8 Phenomenal Benefits Of Lightning Protection Design
The phenomenon of lightning has fascinated us and has posed a significant threat to our lives and property. While lightning strikes are unpredictable and no location or facility is immune, there are ways to mitigate the risk or damage.
Mitigate the risk of damage from a lightning strike, direct or nearby, by installing a lightning protection design system.
Storm clouds produce electrical “leaders,” which descend from the cloud seeking an electrical connection. Storms also cause “upward rising streamers” to rise from groundbased objects. When a downward-traveling “leader” connects with an upward-rising “streamer,” a connection is formed, and a strike occurs.
A lightning protection system is designed to protect buildings, equipment, and people from the harmful effects of lightning strikes. It consists of a network of components, including lightning rods, conductors, and grounding systems, that work together to provide a safe path for lightning to flow.
A well-designed lightning protection system starts with a comprehensive risk assessment that not only studies the design of your structure but also takes into account the potential sources and types of damage, as well as the potential types of loss. Our patented Dissipation Array Lightning Protection Systems (DAS) prevent the formation of “streamers” on ground-based objects. If no “streamer” is formed, no connection is made, and no strike occurs within the area protected by DAS.
This effective lightning protection design system mainly comprises two forms (i.e. internal and external) of protection systems, depending on their functionality. Several factors are considered during the design of our lightning protection system, including the size and shape of the structure to be protected, the type of construction materials used, the height of the structure, the surrounding topography, and the local weather conditions. Each of these factors is carefully considered to ensure that it is effective.
