What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in ...

R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...

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 ...

A new model predicts how lightning would sweep across any airplane, including those with experimental designs. The tool ...

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 ...

Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the chances for tree damage are quite possible. Lightning protection systems ...

Lightning strike incidents have long been a concern in the data center industry. To help reduce downtime and the loss of human life, coordinated earthing and lightning protection systems are a ...

The requirements for installing lightning protection systems were featured in the October 2016 issue of Electrical Currents from the Washington State Department of ...