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ICLP2026 Schedule (version: 30th May)

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Time 31 May, 2026 (Sun) 1 Jun, 2026 (Mon) 2 Jun, 2026 (Tue) 3 Jun, 2026 (Wed) 4 Jun, 2026 (Thu) 5 Jun, 2026 (Fri)
09:00   Open the venue Open the venue Open the venue Open the venue Open the venue
09:15 Preparation Registration starts Registration starts Registration starts  
09:30 Registration starts Oral Presentation
#9-2, #6, #1-2*
Oral Presentation
#3-2, #2-2*, #8-1*
Oral Presentation
#8-4, #2-3*, #1-3*
Oral Presentation
#1-4, #17
10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:15
10:30 Invited Lecture(s) Coffee Break
1F & 7F
11:00 Coffee Break
1F & 7F
Poster Session
#A, #B
Coffee Break
1F & 7F
Poster Session
#C, #D
Coffee Break
1F & 7F
Poster Session
#E, #F
Oral Presentation
#S/S-2
11:30      
12:00
12:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Preparation
13:00 Closing Ceremony
13:30
14:00 Oral Presentation
#1-1, #15*, #3-1
Conference Tour Oral Presentation
#4-1, #11 & #12, #8-2*
Oral Presentation
#8-5, #4-3*, #5
 
14:30
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15:30 Coffee Break
1F & 7F
Coffee Break
1F & 7F
Coffee Break
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16:00 Oral Presentation
#2-1, #13, #9-1*
Oral Presentation
#4-2, #7, #8-3
Oral Presentation
#S/S-1, #14, #16
16:30
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18:00 Welcome Reception   Conference Dinner BBQ    
18:30 Preparation
19:00 Banquet

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Registration desk opens (version: 21st April)

Time 31 May, 2026 (Sun) 1 Jun, 2026 (Mon) 2 Jun, 2026 (Tue) 3 Jun, 2026 (Wed) 4 Jun, 2026 (Thu) 5 Jun, 2026 (Fri)
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Sapporo
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Exhibitions open (version: 21st April)

Time 31 May, 2026 (Sun) 1 Jun, 2026 (Mon) 2 Jun, 2026 (Tue) 3 Jun, 2026 (Wed) 4 Jun, 2026 (Thu) 5 Jun, 2026 (Fri)
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Conference Sessions (version: 31st May)

Invited Lecture (Plenary)

Monday - 01 June 2026

10:30 - 11:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
 
Lectured by Prof. Carlo Alberto Nucci (University of Bologna)
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“The importance of LEMP effects on the lightning response of overhead distribution lines - from first studies to recent advancements”
Chairs
Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Prof. Marcos Rubinstein

Special Lectures (Plenary)

Monday - 01 June 2026

11:30 - 12:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
 
Lectured by Prof. Koji Michishita (Shizuoka University)[40 mins]
"Current and electric field measurement for lightning protection design of electrical power facilities"
 
Lectured by Prof. Tomoyuki Sato (Tohoku Institute of Technology)[20 mins]
"Aspects of Lightning Damage Caused by Winter Lightning in Japan"
Chairs
Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Prof. Marcos Rubinstein

Oral Sessions (Three parallel sessions)

