Measurement Error Correction of the Orthogonal Magnetic Loop Antenna for Lightning-direction Finding

The measurement accuracy for lightning direction finding by the Orthogonal Magnetic Loop Antenna (OMLA) is continuously improved, which results in the Angle Measurement Error (AME) caused by the OMLA machining error increasing. A theoretical model is established for the relationship between the machining error and AME of OMLA. With the compensation coefficient and equivalent non-orthogonal angle error, a AME correction method for OMLA is proposed. The AME of the conventional measurement way and the corrected measurement way are compared through three groups of data experimentally. The experimental results show that the AME by the corrected measurement way is significantly reduced by about 50%. Therefore, this correction method can help the OMLA with the same hardware condition to obtain higher measurement accuracy for lightning direction finding.