How Does Lightning Rod Protection Work

1. How Does Lightning Rod Protection Work? • https://www.lightningprotection.com/

2. A lightning strike is an electric discharge between the atmosphere and a conductive object. These kinds of behaviors mostly originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and defuse on the ground. About 25% of all lightning events worldwide are striking between the atmosphere and earth-bound objects. Lightning needs an easy path to get discharge; thus when current is interrupted due to the high resistance path, the lightning discharges to the weakest point of the building structure damaging it on the way. • https://www.lightningprotection.com/

3. In order to avoid damages lightning rod protection is necessary. A lightning rod is an external terminal installed in a building or structure that aims to have a controlled point of impact and prevent it from striking an unwanted area or people. The most common method is to install lightning protection spikes on the roof of a tall building. Copper tape is connected and runs down to the ground, where the lightning and electricity can safely dissipate. The lightning will hit the highly conductive metal first and then it can be taken directly to the ground. • https://www.lightningprotection.com/

4. Ground breaking innovation With years of research and development, LEC has been providing advanced lightning protection systems worldwide. The systems LEC designs, manufactures and applies do not provide the traditional Franklin Rod protection schemes. Rather, we take the view we should avoid the strike, not collect it. • https://www.lightningprotection.com/

5. DAS lightning rod protection system It doesn’t prevent lightning from happening altogether but it does prevent lightning from striking the protected structure. There is a lot of detail on how it does this but the simple version is that it lowers the electrostatic field in the surrounding area. This prevents upward-rising lightning leaders (or streamers) from being created on the protected structure. Without these upward rising leaders, which are essential for lightning collection, the lightning will not be able to hit that structure. Since 1971, 50years! LEC has sold nearly 3,500 systems which have achieved over 77,000 system years of performance. In addition to our no-strike prevention system aka DAS, we also provide surge protectors for nearly every application and also grounding system engineering and products. • https://www.lightningprotection.com/

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