Monday - 01 June 2026

14:00 - 15:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#1-1 Lightning physics and phenomenology -1
Chairs
Marcelo Arcanjo, Daohong Wang
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • 15 Years of Direct Strike Lightning Data at Launch Complex 39B: Lightning Current Statistics & Monte Carlo Simulation Striking Distance Comparison
    Hill, Dustin; Mata, Carlos
  • Charge Transferred by Upward Lightning
    Watanabe, Naomi; Nag, Amitabh; Diendorfer, Gerhard; Pichler, Hannes; Schulz, Wolfgang; Rassoul, Hamid
  • Fair-Weather Electric Field Measurements under the Influence of Aerosols
    Maier, Julia; Schwalt, Lukas; Schatz, Sebastian; Pack, Stephan
  • Spectral Observation of Canton Tower Flashes during 2020-2024
    Lyu, Weitao; Xu, Weiqun; Wang, Xuejuan; Qi, Qi; Wu, Bin; Ma, Ying
  • Studying Cloud Microphysics Through Optical Emissions from Cloud-Top Discharges
    Li, Dongshuai; Luque, Alejandro; Bruning, Eric; Chanrion, Olivier; Zhu, Yanan; Neubert, Torsten; Gordillo-Vazquez, Francisco. J.; Østgaard, Nikolai
  • Integrated Observations of Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity in the Unique Environment of Mt. Fuji
    Kamogawa, Masashi; Suzuki, Tomoyuki; Smith, David; Yasumoto, Masaru; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Ito, Koji; Hayashi, Syugo; Sakurai, Namiko
14:00 - 15:30
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#15 Lightning experiments for simulation of lightning effects(Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Carlos Mata, Ralph Brocke
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • New Generator for Producing Long-Duration Currents in Accordance with the Standards IEC 62305-1, IEC 61400-24 and EUROCAE ED-84A
    Modlinger, Felicitas; Heidler, Fridolin; Paul, Christian
  • Melting effects due to long-duration currents on coated and uncoated aluminum plates – IEC 62305-1 revisited
    Modlinger, Felicitas; Heidler, Fridolin; Karch, Christian; Paul, Christian
  • Influence of Current Attenuation Effects in Engineering Return Stroke Models on the Lightning Performance of Distribution Networks
    Nucci, Carlo Alberto; Borghetti, Alberto; Napolitano, Fabio; Tossani, Fabio
  • Breakdown characteristics of short rod-rod air gaps under negative standard lightning impulse voltages
    Tsouris, Petros; Mikropoulos, Pantelis
  • Modeling the Transient Behaviour of Gas Discharge Tubes under Impulse Voltages
    Hadjicostas, Alexandros Y.; Zaifi, Katerina C.; Nikolelis, Konstantinos S.; Peppas, Georgios D.; Tsovilis, Thomas
14:00 - 15:30
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#3-1 Lightning discharge characteristics -1
Chairs
Amitabh Nag, Toru Miki
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Shifting of Lightning Channel and Movement of Ground Flash Continuing Component Root Point on Photovoltaic Arrays
    Costa, Kamila; Wolfram, Sven; Heilmann, Armando; Rock, Michael
  • Performance Evaluation of the Colombian Total Lightning Detection System
    ARANGUREN, DANIEL; ARDILA, STEVEN; LOPEZ, JESUS; MONTANYA, JOAN
  • Winter Lightning Observation Results for Six Seasons at Oyabe Wind Power Plant
    Minowa, Masayuki; Nakamura, Akira; Sato, Ryota
  • Observation of Lightning Discharge to Wind Turbines in Kyushu, Japan
    Takano, Koji; Nakata, Hidehiro; Michishita, Koji
  • New generation of lightning counters driven by Artificial Intelligence
    Ferreira, Gabriel; Leal, Adonis
16:00 - 18:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#2-1 Lightning occurrence characteristics -1
Chairs
Lukas Schwalt, Adonis Leal
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Evaluating EUCLID’s location accuracy using lightning strikes to towers
    Poelman, Dieter; Kohlmann, Hannes; Schulz, Wolfgang
  • From Japan to Austria: Meteorological Insights into Upward Lightning and Cross-Continental Comparisons
    Stucke, Isabell; Mayr, Georg J.; Schulz, Wolfgang; Matsui, Michihiro; Michishita, Koji
  • Reconstructing Lightning Ground Strike Point Density from Flash-Level Parameters Through Regression-Based Models
    Gcaba, Sanele Trevor; Hunt, Hugh
  • A Preliminary Study on Ground Strike Point Characteristics over Eastern South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini
    Britz, Andrew; Hunt, Hugh; Nixon, Ken
  • Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Lightning Activity in France (2000–2025): Orographic Contrasts, Seasonal Shifts, and Implications for Warning Systems
    SCHMITT, Stéphane; PEDEBOY, Stéphane; ROYET, Joris
  • Optimal Placement of Magnetic Direction Finders for Locating Lightning-Struck Wind Turbines
    Schafer, Loriane; Kohlmann, Hannes; Rachidi, Farhad
  • Comparison of lightning flash density at three wind farms along the coast of the Sea of Japan in winter in 2021
    Michishita, Koji; Yokoyama, Shigeru; Matsui, Michihiro; Miyama, Yasuhiro; Takano, Koji; Honjo, Nobuyuki; Usui, Takashi
  • Meteosat Lightning Imager (LI) performance evaluation using the total lightning Ebro Lightning Mapping Array
    Montanyà, Joan; López, Jesús; Romero, David; Arcanjo, Marcelo; Solà, Glòria; Arcanjo, Cristina; van der Velde, Oscar; Pineda Ruegg, Nicolau; Balagué, Marta; Fabró, Ferran; Viticchie, Bartolomeo; Enno, Sven-Erik
16:00 - 18:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#13 Lightning protection of transportation systems
Chairs
Stephan Pack, Christian Karch
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Verification of Lightning Trouble through Field Measurements of Grounding System in Traction Substation
    Amata, Hiroto; Uchita, Masaki; Haginiwa, Naoki; Amari, Satoru; Hirose, Hajime; Shoda, Takahito
  • FDTD Analysis of Lightning Surges Invading a Sensor Installed Beside Rails in a DC Electric Railway
    Hori, Akinori; Ito, Kazuhiko; Nagaoka, Naoto; Tanaka, Yohei; Baba, Yoshihiro
  • A Study of a malfunction in the traction electric system caused by a lightning on the Takasaki Line in July 2022
    Shinozaki, Yuki; Akama, Toshiya; Amata, Hiroto; Suzuki, Takashi; Fukazawa, Masayuki; Anamizu, Hideki; Harada, Hideyuki; Ajiki, Kohji
  • Comparative Study on the Impulse Performance of Two Surge Isolation Transformers
    De Conti, Alberto; S. Miranda, Pedro Henrique; R. S. Reis, Gustavo; S. Souza, Filipe; Yamamoto, Kazuo
