Aeronautical ground lighting system study: field measurements and simulations

Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems are single-phase series circuits where constant current regulators supply transformers and luminaires. These systems provide visual reference to aircraft during airport operations. There is a lack of AGL system models and measurements in the literature to s...

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Autores: Vidal, Daniel, Monjo Mur, Lluís|||0000-0001-6106-097X, Sainz Sapera, Luis|||0000-0002-5670-0669
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/99215
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/99215
https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2015.1536
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Airports - Reus
Aviation - Reus
Lighting
Airports
Aeroports - Reus
Aviació - Reus
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeroports
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus
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Sumario:Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems are single-phase series circuits where constant current regulators supply transformers and luminaires. These systems provide visual reference to aircraft during airport operations. There is a lack of AGL system models and measurements in the literature to study AGL system behaviour and predict their response to electrical events and future technological changes. The study contributes to AGL system modelling with an equivalent circuit useful to study AGL system concerns by Matlab/Simulink simulations. It also presents field measurements taken at Reus airport (Catalonia, Spain) for the validation of the proposed model and understanding of AGL system behaviour in the event of luminaire failure.