When a diverse group of lightning protection experts, engineers, and safety directors met at the 82 nd annual LPI/ULPA Lightning Protection Conference in Singer Island, Fla., last February to discuss ...

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 ...

Residential PV systems are generally installed on the rooftop of residential buildings, with a large metal surface area, higher distance from the ground and an exposed location. Such PV systems are ...

Properly designed, installed and certified lightning protection system – These systems provide a specified path to harness and safely ground the super-charged current of a lightning bolt. Because ...

Lightning strikes are sometimes cited as part of the cause of data center failures, including recent incidents at Google’s Ghislain data center in Belgium, and the Singapore Stock Exchange. However, ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...

Mining conveyors are prone to being struck by lightning, owing to the vast area they cover, says earthing systems, lightning, surge and overvoltage protection specialist Advanced Lightning Protection ...