1. General

Figure 1 - Standardized lightning pulse parameters

Figure 2 - Typical waveforms of different electrical overloads

Figure 3 - Typical forms of man-made electrostatic discharges (ESD)

Figure 4 - Electromagnetic effect created by the current of an electrostatic discharge

Figure 5 - Mechanism of EMI creation: the case of an exo-atmospheric nuclear explosion

Figure 6 - Area covered on the ground by the EMI resulting from an exo-atmospheric nuclear explosion over Europe

Figure 7 - Power line response to EMI

Figure 8 - Comparative sensitivity of equipment, particularly electronic components, after application of an electrical overload of 1 s duration.

Figure 9 - Form of inductive discharge due to interruption of a circuit with inductance L

Figure 10 - Probability of inductive overvoltages in two network cases

Figure 11 - Sparking at the terminals of a switch opening a circuit with inductance L

Figure 12 - Atmospheric circuit: diagram

Figure 13 - The lightning strike mechanism

Figure 14 - Discharges: electrical diagram

Figure 15 - Isokeraunic level lines for France

Figure 16 - Global isokerautical level lines N i

Figure 17 - Lightning action on equipment

Figure 18 - Action of lightning on man

Figure 19 - Example of lightning current transmission on an overhead power line

Figure 20 - Spectral distribution of the emission associated with a lightning strike, in the radiofrequency range

Figure 21 - Temporal and spectral representations of a magnetic field pulse using a two-exponential description model

Figure 22 - Spectral comparison of the main sources of electromagnetic interference