Lightning Protection System For Telecommunication Towers
Lightning strike, one of the most beautiful pictures every time it strikes however it’s also the most dangerous act of nature. Besides the deadly effects of this natural phenomenon, the lightning strike can cause more damage to than you think to any industry. Thus extreme protection measures are mandatory and a well-designed lightning protection system is required. Let’s talk about the telecommunication industry . In less than 30 years, cellular mobile towers and antenna structures have proliferated on every continent. These are very tall structures, because of the nature of their jobs, making them the perfect lightning targets. The telecommunication towers such as cellular, microwave communication, television broadcast, and radio repeaters are like magnets for lightning strikes – these towers are made of conductive metal materials and they are the tallest structures around. And it’s the nature of a lightning strike to flow down to the ground through the fastest (most conductive) way