Advanced Engineering in Grounding Rod for Lightning Protection

1. Advanced Engineering in Grounding Rod for Lightning Protection https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

2. Wind turbines provide us with renewable energy that relies on nature, rather than fossil fuels, to reap the benefits. Yet, due to the height of the structures and location, wind turbines can attract lightning that result in fires, downtime and damaged electronics. A serious damage of blades, accidents where low-voltage and control circuit breakdowns are very frequent in wind farms. In order to fully gain the rewards of renewable energy produced by wind turbines, engineers must consider a lightning protection system to ward off hazards. https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

3. A grounding system is one of the most important components required for appropriate LPSs in wind turbines. Proper design of a wind turbine grounding system including its grounding rod is demanding and several factors for the proper and effective implementation must be taken into account, such as: • Minimize the equipotential differences • Provide sufficient ground reference potential to assure proper functionality and to protect electrical equipment • Effectively dissipate lightning energy https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

4. What is a proper design of grounding system for wind turbines? • Measuring of ground current of simulated wind farm under lightning taking into consideration the soil ionization • Ground Potential Rise (GPR) and the voltage distributions at ground surface level and Touch potential • The contribution of mitigating techniques, such as rings, grounding rod, etc. https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

5. What does LEC offer? • LEC offers products that help facilitate optimal lightning protection for your wind turbines. • Grounding Augmentation Fill (GAF) is specially formulated to help create a low resistance earth interface, making it easier and less expensive to meet grounding requirements. With just 1/3 the resistivity of bentonite, GAF has a lower freezing point and expansion factor, and retains moisture better than local soil.  https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

6. LECWELDwelding system provides a superior solution via permanent molecular bonding. Exothermic welding is the industry preferred method of making electrical connections due to its inherent molecular level reliability for conductors and grounding points. Smart Ground testing serviceanalyses the in-situ grounding environment and compares actual measurements to an electro-geometric computer model of the system being tested. The results are highly-accurate measurements and practical recommendations to help you make informed decisions. https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

7. Chem-Rod grounding rod is uniquely suited for both general grounding and as the foundation of a complete lightning protection system. This patented grounding rod uses advanced engineering to achieve a consistent, low-impedance electrical connection with the earth, even in unfavourable and varying ground conditions, such as permafrost. https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/

8. Contact Us • Address: 6687 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO 80303, USA • Phone: 303-447-2828 • Email: info@lecglobal.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightning-Eliminators-Consultants-Inc/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightningprotec https://www.lightningprotection.com/ https://www.lightningprotection.com/