as air-breathing Hall effect thrusters on high …