Lightning Protection Systems

  It's important that your property, contents and personnel are protected from the dangers of lightning at all times. Whether you are building new premises for your company or your existing building needs a lightning protection upgrade, we are the experts who can design, install and maintain a comprehensive lightning protection system. A lightning protection system designed by Lightning  Eliminators  will protect a structure from damage by reducing the cause of a  lightning strike  within the protected area and/or safely passing the extremely high voltage currents to ground. Our systems include a network of air terminals, bonding conductors, and ground electrodes. We bring years of real-world experience and a scientific engineering process to  lightning protection design  system. With over 10,000 lightning protection designs completed, our team provides unmatched expertise in all aspects of lightning protection for your site and facility.   What c...

Lightning Protection is avoided by most people until after a tragedy. We can only hope more people think about lightning protection in the calm before the storm. Lightning protection  has come a long way – technologically, practically and geographically. By assuming and actively engaging in industry leadership position, Lightning Eliminators and Consultant Inc. continue to be at forefront of the industry’s drive for universal best practices and professional standards. Spanning four generations, our brand has been synonymous with exceptional products, competitive prices and superior service standards strongly adhering to national and international standards. Over the years we have mastered the art of total site and facility protection by designing and manufacturing site-specific grounding, lightning protection, and  surge suppression systems . Our scientifically engineered systems provide solutions that secure operations, protect infrastructure and offer peace of mind. Lightnin...

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...