Lightning Protection Systems

Thunderstorms can be quite fascinating and likely to be watched. The rapid flashes and the growling sound is a thrilling experience for many. However, there is no bigger menace to our everyday life than lightning. It has proved to be one of the most disastrous and fatal occurrences. Lightning is the process of discharging  electrical charge  in the clouds. The energy released produces a series of light, heat and a very strong sound; with enough capacity to damage buildings, kill humans, blow up trees and impair electrical equipment. A single bolt of lightning can generate up to 200,000 amps of electrical energy, making a threat of fire from a direct strike or indirect surge a serious concern for any industrial facility. Thus it is critical that any outdoor structure, whether temporary or permanent, have a  lightning protection system  installed. Benefits it offers to business: -   Saves investments: it's much cheaper to invest in a lightning protection system as...

  Lightning seems like the ultimate “act of God”. Unpredictable, capricious – it can come as a literal bolt out of the blue. Thus basic  lightning safety tips  can and do save lives. Following are a few very simple precautions: Outdoors: -   Look for a concrete shelter or a closed vehicle -    Never use a tree as a shelter -    Avoid areas that are higher than the surrounding landscape -    Keep away from metal objects and bodies of water including pool, lakes, etc -    If you’re in a crowd, spread out -    If the lightning is about to strike, crouch down and cover your ears -    Victims of  lightning strikes  should be administered CPR immediately Indoors: -   Stand clear from electrical appliances and windows -   Unplug TVs, stereos, computers immediately after hearing the first  thunderstorm -   Avoid contact with water, and piping including sinks, baths, and faucets -  ...

Lightning rods must undergo periodic inspections and maintenance, as indicated by national and international regulations. These periodic inspections allow the detection of deviation from reference standards or anomalies in the installations caused by environmental conditions such as corrosion, incorrect handling or expansion of the building where the lighting rod protection is installed.  Maintenance of an effective lightning rod protection system is essential due to the following: -    Efficiently dissipate heavy fault currents and electrical surges, both in magnitude and duration, to protect equipment being damaged so as to minimize downtime, service interruptions and replacement costs -    Provide a stable reference for electrical and RF circuits at the installation to minimize noise during normal operations -    Protection of personnel who work within the area from dangerous electrical shocks For a lightning rod protection system to work optimally,...

Summer brings thunderstorms, and with them the chance of lightning strikes. So what do you do when you hear the thunder? Continue with your work till the thunder and lightning get closer? Sit on a bench under a tree to see what happens? Or get in your car and drive to safety? The correct answer is: Stop work immediately when you hear the first thunder and if no substantial, no-concrete shelter is nearby, get in your car and wait out the storm.  Being outside when lightning is present is not something to take lightly – ever. Workers are most at risk working out in the open, on the sea, sheltering under trees or other structures, are near conductive or explosive materials or on or near tall objects. Before we tell you the  lightning safety tips , let us understand the risks associated with working outdoors in lightning. -    The ground absorbing electrical currents -    Trees, vehicles, and building catching fire -    Blindness if you are hit by lig...

The cost of replacing equipment and electronics or dealing with fire after a sudden severe lightning strike is enough inspiration to acquire a   lightning protection system . Lightning can strike a structure in many ways: -   Direct strikes -    Side flash -    Ground current -    Conduction -    Streamers A very simple and easy way to soften the blow from a lightning strike to your facility is to install an LEC manufactured and designed lightning protection system. Our LPS solutions reduce the electrical voltage between a storm cell and the facility by transferring charge to nearby ionizing air molecule. This controlled charge leakage greatly reduces the chances of a lightning strike within the area of protection. But even if the accumulation rate exceeds the dissipation rate, the device will divert the strike towards a safer path to ground, one already defined by the original grounding system. Features of DAS Lightning protection syste...

  Across industries, powerful lightning strikes can injure personnel, destroy assets, and disrupt processes through fire, explosion and electrical damages are clear. Even if the facility is not directly struck by lightning, secondary effects such as transient voltage can fry sensitive circuitry in the vicinity. Given the random and destructive nature of lightning strikes, how can businesses protect their personnel, facilities, equipment, and processes? LEC has the answer – by not just channeling lightning, but by preventing the charge from accumulating in the first place.  Why attract lightning when you can eliminate it? LEC offers a range of solutions for every industry. From checking the existing lightning protection system to manufacturing, installing and maintenance services. Our maintenance includes bringing into compliance any alteration to an industrial building and checking the existing  lightning protection design . We also provide full site analys...

For centuries, lightning strikes have caused serious damage and fires to facilities and have also killed the occupants that were struck. Protection of structures from the effects of a lightning strike is more precise today than it was in 1752 at the time of the experiment and the original invention of  lightning protection  by Benjamin Franklin. In industry, there is a growing demand for availability of service and operations, and the risk of downtime cost as well; making risk management increasingly important. And lightning strikes will be an increasingly large part of the risk to be managed. The basic principle in protecting life and property from lightning is to provide a path by which the electrical energy can enter and leave the earth without damaging anything or anyone along the way. However, Over the years, Lightning Eliminators & Consultant Inc. has improved this method. Our patented Dissipation Array System (DAS) is designed to prevent direct lightning strikes wit...