  • Enhancing the DEGM aiming the lightning performance of underground pipelines
    Herrnböck, Ludwig; Hannig, Martin; Brocke, Ralph
  • Evaluation of Lightning surge Protection and Ground-fault Protection Performance of the 64P Relay in DC Traction Substations
    Taguchi, Masakazu; Abe, Satoshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Iwao, Toru; Amata, Hiroto; Hayashiya, Hitoshi
  • Experimental Evaluation of Minimum Separation between Substation Earthing Grids and Signalling and Telecommunication Equipment Houses in Shinkansen
    Morita, Gaku; Takeuchi, Keiichi; Iwamoto, Koki; Shindo, Takuro; Sekizawa, Shinichiro; Shirakawa, Takahisa
16:00 - 18:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#9-1 Lightning protection of renewable energy systems -1 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Zacharias G. Datsios, Nobuyuki Honjo
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A Electrothermal Model of 280Ah LFP Energy Storage Battery Cell under Lightning-Induced Surge Overcurrent
    Shen, Siyuan; Hao, Wei; Li, Yujun; Luo, Donghuang; Zhao, Junjian; Liu, Yakun
  • Verification of Blade LPS for wind turbine blades beyond IEC standard
    March, Victor; Götting, Olaf; Martinho, João; Ladpli, Purim; Campos, Tiago
  • Lightning Attachment Probability Model for Wind Turbines for First and Subsequent Strokes
    March, Victor; Ladpli, Purim; Gonçalves, José; Martinho, João; Götting, Olaf; Campos, Tiago
  • Developing a Down Conductor Disconnection Detector and its Application for Wind Turbines
    Obayashi, Kazuki; Yanagawa, Shunichi; Imai, Isao; Owa, Masafumi; Yamabuki, Koichi
  • Hidden Correlation between Horizontal Wind Speed and Lightning Activity? - A Global-Scale Perspective
    Gan, Peixuan; Liu, Yakun; Zhang, Yibo
  • Assessing MTG-LI Detection of Upward Lightning: Evidence from Rogowski-Coil Current Measurements and High-Speed Imaging
    Vukovic, Franjo; Montanya, Joan; Arcanjo, Marcelo; Filipovic-Grcic, Bozidar
  • Transient Voltage Analysis of DC Cables in a Photovoltaic System Under a Nearby Rocket-Triggered Lightning Flash
    Lin, Yiyu; Zhou, Mi; Huang, Yucheng; Wang, Jianguo; Cai, Li; Fan, Yadong

Tuesday - 02 June 2026

09:30 - 11:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#9-2 Lightning protection of renewable energy systems -2
Chairs
Thomas Tsovilis, Franjo Vukovic
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • The Latest Research Findings on Lightning Protection Measures for Wind Turbines in Japan
    Honjo, Nobuyuki; Yasuda, Yoh; Yamamoto, Kazuo; Ikeda, Yoki; Yoshida, Yuta
  • Determination of the voltage distribution across a metal-oxide arrester using IEC 60099-4 guidelines
    Adekitan, Aderibigbe
  • High Speed Imaging of Streamer-Leader Interaction on Wind Turbine Blade Composites
    Arcanjo, Marcelo; Montanya, Joan; Romero, David; Recuero, Guillermo; Ales, Cristina; Tobella, Guillem; Yuan, Shanfeng; Mendez, Yaru; March, Victor
  • Optical observations of corona discharges at the tip of the rotating blades in a wind turbine
    da Silva, Tagianne; Arcanjo, Marcelo; Saba, Marcelo; Warner, Tom; Van Der Velde, Oscar; Montanya, Joan; Cruz, Ivan; Kajino, Fumiyoshi; Abbasi, Rasha
  • Visual Anomaly Detection Method for Wind Turbine Blades Using PatchCore
    Matsui, Takuto; Asada, Chikara; Matsuoka, Kazuki; Yamamoto, Kazuo; Yamashita, Takayoshi
  • Estimation of frequently struck wind turbine based on measurement of lightning current along the coast of the Sea of Japan for 9 years
    Michishita, Koji; Yokoyama, Shigeru; Matsui, Michihiro; Miyama, Yasuhiro; Takano, Koji; Honjo, Nobuyuki; Usui, Takashi
09:30 - 11:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#6 Lightning down-conductors and earthing / grounding
Chairs
Alberto De Conti, Eleftheria Pyrgioti
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Seasonal and Long-Term Climatic Influences on Soil Resistivity and Their Implications for Earthing and Lightning Protection Design
    Kherif, Omar; Baudin, Denis; Davies, Mark; Mousa, Salah; Mansouri, Zakaria; Harid, Noureddine; Haddad, Abderrahmane Manu
  • Measurement of the Tower Ground Impedance of the 150 kV Overhead Lines of Crete
    Datsios, Zacharias G.; Grigoriadis, Pantelis; Tsiamitros, Dimitrios A.; Stimoniaris, Dimitrios; Siderakis, Kiriakos
  • Prospecting the effect of aerial conductors for distributing currents to the grounding grid of PV power plants on their lightning response
    Visacro, Silverio; Penna, Aléxia; Pereira, Barbara
  • Performance Assessment of Ground Electrodes with Conductive Concrete Using the Three-Dimensional FDTD Method
    Yonezawa, Kaname; Tatematsu, Akiyoshi
  • Effects of the Position of a Buried Grounding Electrode on the Ground Surface Potential When a Fault Current Flows Through the Grounding of an Electric Power Distribution Steel Pole
    Maeda, Tomohiro; Mori, Ryota; Ishimoto, Kazuyuki; Fujii, Katsunori; Takemoto, Satoshi; Furumoto, Kenji
09:30 - 11:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#1-2 Lightning physics and phenomenology -2 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Liliana Arevalo, Naomi Watanabe
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Initial Development Modeling of Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Using an Adaptive Lightning Progressing Stochastic Model Approach
    Wang, Zhipeng; Wang, Jianguo; Zhang, Li; Cao, Jinxin; Li, Quanxin; Huang, Yijun
  • Total-Frame Luminosity Derived Features from High-Speed Video as Linear Predictors of Return-Stroke Peak Current
    Essa, Yaseen; Hunt, Hugh; Schumann, Carina; Çelik, Turgay; Saba, Marcelo; Warner, Tom
  • Closed-Form 2-D Green’s Function for a Hemispheroidal Relief: Hankel-Functions as a Reference Solution for FDTD Calibration
    Aguilera, Ernesto; Adarme, Edinson Fabian; Soto, Edison
  • Electric Field Due To Lightning Return-Stroke in Mountainous Terrain
    Pal, Rupam; Kumar, Udaya
  • Comparative Performance Analysis of a Rogowski Coil-Based Lightning Measurement System and a Lightning Detection Network
    Hannig, Martin; Brocke, Ralph; Böhm, Thomas; Weixelbaum, Florian; Schulz, Wolfgang
  • Two Basic Leader Connection Scenarios Observed in the Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Attachment Process
    Qi, Qi; Lyu, Weitao; Wu, Bin; Ma, Ying; Chen, Lyuwen; Lyu, Fanchao; Liu, Xiaochi

