Lightning Protection for Telecommunication Towers

Telecommunication towers such as cellular, microwave communication, television broadcast or radio repeaters are very high structures, placed in remote isolated locations. These towers are constructed of steel and designed to be the highest structures in the surrounding area in order to supply communication with no interruptions. A telecommunication tower becomes a primary target during a lightning strike as lightning current reaches the ground by following the shortest and most conductive way. 

LEC’s lightning protection system endeavors to eliminate lightning energy from the area of protection.

Lightning protection for telecommunication towers

In our fast paced environment, where the vast majority relies on wireless and satellite communications for everything from cell phones, to internet, radio, television, data and more, reliability has become imperative. Microwave and cell towers are the lifeline for businesses, governments and people all over the world. When one goes down the effects are far reaching and the impact can be costly, inconvenient and sometimes devastating to many.

When lightning strikes on one of the top sharp corners of the tower, lightning current flows down to the ground through tower legs and damages all electronic equipment like radios, antennas, dishes, etc. on tower body. On the way to the ground, lightning current also can leak into the shelter located nearby the tower and give irreversible damage to sensitive electronic devices inside.

Their maintenance and repair usually requires technicians to travel to remote distances which results in long duration downtime that costs the operators large amount of revenue loss and loss in customer satisfaction.

When our DAS lightning protection solution is applied to a tall tower made of conductive material such as steel, the electromagnetic field build up is kept away from the tower.

Advantages over conventional lightning protection system

-        DAS terminal minimizes the risk of damage to towers and equipment mounted on the tower

-        Reduce operational expenses and downtime of telecommunication system

-        Experienced engineer and technical sales staff coupled with great network across the world allows LEC to carry out inspections, certification and recertification of all installations

Lightning is on the increase overall. Some researchers expect the amount of lightning activity worldwide to grow by as much as 6% for every degree of change in global temperature. Any business that can be severely affected by lightning strikes should do a lightning protection risk assessment under the assumption that activity could grow more frequent and/or more powerful over time.

Discouraging strikes ends up being a significant benefit to the companies looking to effectively manage risk. In fact, it’s a preferred route to lightning protection in a number of industries where lightning strikes pose a threat, including telecommunication industry.

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