Benjamin Franklin's 1752 lightning protection invention consisted of a rod in the air, one in the ground, and a connecting conductor. Today, this conventional wisdom still offers fire protection in ...

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...

Ed Lobnitz, retired principal/senior electrical engineer at TLC Engineering Solutions, wrote the chapter on lightning protection for towers that has appeared in several editions of the NAB Engineering ...

Without question, a thunderstorm is very dangerous. It can produce high winds, tornados, hail, and floods, which usually are not big problems for boats or ships. But it also creates ESD events called ...

The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) partners with Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA) to present a webinar on lightning protection systems. LIBERTYVILLE, IL, USA ...

Many tall office buildings have “lightning protection equipment” — but the state capitol doesn’t — yet. “It is common for the capitol building to get struck during a lightning storm,” says Caleb ...

Lightning hitting airplanes is commonplace and, though lightning has downed several commercial aircraft, it rarely leads to catastrophe thanks to modern protection systems. Each commercial airplane is ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...