Wednesday - 03 June 2026

09:30 - 11:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#3-2 Lightning discharge characteristics -2
Chairs
Christian Paul, Dustin Hill
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Recent Update on Lightning Observations for Downward and Upward Flashes at Tokyo Skytree
    Miki, Toru; Kudo, Ami; Saito, Mikihisa
  • The Occurrence of Recoil Leader During Rocket-Triggered Lightning in Winter Thunderstorms in Japan
    MOHAMMAD SABRI, MUHAMMAD HAZIQ; EDRIS, MUHAMMAD ZUHAIR BOLQIAH; ABU BAKAR, MOHD ANIF AKHMAL; TAKAYANAGI, YUJI; MORIMOTO, TAKESHI; AHMAD, MOHD RIDUAN; BAHARUDDIN, MOHD ZAFRI; YAMAMOTO, KAZUO
  • Preliminary Breakdown Characteristics of Inverted-Polarity Intracloud Lightning Observed in Northwestern China
    Yang, Junchen; Gao, Panliang; Shi, Dongdong; Wu, Ting; Wang, Daohong
  • Multiple Types of Discharge Processes in the Initial Continuous Current Stage in a Rocket Triggered Lightning
    Cai, Li; Feng, Yu; Jin, Haohao; Fan, Yadong; Zhou, Mi; Wang, Jianguo
09:30 - 11:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#2-2 Lightning occurrence characteristics -2 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Ian Jandrell, Davide Pavanello
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Development Speed and Direction characteristics of Upward Leaders in Classical Triggered Lightning
    Zhang, Chenxuan; Wang, Jianguo; Fan, Yadong; Su, Rui; Cao, Jinxin; Li, Quanxin
  • Using E-field to Estimate Continuing Current Charge as Validated by Triggered Lightning Data
    Jepson-LaTurner, Broden; Leal, Adonis; Lanucara, Susanna; Sonnenfeld, Richard; da Silva, Caitano; Lapierre, Jeff
  • Statistical Method to Downscale Ground Strike-Point Density Based on Terrain Features Using XGBoost Regression
    Yang, Han; Li, Han; Liu, Sufan; Huang, Weixiang; Zhang, Wei; Zhang, Lihua
  • Monitoring Comparision of Total Lightning Tracks with Cloud-to-ground Lightning
    Huang, Yijun; Wang, Jianguo; Cao, Jinxin; Cai, Li; Li, Quanxin; Li, Muzi
  • Localized Thunderstorm Warning in Austria – A comparison of LLS and Field Meter Network Data
    Schatz, Sebastian; Kohlmann, Hannes; Schulz, Wolfgang; Pack, Stephan; Schwalt, Lukas
  • Characteristics of Continuing Currents in Multiple Termination Cloud-to-Ground Strokes Observed by FALMA and VHF Interferometer System
    Fauzi, Muhammad Uwais Farihin; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri
09:30 - 11:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#8-1 Lightning protection of power systems -1 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Christiaan Engelbrecht, Hideki Honda
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Development of Polymer-housed Distribution Surge Arrester
    Goto, Shigehiko; Anjiki, Tomikazu; Chiba, Tomoki; Suzuki, Tomohiro; Horiguchi, Takumi; Attokaren, Sebin
  • Innovative Use of Surge Arresters for Lightning Protection of Unshielded Transmission Lines
    VISACRO FILHO, SILVERIO; SILVEIRA, FERNANDO; PEREIRA, BARBARA
  • Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO@SiO2@Bi2O3 nanopowder for enhance electrical properties of ZnO varistors
    ye, zhi; song, li; mao, sibo; he, junjia
  • Lightning Risk Assessment and Validation for Multiple Wind Turbines Considering Terrain Influence
    Zhang, Haochen; Deng, Yeqiang; Wang, Yu; Lv, Tingyan; Wu, Zeliang; Chen, Yuzhe
  • Multi-physics simulation of a gas-based arc-quenching lightning protection arrester for 220kV same-tower double-circuit transmission lines
    Qin, Honglin; Gu, Shanqiang; Cai, Li; Cao, Wei; Li, Tao; Guo, Nengxing
14:00 - 15:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#4-1 Lightning electromagnetic impulse (LEMP) and lightning-induced effects -1
Chairs
Carlo Alberto Nucci, Shozo Sekioka
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • FDTD Computation of Ground-level Electric Fields Produced by Lightning Return Strokes Including Ionospheric Reflections
    Furutani, Shuta; Baba, Yoshihiro; Chen, Si; Rakov, Vladimir A.
  • Development of Circuit-Theory-based Analysis Tool LiCAT Considering LEMP for Direct Lightning
    Yamanaka, Akifumi; Ishimoto, Kazuyuki; Tatematsu, Akiyoshi
  • An Efficient Algorithm for Calculating Lightning-Induced Voltages in EMT-Type Programs
    Mestriner, Daniele; Leal, Osis; De Conti, Alberto; Procopio, Renato
  • An Alternative Formulation for Incorporating Tortuosity Effects into Return Stroke Electromagnetic Fields
    Mestriner, Daniele; Aramini, Riccardo; Brignone, Massimo; Nicora, Martino; Procopio, Renato; Randazzo, Andrea
  • Impact of Soil-Resistivity Uncertainty on EMTR-Based Fault Location in Overhead Transmission Lines
    Do Nascimento, Tamara; Duarte, Naiara; Alipio, Rafael; Rachidi, Farhad
14:00 - 15:30
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#11 & #12 Lightning protection of telecommunication systems & Lightning protection of electronic system
Chairs
Alexander Kern, Vladimir Djurica
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Influence of Gas Composition and Electrode Conditions on the Follow-Current Behavior of Gas Discharge Tubes
    Mimura, Yosuke; He, Yingxin
  • Comparative Assessment of Tower Geometries for Simulated Effective Height: The Gaisberg Tower Case
    T. Lobato, André; Arevalo, Liliana; Cooray, Vernon
  • Comprehensive Lightning Protection for Radar Systems in Lightning-Prone Region
    Liao, Weisheng; Wong, Wai Hong; Teh, Siaw Peng; Chua, Hian Koon
  • Effects of Secondary-Circuit Layout of GIS on Surges Induced on Protection Relay by Intruding Lightning Surges
    Tashiro, Daiki; Tatematsu, Akiyoshi
14:00 - 15:30
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#8-2 Lightning protection of power systems -2 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Fernando Silveira, Toshihiro Tsuboi
