Collaborateurs·trices

Compétences

• Production, transport et distribution de l'énergie électrique
• Systèmes de protection intelligents des réseaux électriques
• Intégration dans le réseau de nouvelles sources renouvelables
• Perturbations causées dans les réseaux électriques par la décharge orageuse
   

Distinction scientifique - Awards

IEEE Trans. on EMC, best journal paper award 2016 :

• On Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propogation Along an Irregular Terrain - Link to the publication
   Li D., Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Pavanello D., Metz S., Zhang Q., Wang Z.
  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 58, No 1, February 2016, pp. 161-171
   

Principales publications

• Simultaneous Current and Distant Electric Field Waveforms from Upward Lightning: Effect of Ionospheric Reflection
  Azadifar M., Li D., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Diendorfer G., Pichler H., Paolone M., Pavanello D., Metz S.
  ILDC, USA, 2016
• Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of the European Lightning Detection Network EUCLID in the Alps Region for Upward Negative Flashes Using Direct Measurements at the Instrumented Säntis Tower - Link to the publication
  Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Diendorfer G., Pichler H., Schulz W., Pavanello D., Romero C.», Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, January 19, 2016, pp. 595-606
• Bipolar Lightning Flashes Observed at the Säntis Tower: Do We Need to Modify the Traditional Classification? - Link to the publication
  Azadifar M, F. Rachidi F., Rubinstein M, Rakov V. A., Paolone M., Pavanello D.
  Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 121, 2016
• Fast initial continuous current pulses versus return strokepulses in tower-initiated lightning - Link to the publication
  Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Rakov V. A., Paolone M., Pavanello D., Metz S.
  Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 2016, 121, pp. 6425–6434
• On Lightning Electromagnetic Field Propogation Along an Irregular Terrain - Link to the publication
   Li D., Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Pavanello D., Metz S., Zhang Q., Wang Z.
  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 58, No 1, February 2016, pp. 161-171
• Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of the European Lightning Detection Network EUCLID in the Alps Region for Upward Negative Flashes Using Direct Measurements at the Instrumented Säntis Tower
  Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Diendorfer G., Pichler H., Schulz W., Pavanello D., Romero C.
  Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, January 19, 2016, pp. 595-606
• Characteristics of electric fields of upward negative stepped leaders
  Azadifar M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Rakov V.A., Pavanello D., Metz S., Romero C.
  Proc. of 13th SIPDA International Symposium on Lightning Protection, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, September 28 - October 2, 2015, pp. 32-36
• Protection and automation test bench associated to a reduced-scale model of a power system for teaching purposes
  Ritler T., Pavanello D., Gabioud D.
  PAC WORLD, Glasgow, June 29 - July 2, 2015
• Le pompage-turbinage à petite échelle pour le stockage local d'énergie
  Gabathuler S., Pavanello D., Münch C.
  Bulletin VSE/AES, 2/2015, pp. 49-54
• An Update on the Charaterictics of Positive Flashes Recorded on the Säntis Tower
  Azadifar M., Paolone M., Pavanello D., Rachidi F., Rakov V.A., Romero C., Rubinstein M.
  2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), Shanghai, China, 2014.
• Integration of small pumped storage in an existing active distribution network for ancillary services
  Münch C., Gabathuler S., Pavanello D., Chevailler S., Landry C., Avellan F., Nick M., Christakou K., Paolone M., Blanc G.
  13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Geneva, Switzerland, August 25-28, 2014
• Positive lightning flashes recorded on the Säntis tower from May 2010 to January 2012
  Romero C., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Rakov V. A., Pavanello D.
  Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheres, December 2013
• A statistical analysis on the risetime of lightning current pulses in negative upward flashes measured at Säntis tower 
  Romero C., Paolone M., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Pavanello D., Giri D. V.
  Proc. of 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, Vienna, Austria, September 2-7, 2012
• Analysis of Lightning Detection Network Data for Selected Areas in Canada
  Shostak V., Bormotov O., Pavanello D., Janischewskyj W., Rachidi F.
  Proc. of 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, Vienna, Austria, September 2-7, 2012
• Some Characteristics of Positive and Bipolar Lightning Flashes Recorded on the Säntis Tower in 2010 and 2011
  Romero C., Rubinstein M., Rachidi F., Paolone M., Rakov V. A., Pavanello D.
  Proc. of 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, Vienna, Austria, September 2-7, 2012
• Lightning Return Strokes to Tall Towers: Ability of Engineering and Electromagnetic Models to Reproduce Nearby Electromagnetic Fields
  Mosaddeghi A., Shoory A., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M. and Diendorfer G. et al.
  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 54, num. 4, p. 889-897, 2012
• Measurement of Lightning Currents Using a Combination of Rogowski Coils and B-Dot Sensors
  Romero C., Mediano A., Rubinstein A., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Paolone M., Zweiacker P., Mora N., Pavanello D., Daout B.
  Journal of Lightning Research, 2012, 4, pp. 71-77
• Radiated Fields From Lightning Strikes to Tall Structures: Effect of Upward-Connecting Leader and Reflections at the Return Stroke Wavefront
  Mosaddeghi A., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M., Napolitano F., Pavanello D., Shostak V.O., Janischewskyj W., Nyffeler M.
  IEEE Transactions On Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 53, no 2, 2011, pp. 437-445
• Close-Range Electric Fields Associated with Lightning Strikes to the Austrian Gaisberg Tower
  Mosaddeghi S. A., Shoory A., Rachidi F., Rubinstein M. and Diendorfer G. et al.
  International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 4, num. 1, p. 89-90, 2010
• Lightning Electromagnetic Fields at Very Close Distances Associated with Lightning Strikes to the Gaisberg Tower
  Mosaddeghi S. A., Shoory A., Rachidi F., Diendorfer G. and Pichler H. et al.
  Journal of Geophysical Research, 2010