Observed arrival · 2026-09-02
LightningDesign 3D Keeps Every Tower in the Picture
A Windows simulator that models lightning performance across the actual geometry, terrain, and structures of an overhead transmission line.
Field notes
The simulator models a transmission line as a collection of individual structures, spans, conductors, insulator strings, footings, and terrain rather than reducing it to representative averages. Its stated analysis includes shielding failures, backflashovers, structure-level outage rates, and optimization toward a target. The page reports 18,260 strokes per second on an eight-thread desktop workstation and 90 seconds for two million strokes across a 40-structure line, alongside a technical white paper and user manual.
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