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A Study of Effective Lightning Protection Countermeasures Using Regression Analysis
    HONDA, Hideki; Shoji, Takuya
  • Dielectric Strength of the Jacket of Medium Voltage Cables
    Pitsikalis, Michail; Peppas, Georgios; Antoniou, Athina-Konstantina; Messaritakis, Georgios; Pyrgioti, Eleftheria; Taranu, Lucian-Viorel; Chrysochos, Andreas; Tsovilis, Thomas
  • Modeling of Overhead Lines Using ATPDraw for Lightning Transient Studies
    Datsios, Zacharias G.; Papadopoulos, Theofilos A.; Guevara Asorza, Jesus E.; Martins-Britto, Amauri G.
  • Temporal-Spatial Clustering Analysis of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning for 500kV Transmission Line Trips
    Zhang, Li; Wang, Jianguo; Cao, Jinxin; Zhou, Mi; Li, Quanxin; Huang, Yijun
  • Impact of Subsequent Strokes on Direct Lightning Performance of 6.6-kV Distribution Lines
    Ishimoto, Kazuyuki; Yamanaka, Akifumi
  • Lightning Impulse Breakdown and Post-Discharge Dielectric Performance in Insulating Fluids forPower Transformer Applications
    Cardoso, Antonio; Fabricius, Matias; Silva, Bernardo; Ferreira, José; dos Santos, André; Nunes, Marcus; Bassi, Welson
16:00 - 18:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#4-2 Lightning electromagnetic impulse (LEMP) and lightning-induced effects -2
Chairs
Yoshihiro Baba, Alexandre Piantini
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Low-Frequency Three-Dimensional Lightning Mapping via Cross-Correlation and Hybrid Least-Squares Optimization in Peninsular Malaysia
    Ali, Muhammad Nabil Ehsan; Nordin, Farah Hani; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Mahmood Zuhdi, Ahmad Wafi; Mohamed Zabil, Mohd Hazli; Ungku Amirulddin, Ungku Anisa; Ismail, Iszmir Nazmi; Syed Kamarul Bahrin, Syed Zainal Abidin; Ahmad Mustafa, Nur Badariah; GarElnabi, Mohamed Elmustafa; Morimoto, Takeshi; Takayanagi, Yuji; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan
  • Lightning Overvoltages at the Consumer Installation of Hybrid Overhead Lines: Influence of Tower and Consumer Grounding Impedances
    Batista Moraes, Luana; Piantini, Alexandre
  • Electromagnetic Fields of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Strikes in Heterogeneous Soil Regions
    Nazari, Mohsen; Dehmollaian, Mojtaba; Moini, Rouzbeh; Fortin, Simon; Dawalibi, Farid
  • Transition from Near-Field to TEM Propagation in Lightning-Struck Shield Wires and Its Impact on Induced Voltages
    Cooray, Vernon; Cooray, Gerald; Rachidi, Farhad
  • GPU-Accelerated 3-D FDTD Simulation of Lightning Surge Phenomena in Substation Primary and Secondary Circuits
    Tatematsu, Akiyoshi; Yamanaka, Akifumi
  • A Study on Lightning Overvoltages on Overhead Line Connected to Windfarm Caused by Direct Lightning Strike to Wind Tower
    Sekioka, Shozo; Seki, Ken-ichi; Tsuchida, Takashi
16:00 - 18:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#7 Lightning protection of buildings
Chairs
Grzegorz Masłowski, Erika Stracqualursi
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A study of surge coordination between surge protective device and surge absorber
    Tsuchida, Takashi; Triruttanapiruk, Nawakun; Yasui, Shinji
  • Over-Voltage Mitigation of Grounding Electrodes Buried Outside a Structure
    Ando, Masayoshi; Sakakibara, Hiroyuki; Higano, Akira; Fujiwara, Atsushi; Shoda, Takahito; Yamamoto, Kazuo
  • Current Distribution in Structure and Lightning Attachment System following Lightning Strikes on Buildings
    Koketsu, Kazuya; Niwa, Yuta; Yasui, Shinji; Yamamoto, Tatsuya; Nakagawa, Masaya
  • FDTD Analysis of Electric Field and Step Voltage in a Clay-brick Building Struck by Lightning
    Idei, Harumasa; Baba, Yoshihiro; Kudo, Takeshi
  • Lightning Overvoltage Occurring in Low-Voltage DC Wiring System
    Mori, Kengo; Baek, Seungcheol; Yasui, Shinji; Matsumura, Yasuhiro; Funakubo, Masaki; Sakakibara, Hiroyuki; Mori, Koichi
  • Transient Overvoltages and Ground Potential Rise in Interconnected Buildings Due to Direct Lightning Strikes
    Gopan, Anandu; Gopan, Nandu; Gomes, Chandima
16:00 - 18:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#8-3 Lightning protection of power systems -3
Chairs
Silverio Visacro, György Kalecz
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Numerical Analysis of Overvoltages Caused by Lightning at Power Cable Joints in Wind Farm under Low Grounding Resistance Conditions
    Okazaki, Tatsuya; Morita, Hiroshi; Nagaoka, Naoto
  • Research on Error Analysis and Positioning Correction of Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propagation in Complex Mountainous Terrain
    Ziyi, Zhang; Zhenbang, Hu; Yongkuan, Yang; Benjun, Yang; Jintian, Chen; Yungui, Song
  • Earthing System Evaluation: A Case Study comparing Low- and High-Frequency Methodologies with Digital Twin Validation
    Couperus Cabadag, Jurjen; Stoevelaar, Pjotr; van den Hurk, Peter; van Bolhuis, Jan Peter; Lagendijk, Leo; de Meulemeester, Ebbo; Wu, Jiayang; Alberts, Jeroen; Ahmed, Mostafa; Dietze, Stefan; Evertz, Erik; Hidar, Nasar; Kingma, Jan; Kucukcelebi, Taha; Tap, Ed; Venkatesh, Deeksha; Zondagh, Ben-Paul; Rauwerda, André
  • Lightning Performance of High-SIL Overhead Transmission Lines Considering Asymmetries
    Neto, Luiz; Lima, Antonio; Arruda, Carlos; Cagido, Mayara
  • Assessing the quality of deterministic approaches to represent the effect of power-frequency voltage on the calculation of the lightning performance of transmission lines
    Zago, Giovanna M. P.; Pires, Laura C. S.; Silveira, Fernando H.; Almeida, Frederico S.
  • Full-Range Current Impulse Testing of a Lightning Current Arrester in Low-Voltage Power Systems
    Höpker, Jan Philipp; Meyer, Thomas; Sagebiel, Hannes; Munzel, Moritz; Philipp, Markus; Finis, Gernot

