Lightning Protection Systems

  Benjamin Franklin was attracted to electricity. Given its similar colour, crackle, and configuration, he suspected that lightning itself was electricity. He further noted that a pointed metal needle could draw electricity from a charged metal sphere, which came to be known as lightning rod. To protect one self, the implementation of a system of protection against lightning is needed. Today, more than two-and-a-half centuries later, lightning rod protection persist—as decorative architectural pieces, as vestiges of the past, and as mitigators of lightning’s power. These rods are known by many names: air terminals, finials, lightning conductors, or strike-termination devices. Today every building is equipped with many sensitive electronic systems thus they need to be protected from any unforeseen damage from lightning strikes. This is the reason more people are considering  lightning rod protection  than ever before. And as every structure is vulnerable to lightning damage, a lightning