The PV industry has matured and system design and construction have become more standardized. However, there are still doubts about requirements for lightning protection: The whole design and ...

NFPA-780: Standard for Installation of Lightning Protection Systems calculations indicate that a boat with a 50-ft mast is likely to be struck one time in an 11.2-year period. This may not be a ...

A lightning protection system gives electrical discharges an easy path to the earth, usually routing it around the outside of the structure. At its most basic, it consists of a metal lightning rod ...

Lightning's indirect effects, illustrated in Figure 2, are not as severe as the direct effects and can be minimized by design and installation. That doesn't mean it's easy, only that it's possible.

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment ...

Ben Christensen and Ben Sutton founded B&B Lightning Protection in 2011, to design and install lightning protection. Courier News and Home Tribune ...

Last spring, Federal Aviation Administration managers approved removing a key feature of the 787 Dreamliner wing that aimed to protect it in the event of a lightning strike. Boeing’s design ...

When Lightning Strikes Lightning protection can be a critical part of any building's infrastructure, providing protection to people and property. When assessing a particular client's degree of risk on ...

Because wind turbines are such a specific structure, the design will include the use of lightning protection design software whenever possible to create lightning protection systems that fit the ...

Industrial Design student Kama Jania from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland has created a working prototype of a lightning-proof tent. The Bolt tent is part of a series of three different ...