Thursday - 04 June 2026

09:30 - 11:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#8-4 Lightning protection of power systems -4
Chairs
Luana Batista Moares, Akifumi Yamanaka
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Lightning Protection Design and Lightning Accident Statistics for Substations in Japan
    Matsumoto, Hirokazu; Shinkai, Hiroyuki; Teramoto, Kensuke
  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Line Lightning Protection Devices in Mitigating Lightning Overvoltages
    Ravichandran, Nagananthini; Andreotti, Amedeo; D'Orazio, Luigi; Frain, Jean-Baptiste; Meo, Santolo; Vaccaro, Alfredo
  • Evaluation of Surge Arrester Energy in Transmission Systems Under Positive Lightning Strikes
    Ribeiro de Moura, Rodolfo Antônio; Alipio, Rafael; Mestriner, Daniele; Nicora, Martino; Procopio, Renato
  • Lightning Overvoltages on the 138 kV Circuit of a Hybrid Overhead Line
    Matos, Wendler; Piantini, Alexandre
  • Insulation Coordination and Bonding Optimization for Lightning Protection of MV Siphon Systems
    Pitsikalis, Michail; Tsovilis, Thomas; Peppas, Georgios
  • A Mixed Poisson Approach to Account for Ground Flash Density Variability in Transmission Line Lightning Performance
    Alipio, Rafael; Schroeder, Marco Aurélio; Diniz, Fernando
09:30 - 11:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#2-3 Lightning occurrence characteristics -3 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Joan Montanya, Marcos Rubinstein
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • LLS-based Thunderstorm Warning Systems for Overhead Transmission Lines, Part 2: TWS performance in different regions in Norway
    Kohlmann, Hannes; Engelbrecht, Christiaan; Dall'osso Teigset, Anders; Schulz, Wolfgang
  • Simulation of lake effects on the development of a thunderstorm and its charge structure
    Xu, Liangtao; Liu, Hengyi; Yao, Wen; Wen, Renqiang
  • Estimation of Charge Transfer from Lightning Electric Field Measurement Results
    Takano, Koji; Nakata, Hidehiro; Michishita, Koji
  • Characteristics of Pulses Superimposed on Winter Bipolar Upward Lightning and Properties of Positive Upward Flashes
    Suzuki, Mizuki; Michishita, Koji; Yokoyama, Shigeru; Matsui, Michihiro; Miyama, Yasuhiro; Takano, Koji; Honjo, Nobuyuki; Usui, Takashi
09:30 - 11:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#1-3 Lightning physics and phenomenology -3 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Hugh Hunt, Wolfgang Schulz
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Characteristics Analysis of Ice-Phase Hydrometeors and Lightning Activity During the Landfall Process of Super Typhoon Yagi (No.2411)
    Yu, Hai; Li, Zhe; Chen, Zhilu; Wang, Kongzheng
  • Optical and Magnetic Field Pulses in Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Leaders
    Goldberg, Dylan; Nag, Amitabh; Cummins, Kenneth; Brower, Austin; Plaisir, Mathieu; Tempert, Alex; Rassoul, Hamid
  • Investigation of the inception and development of aircraft-initiated same-polarity leaders
    Das, Sayantan; Kumar, Udaya
  • Streamer Discharge Modeling Between Water Droplets Inside Thundercloud
    Jayasinghe, Hasupama; Arevalo, Liliana; Cooray, Vernon; Abali, Emek
  • Insight into the ionization wave in long sparks with ultra-fast photomultiplier tube array:preliminary results
    Wang, Xiankang; Liu, Xiaopeng; Wu, Jiaqi; Liu, Chuntang; Zhao, Xiangen; He, Junjia
  • Directly measured versus remotely estimated peak currents of negative cloud-to-ground return strokes
    Cummins, Kenneth; Nag, Amitabh; Biagi, Christopher; Plaisir, Mathieu; Goldberg, Dylan; Hill, Dustin; Mata, Carlos; Rassoul, Hamid
14:00 - 15:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#8-5 Lightning protection of power systems -5
Chairs
Susana Naranjo-Villamil, Naiara Duarte
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Computing Coupling Effects on Insulator Lightning Overvoltages by Different Electromagnetic Models
    Stracqualursi, Erika; Pereira, Bárbara; Silveira, Fernando H.; Araneo, Rodolfo; Visacro, Silverio; Andreotti, Amedeo
  • A Comprehensive Analysis of Multiphase Flashover on a 500 kV Double Circuit Transmission Line by Means of Monte Carlo Method Approach
    Silveira, Fernando; Almeida, Frederico; Visacro, Silverio
  • Experimental Measurement and Model Validation for Lightning Overvoltages in Windings of Pole-Mounted Distribution Transformers
    Matsuura, Susumu; Michishita, Koji; Kanatani, Kenichi
  • Impact of Ground Wires on the Indirect Lightning Performance of Overhead Lines in Tropical Zones
    Soto Rios, Edison Andres
  • Lightning Overvoltage on an EHV Substation Caused by Multiphase Back Flashover
    Sekioka, Shozo
14:00 - 15:30
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#4-3 Lightning electromagnetic impulse (LEMP) and lightning-induced effects -3 (Hybrid Session)
Chairs
Akiyoshi Tatematsu, Daniele Mestriner
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • The Influence of the Distribution Transformer Characteristics on the Lightning Overvoltages at the LV Circuit of Hybrid Overhead Lines
    Piantini, Alexandre; Moraes, Luana
  • Simulation-Based Analysis of Parameter Effects on Lightning Overvoltages in a 440 kV Transmission Line
    dos Santos, Thiago Farias; Piantini, Alexandre
  • Direct Lightning Overvoltage and Flashover Risk in Complex Distribution Line Network considering Electromagnetic Coupling from Lightning Channel
    Cao, Jinxin; Zhu, Chuge; Wang, Jianguo; Zhou, Mi; Fu, Runyu; Fan, Yadong
  • Direct Stroke Lightning Overvoltage by Rocket Triggered on 10 kV Distribution Lines with Lightning Arrester and Shield Wire
    Fu, Runyu; Wang, Jianguo; Cao, Jinxin; Fang, Yuqian; Li, Quanxin; Wang, Shoupeng
  • Assessment of Electromagnetic and Thermal Stresses in Reinforced Concrete of a Hydroelectric Dam Under Direct Lightning Current Using XGSLab
    Grobbelaar, Ivan; Hendricks, Mark; Espinosa, Alejandro
  • VTS-PEEC: An Accelerated Solution for Lightning Transient Simulation on 10 kV Distribution Systems
    YEUNG, CHAKHUNG; DU, YAPING; DING, YUXUAN; ZHAO, XIANGEN; HE, XIAO; FENG, NAN; JIA, LEI; ZHANG, SONG; QI, RUIHAN
14:00 - 15:30
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#5 Lightning attachment and shielding against lightning
Chairs
Rafael Alipio, Kamila Costa
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Application of the Oblique Thin Wire Model for Calculations of Lightning-Induced Currents
    Kuklin, Dmitry; Borozdina, Evgeniya; Kohlmann, Hannes
  • Lightning Shielding Failure Analysis in High-Temperature Low-Sag (HTLS) Transmission Lines
    Guevara Asorza, Jesus Enrique; Papadopoulos, Theofilos A.; Pissolato Filho, Jose
  • A Chain Arc Model with Coupling Inner-Outer Two Layers in Lightning Swept-Stroke Simulation
    Liu, Kunhao; Liu, Yakun; Wei, Zhenyu; Shen, Siyuan; Qiao, Liang; Luo, Donghuang
  • Attachment Processes of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Striking Transmission Lines and Ground
    Miki, Megumu; Miki, Toru; Saito, Mikihisa; Nakane, Ryuichi; Tajiri, Takahiro; Shimizu, Masahito
16:00 - 18:00
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#S/S-1 Lightning Monitoring and its Application for Disaster Resilience -1
Chairs
Michihiro Matsui, Goran Milev
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Short-Term Lightning Activity Nowcasting using Temporal Artificial Intelligence Model: Feature Combination Analysis
    Abu Bakar, Mohd Anif Akhmal; Takayanagi, Yuji; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Wu, Ting; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Morimoto, Takeshi
  • Performance of Density-based Clustering using MTG-LI Data for Short-Term Lightning Forecasting
    Topala, Andre Razvan; Kohlmann, Hannes; Mansouri, Ehsan; Rachidi, Farhad
  • Advancements in Microwave Interferometer for Corona Discharges Mapping Associated with Positive Narrow Bipolar Events
    Salman, Ahmad Rifhan; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Edris, Muhammad Zuhair Bolqiah; Roslan, Harry Sucitra; Nazifunnur, Nur Zahin Azhari; Abd Aziz, Mohamad Zoinol Abidin; Mohamad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Kawasaki, Zen-Ichiro; Akita, Manabu
  • Relationship between Lightning Activity, Rainfall Intensity, and Cloud-Top Height During Two Flash Flood Events in Malacca Malaysia
    Roslan, Harry Sucitra; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Mohd Aris, Nor Azlan; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Salman, Ahmad Rifhan; Edris, Muhammad Zuhair Bolqiah; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Mohd Khalid, Nor Hadizah; Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Zen-Ichiro
  • Observations of Multi-Point Lightning Strikes Using a VHF Broadband Interferometer
    Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi; Akita, Manabu; Kawasaki, Zen-Ichiro; Wu, Ting; Wang, Daohong; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri
  • 3D Lightning Mapping for Narrow Bipolar Event Using Two-Station VHF interferometer
    EDRIS, MUHAMMAD ZUHAIR BOLQIAH; AHMAD, MOHD RIDUAN; MOHAMMAD SABRI, MUHAMMAD HAZIQ; TAKAYANAGI, YUJI; AKITA, MANABU; SALMAN, AHMAD RIFHAN; ABD. AZIZ, MOHAMAD ZOINOL ABIDIN; ZAHARI, MOHD KHAIRY; MORIMOTO, TAKESHI; BAHARUDIN, MOHD ZAFRI; HASHIM, NIK MOHD ZARIFIE; KAWASAKI, ZEN-ICHIRO
  • Comparison of Two Ground-Based LLSs in South Africa
    Hunt, Hugh; Schumann, Carina; Jandrell, Ian; Warner, Tom
16:00 - 18:00
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#14 Lightning deleterious effects
Chairs
Hiroki Tanaka, Stephane Schmidt
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Estimation of the occurrence of long continuing current strikes in fuel tanks
    Sueta, Helio; Panicali, Antonio Roberto; Caires, Luis Eduardo; Zilles, Roberto; Shigihara, Miltom; Souza, Danilo Ferreira de
  • Risk Analysis for Dam Structure Using IEC 62305 Methods
    Hendricks, Mark; Espinosa, Alejandro
  • Contribution in the use of space-based lightning detection in electrical power systems
    López Trujillo, Jesús A.; Milán, Pau; Montanyà, Joan; Romero, David; Solà, Gloria; Alés, Cristina; van der Velde, Oscar; Aranguren, Daniel
  • Inflammation of Ecological and Biogenic Thermal Insulation Materials caused by Lightning Currents
    Birkl, Josef; Rock, Michael; Maiworm, Björn; Engel, Thomas
  • Multi-Station Long-Continuing-Current Observations associated with Wildfire Ignitions in Florida
    Kereszy, Istvan; Pedro, Giovanna; Victorino, Paulo; Pomazi, Krisztian; Arcanjo, Marcelo; Saba, Marcelo; Lauria, Paola; Teixeira, Karine; Guimarães, Lucas; Barbosa, Gustavo; Araújo, Listz; Guimarães, Miguel
  • Operational Insights from an Instrumented Wind Turbine in Croatia: Lightning Seasonality and Blade Damage
    Vukovic, Franjo; Pletikosa, Nikola; FIlipovic-Grcic, Bozidar; Franc, Bojan
16:00 - 18:00
Room
8th Floor (820)
Session
#16 Lightning protection and lightning testing standards
Chairs
Dieter Poelman, Felicitas Modlinger
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A Chapter in the History of Lightning Standardization
    Kiss, István; Németh, Bálint; Kálecz, György; Szedenik, Norbert; Berta, István
  • DC voltage durability of Metal oxide varistors having asymmetric V-I changes after Lightning Impulse
    Mochiduki, Taiga; Tsukamoto, Naoyuki
  • Prerequisites for Testing of DC Surge Protective Devices using Capacitor Discharge
    Hannig, Martin; Brocke, Ralph
  • National Implementation and Supplements to IEC 62305-3 Ed. 3
    Birkl, Josef; Kern, Alexander
  • DIN EN IEC 62305-3 Supplement 7: Additional Information for Structural Installations with Hazardous Areas
    Schweble-Juch, Gabriele; Kienlein, Manfred; Wettingfeld, Jürgen; Birkl, Josef
  • AI-Driven Localized Lightning Forecasting System for Early Lightning Protection
    Li, Zhitong; Zhang, Yida; Li, Xin

