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  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to lightning protection

Overview

Silverio Visacro is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil and has a research focus within engineering and physics and astronomy. Their work spans multiple subfields, particularly astronomy and astrophysics, control and systems engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, global and planetary change, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include lightning and electromagnetic phenomena, thermal analysis in power transmission, fire effects on ecosystems, high voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, electromagnetic compatibility and noise suppression, electrical fault detection and protection, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Silverio Visacro has contributed numerous publications to several key venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • Electric Power Systems Research
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Representative recent papers by Silverio Visacro include:

  • Review of measures to improve the lightning performance of transmission lines, 2022, Electric Power Systems Research
  • Potential use of space-based lightning detection in electric power systems, 2022, Electric Power Systems Research
  • Influence of the current front time representation on the assessment of backflashover occurrence of transmission lines by deterministic and probabilistic calculation approaches, 2021, Electric Power Systems Research
  • HEM-TD: New Time-Domain Electromagnetic Model for Calculating the Lightning Response of Electric Systems and Their Components, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Influence of tower modeling on the assessment of backflashover occurrence on transmission lines due to first negative lightning strokes, 2021, Electric Power Systems Research

The scientist often collaborates with several coauthors including:

  • Fernando H. Silveira
  • Frederico Soares de Almeida
  • Barbara Pereira
  • María Helena Murta Vale
  • Alberto De Conti

Silverio Visacro's publication record highlights a focus on topics related to electrical power systems, lightning protection, and electromagnetic phenomena. Their work intersects physics, engineering, and environmental studies. They have been recognized in their field, receiving the IEEE Fellow award in 2016 for contributions to lightning protection.

Best Publications

  • HEM: a model for simulation of lightning-related engineering problems

    S. Visacro;A. Soares

  • Frequency Dependence of Soil Parameters: Experimental Results, Predicting Formula and Influence on the Lightning Response of Grounding Electrodes

    Silverio Visacro;Rafael Alipio

  • Modeling the Frequency Dependence of Electrical Parameters of Soil

    Rafael Alipio;Silverio Visacro

  • Analytical Representation of Single- and Double-Peaked Lightning Current Waveforms

    A. De Conti;S. Visacro

  • The Response of Grounding Electrodes to Lightning Currents: The Effect of Frequency-Dependent Soil Resistivity and Permittivity

    Silverio Visacro;R Alipio;Maria Helena Murta Vale;C Pereira

  • Frequency Dependence of Soil Parameters: Effect on the Lightning Response of Grounding Electrodes

    R. Alipio;S. Visacro

  • Revision, extension, and validation of Jordan's formula to calculate the surge impedance of vertical conductors

    A. De Conti;S. Visacro;A. Soares;M.A.O. Schroeder

  • Impulse Efficiency of Grounding Electrodes: Effect of Frequency-Dependent Soil Parameters

    Rafael Alipio;Silverio Visacro

  • Response of Grounding Electrodes to Impulsive Currents: An Experimental Evaluation

    S. Visacro;G. Rosado

  • Calculation of Lightning-Induced Voltages on Overhead Distribution Lines Including Insulation Breakdown

    Alberto De Conti;Ernesto Perez;Edison Soto;Fernando H Silveira

  • Transient voltages in transmission lines caused by direct lightning strikes

    A. Soares;M.A.O. Schroeder;S. Visacro

  • Lightning Response of Grounding Grids: Simulated and Experimental Results

    Silverio Visacro;Rafael Alipio;Clever Pereira;Miguel Guimaraes

  • Lightning Overvoltage Due to First Strokes Considering a Realistic Current Representation

    F H Silveira;A D Conti;S Visacro

  • Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines: Requirements of Tower-Footing Electrodes Consisting of Long Counterpoise Wires

    Silverio Visacro;Fernando H. Silveira

  • Evaluation of Lightning-Induced Voltages Over a Lossy Ground by the Hybrid Electromagnetic Model

    F.H. Silveira;S. Visacro;J. Herrera;H. Torres

  • CIGRE technical brochure on lightning parameters for engineering applications

    V. A. Rakov;A. Borghetti;C. Bouquegneau;W. A. Chisholm

  • Lightning-Induced Voltages Over Lossy Ground: The Effect of Frequency Dependence of Electrical Parameters of Soil

    Fernando H. Silveira;Silverio Visacro;Rafael Alipio;Alberto De Conti

  • Features of Upward Positive Leaders Initiated From Towers in Natural Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Based on Simultaneous High-Speed Videos, Measured Currents, and Electric Fields

    Silverio Visacro;Miguel Guimaraes;Maria Helena Murta Vale

  • The Impact of the Frequency Dependence of Soil Parameters on the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines

    Silverio Visacro;Fernando H. Silveira

  • The Use of the Impulse Impedance as a Concise Representation of Grounding Electrodes in Lightning Protection Applications

    Silverio Visacro

  • The Use of Underbuilt Wires to Improve the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines

    S. Visacro;F. H. Silveira;A. De Conti

  • Early phase of lightning currents measured in a short tower associated with direct and nearby lightning strikes

    Silverio Visacro;Maria Helena Murta Vale;Guilherme Correa;Andre Teixeira

Frequent Co-Authors

Vernon Cooray
Vernon Cooray Uppsala University
Vladimir A. Rakov
Vladimir A. Rakov University of Florida
Carlo Alberto Nucci
Carlo Alberto Nucci University of Bologna
Farhad Rachidi
Farhad Rachidi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rajeev Thottappillil
Rajeev Thottappillil Royal Institute of Technology
Alberto Borghetti
Alberto Borghetti University of Bologna
Marcos Rubinstein
Marcos Rubinstein École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jinliang He
Jinliang He Tsinghua University
Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rong Zeng
Rong Zeng Tsinghua University

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