Friday - 05 June 2026

09:30 - 10:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#1-4 Lightning physics and phenomenology -4
Chairs
Hannes Kohlmann, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Winter Lightning Observation Results for Twenty Seasons at Uchinada Wind Power Plant
    Nakamura, Akira; Minowa, Masayuki
  • A Dual-Station Synchronized Broadband Interferometric Observation of a Compact Intracloud Discharge
    Liu, Hengyi; Qi, Qi; Xu, Liangtao; Yao, Wen
  • Estimation of Macroscopic Charges in a Dipole Charge Model for an Isolated Thundercloud Based on Multi-point Measurements of Electrostatic Field
    Yamashita, Kozo; Fujisaka, Hironobu; Iwasaki, Hiroyuki
  • Estimation of Charge Structure in a Thunderstorm Using X-band Radar and Ground-based Electric Field at a Single Location
    Kawai, Kazuki; Kudo, Takeshi; Kamogawa, Masashi; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Hayashi, Syugo
09:30 - 10:30
Room
7th Floor (710)
Session
#17 Lightning safety, medicine and education
Chairs
Istvan Kiss, Michael Rock
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A contribution to the threat for human beings caused by touch and step voltages close to structures
    Beetz, Daniel; Kern, Alexander
  • Why Lightning Remains an Unsolved Problem for the Oil & Gas Industry
    Mata, Carlos; Hill, Dustin
  • Evaluation Experiment on The Electrical Continuity between H-beams and Perforated Steel Sheet
    Sun, RuKai; Seki, Kenichi; Mori, Kouichi; Tsuchida, Takashi
  • Study of Past Lightning Strikes Using Historical Records and Remanent Magnetization of Materials
    Nagata, Shoichi; Sakai, HIdeo; Yonezawa, Kaneme; Okabayashi, Chikashi
11:00 - 12:30
Room
1st Floor (Kaderu Hall)
Session
#S/S-2 Lightning Monitoring and its Application for Disaster Resilience -2
Chairs
Isabell Stucke, Takeshi Morimoto
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Confidence classification of lightning discharges igniting wildfires
    Moris, Jose V.; Pérez-Invernón, Francisco J.; Camino-Faillace, Pablo A.; Gordillo-Vázquez, Francisco J.; Pineda, Nicolau; Pezzatti, Gianni B.; Conedera, Marco; Lapierre, Jeff; Hunt, Hugh G. P.; Veraverbeke, Sander
  • Location Errors of Lightning Position Estimated by Japanese Lightning Detection Network at Wind Turbines in the Coastal Area of the Sea of Japan
    Matsui, Michihiro; Michishita, Koji; Miyam, Yasuhiro
  • Evaluation of the Detection Efficiency of the Meteosat Lightning Imager using Ground-Truth Observations at the Sentech Tower in South Africa
    Mansouri, Ehsan; Gedik, Eren; Kohlmann, Hannes; Schumann, Carina; Saba, Marcelo; Hunt, Hugh; Rubinstein, Marcos; Rachidi, Farhad
  • High Speed Camera Observation of Chaotic Pulses Preceded Dart Leaders and Negative Return Stroke
    Nur Zahin, Azhari Nazifunnur; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan; Edris, Muhammad Zuhair Bolqiah; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Salman, Ahmad Rifhan; Baharudin, Zikri Abadi; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi

Poster Session (Two parallel sessions)

Tuesday - 02 June 2026

11:00 - 12:30
Room
1st Floor (foyer)
Session
#A
Chair
Dmitry Kuklin
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Analysis of Lightning Faults on the 250 kV HVDC Return Line: Regional Characteristics from LLS and Locator Positioning
    Sakai, Akira; Konishi, Kyohei; Ariya, Hideaki; Kubouchi, Yoshiyuki
  • Development of LPS Blade Zoning Concept for offshore blades based on IEC 61400-24:2019
    Götting, Olaf Lennard; Martinho, Joao; Nomen, Victor March; Ladpli, Purim
  • Surge Resilience of Photovoltaic Inverters: Analysis of Internal Protection vs. External SPDs
    Oliveira Cavalcanti, Gustavo; A. Félix Feitosa, Marcíio; André R. A. de Oliveira, Claudio; N. de Lima, Filipe; T. da Silva, Sóstines; T. M. Lara, Douglas; J. Teixeira, Renato; Almeida Barbosa, Wagner
  • Preliminary assessment of MTG-LI for Thunderstorm Warning Systems in engineering applications
    Alés, Cristina; López, Jesús Alberto; Solà, Glòria; Montanyà, Joan; Arcanjo, Marcelo; Romero, David; Urbani, Michele; van der Velde, Oscar; Pineda, Nicolau; Balagué, Marta
  • Lightning Immunity Tests of a New Composite Materials Using Current Impulse Generators
    Maslowski, Grzegorz; Karnas, Grzegorz; Filik, Kamil; Oleksy, Mariusz; Bulanda, Katarzyna
  • Development of a Modular Impulse Current Generator for Surge Protection Applications
    Gektidis, Konstantinos; Zarka, Ilia; Tsovilis, Thomas
  • Study on countermeasures against backflow lightning from wireless communication facilities based on winter lightning observation results
    Miyama, Yasuhiro; Oobayashi, Kazuki; Sato, Tomoyuki; Honjo, Nobuyuki; Usui, Takashi; Matsui, Michihiro; Yokoyama, Shigeru; Michishita, Koji
  • The History of the Japanese Lightning Detection Network (JLDN)
    Sugita, Akiko; Matsui, Michihiro
11:00 - 12:30
Room
7th Floor (730)
Session
#B
Chair
Davide Pavanello
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • A Phase-Preserving Noise-Aware Denoising Method and Its Application to 3-D Lightning Localization over the Plateau
    Shi, Jie; Fan, Xiangpeng
  • Quality Control of Lightning Data over the Korean Peninsula Using Radar and Satellite Observations
    Jung, Woomi; Chu, Sun-Woo; Nam, Kyung-Yeub
  • Distribution of winter lightning around the world using Blitzortung
    narita, tomomi
  • Multiscale Physical Modeling and Mechanism Study of Streamer Discharge Based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
    Liu, Yingge; Xiang, Nianwen; Li, Kejie; Huang, Yu; Wang, Shulai; Wang, Chaoqun
  • Observation on the Relationship Between Winter Positive Lightning 3D Progressions and Hydrometeor Distributions
    Aiba, Honoka; Wang, Daohong; Nishigaki, Yusuke; Wu, Ting; Shinoda, Taro
  • Characterization of VLF Electric Field Parameters From Negative Cloud-to-Ground Flashes at Different Distances in Eastern China
    Huang, Yu; Xiang, Nianwen; Wang, Shulai; Yang, Yu; Li, Yuxiang; Liu, Yingge
  • Closing the Loop on Lightning Protection Compliance: Reliable Ground-Truth Strike Detection with the Jupiter SLR
    Mata, Carlos; Hill, Dustin; Raines, Matthew; Lafleur, Charles; Alayon, Angel; Dye, Chase; Mata, Carlos Miguel; Acosta, Jose; Molina, Leonardo
  • Calibration of Electric Field Mills Using Parallel Metallic Plates
    Lacerda, Moacir; Parus, Nishant; Schumann, Carina; Rodrigues, Carlos; Silva, Renan; Fritzen, Clovis; Lacerda, Eugenio; Cardoso, Antonio; Bassi, Welson
  • Initial Performance of a Five‑Station Boltek LRX‑1 Lightning Location Network Deployed in Japan
    Kamogawa, Masashi; Suzuki, Tomoyuki; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Oyaizu, Yui; Yasumoto, Masaru
  • Study on the Comparison of Lightning Activity Statistical and Dynamic Parameters in Coastal and Inland Wind Farms
    Chen, Yuzhe; Deng, Yeqiang; Wang, Yu; Zhang, Haochen; Hu, Zhenbang; Lan, Lei; Wen, Xishan; Lv, Tingyan; Chen, Rongmin

Wednesday - 03 June 2026

11:00 - 12:30
Room
1st Floor (foyer)
Session
#C
Chair
Hannes Kohlmann
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Charge Structure and Polarimetric Radar Echo of Winter Lightning Flashes with Negative Energetic Compact Strokes
    tsuge, shunsuke; wang, daohong; wu, ting
  • Circularly Arranged Winter Sprites Observed over the Hokuriku Region of Japan
    Suzuki, Tomoyuki; Kamogawa, Masashi; Ito, Koji; Minami, Tsutomu; Aoshima, Akira; Tanaka, Hiroharu; Wu, Tin; Wang, Daohong; Hayashi, Syugo
  • Fitting Method of Cumulative Probability Distribution of Lightning Current Magnitude and Application to High Altitude Area
    Lei, Mengfei; Tang, Liangliang; Feng, Tao; Wang, Pei; Li, Yan; Zhang, Xiaoqin
  • 3D Characterization of In-Cloud Discharge Processes During Lightning Continuing Current
    Hirai, Ryuki; Wang, Daohong; Wu, Ting
  • Estimation of the Electric Charges Neutralized by Winter Lightning Flashes with Negative Energetic Compact Strokes
    Yoshinaga, Kazuma; Wang, Daohong; Wu, Ting; Yamashita, Kozo
  • Breakdown Process in Negative Cloud-to-Ground Flash with Continuing Current Observed by Interferometer
    Tajiri, Takahiro; Shimizu, Masahito; Miki, Megumu; Takayanagi, Yuji; Morimoto, Takeshi
  • Charge Estimation From Lightning Discharges using LF Sensors in Peninsular Malaysia
    GarElnabi, Mohamed Elmustafa; Nordin, Farah Hani; Ali, Muhammad Nabil Ehsan; Baharuddin, Mohd Zafri; Ariffin, Azrul Mohd; Chen, Chai Phing; Ahmad Mustafa, Nur Badariah; Takayanagi, Yuji; Mohammad Sabri, Muhammad Haziq; Morimoto, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Zen; Ahmad, Mohd Riduan
  • Detecting Positive Leaders of Winter Lightning Using Interferometers: Effects of Signal Amplification and Window Length
    Hamajima, Yuki; Wang, Daohong; Yang, Qingliu; Wu, Ting
11:00 - 12:30
Room
7th Floor (730)
Session
#D
Chair
Ehsan Mansouri
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Lightning Overvoltage Protection for the Primary Electrical System of an Offshore Wind Turbine
    Shi, Jianfeng; Lin, Haojun; Jia, Lei; Cai, HanSheng; Liu, Kaiyuan; Liao, Minchuan; Chen, Huaifei; Qu, Lu; Han, Yongxia
  • Lightning Risk Assessment for 110kV Outgoing Line of Wind Farms in Complex Hilly Areas
    Yao, Yao; Liu, Xiaopeng; Zhou, Xueming; Wang, Xiankang; Ren, Hua; Lei, Mengfei
  • A Study on Rational Grounding Resistance of Lightning Protection Devices for Pole-Mounted Transformers in Hokuriku Region of Japan
    Otomi, Shun; Matsuura, Susumu; Michishita, Koji; Kanatani, Kenichi
  • LLS-based Thunderstorm Warning Systems for Overhead Transmission Lines, Part 1: Defining a Danger Zone
    Engelbrecht, Christiaan; Kohlmann, Hannes; Dall'osso Teigset, Anders; Schulz, Wolfgang
  • Lightning Performance Evaluation of Transmission Lines Considering Strikes on Tower Tops and Spans
    Ribeiro de Moura, Rodolfo Antônio; Alipio, Rafael; Mestriner, Daniele; La Fata, Alice; Tiso Lobato, Andre; Procopio, Renato
  • FDTD Analysis of Collinear Array Configurations in Calculations of Apparent Soil Properties
    Borozdina, Evgeniya; Kuklin, Dmitry
  • Measurements and experiments for lightning damage countermeasures at railway substations
    Yoneda, Kazuya; Ito, Kazuhiko; Tanaka, Hiroki; Hayashi, Kenji

Thursday - 04 June 2026

11:00 - 12:30
Room
1st Floor (foyer)
Session
#E
Chair
Sebastian Schatz
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Rational Approximation of the Transient Ground Resistance for Overhead Transmission Lines
    Vieira, Pedro Henrique Nascimento; Lima, Antonio Carlos Siqueira; De Conti, Alberto Resende; Tomim, Marcelo Aroca
  • Influence of Shield Wire Relative Permeability on Backflashover Performance
    Guevara Asorza, Jesus Enrique; Papadopoulos, Theofilos A.; Pissolato Filho, Jose
  • Separation Distance and ki Factor for Negative and Positive First Return Stroke Current Compared to Negative Subsequent Return Stroke Current
    Drebenstedt, Christian; Costa, Kamila; Shulzhenko, Eduard; Rock, Michael
  • Improved Resistance Formula of Horizontal Grounding Grids
    Yutthagowith, Peerawut; Triruttanapiruk, Nawakun; Paophan, Busayapol
  • Impedance and Lightning Performance of Transmission Tower Grounding in Frequency-Dependent Soil
    Vinther, Mathias; Niemann-Larsen, Joachim; Holbøll, Joachim
  • Integrated Analysis System from Lightning Surge to Transformer Insulation Evaluation
    Takahashi, Makoto; Kamihaba, Takayuki; Masuda, Tatsuya; Miyajima, Kiwamu; Satoh, Toru
  • Observations of Winter Type Upward Lightings at the Sea of Japan coast
    Kudo, Ami; Saito, Mikihisa; Sagara, Keita; Narita, Tomomi; Fujioka, Hirofumi; Imada, Go; Toshihiro, Tsuboi; Taniguchi, Sakae
11:00 - 12:30
Room
7th Floor (730)
Session
#F
Chair
Evgeniya Borozdina
  • ID
    Title, Author(s)
  • Magnetic Research on the Soil and Fragment of Gutter Around the Lightning Strike Area
    Sakai, Hideo; Nagata, Shoichi; Okabayashi, Chikashi
  • Comparison of Generation Conditions for Branching and Non-Branching of Positive Leaders in a 2.5 m Air Gap
    Guo, Lili; Zhao, Xiangen; Wang, Xiankang; Liu, Xiaopeng; He, Junjia
  • Correlating Lightning Electric-Field Signatures with Extreme Weather Events
    Parus, Nishanth; Gomes, Chandima
  • Detection and Quantification of Corona Emission under Thunderstorm Conditions Using Ultraviolet Diagnostics
    Parus, Nishanth; Gomes, Chandima; Staphorst, Leonard; Yeomans, Tiffany; Moller, Michael
  • Insights on Lightning Risk Assessment for Gas Pipelines Intersecting Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Farms
    Charalambous, C.A.; Theophanous, Christoforos; Louca, Kyriakos; Kokkinos, Nikolaos
  • Comparison of Volumetric and Coated-Wire FDTD Models for Transient Simulation of Buried Insulated Cables
    Duarte, Naiara; Alipio, Rafael; Kuklin, Dmitry; Naranjo-Villamil, Susana
  • Comparison of Lightning-Induced Shield Currents on Buried Insulated Cables Using 3D-FDTD and Frequency-Domain Coupling Models
    Kohlmann, Hannes; Kuklin, Dmitry; Borozdina, Evgeniya
  • Experimental Verifications for the Protection of Fuel Storage Tanks against Lightning Discharges
    Sueta, Helio Eiji; Panicali, Antonio Roberto; Caires, Luis Eduardo; Zilles, Roberto; Shigihara, Miltom; Souza, Danilo Ferreira de
  • A proposal for procedure to evaluate the need of surge protection measures (SPM) in Japan, based on IEC 62305-2.
    Kaito, Kensuke; Oku, Tomohiro; Suzuki, Junichi
  • Lightning Injury Mechanisms: Expanding the Classification
    Santos, Gabriel; Martins J.r, Walter; Sueta, Hélio; Holle, Ronald; Cooper, Mary; Souza, Danilo

 

All lightning photographs courtesy of Otowa Electric Co., Ltd.