Grounding rods are critical in electrical grounding systems. They provide a safe pathway for excess electricity to dissipate into the earth, protecting people and electrical equipment from potential harm caused by lightning strikes or power surges.
A grounding rod is usually located very close to…
Indirect lightning effects refer to the secondary or indirect consequences of a lightning strike that does not make physical contact with a structure or object but still affects it. These effects can result from the electromagnetic field and electrical surges created by a nearby lightning strike. In…
Lightning is beautiful, unpredictable, and damaging!
Direct lightning strikes and their secondary effects are the most harmful natural occurrences because they can occur anywhere and hit any object. For many companies, the effects of even one direct strike are too much to bear and can result in t…
With hundreds and millions of dollars in assets on the line, companies should protect these massive investments from every risk possible, including lightning damage.
Major hazards caused by lightning:
Fire damage: The biggest threat lightning poses to a structure is fire. Wood and other fl…
Being a leader in the field of effective lightning protection systems, Lightning Eliminators & Consultant Inc. has spent many years developing and testing lightning protection products. Due to our advanced engineering, we have patented some groundbreaking products, such as our Dissipation Array Syst…
Grounding Rods provide an easy path for electricity to flow to earth should any problem occur like a lightning strike, power surge, short circuit, etc. If properly installed, grounding rods can prevent fire, shock, danger to human lives, and damage to electrical and electronic equipment.
Lightning strikes are the most frequent cause of major accidents triggered by natural events.
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Most lightning begins as an electrical disturbance inside a storm and travels through the clouds. Lightning can remain within the clouds or fly through the air and strike the ground. There are about 5 to 10 times more flashes in the clouds than on the ground.
Thus outdoor activities, including wo…
In some cases, customers can ask for lightning protection only, with the assumption that lightning protection alone will provide all the protection they need. If a site doesn’t have proper grounding and bonding in place, the earth's potential rise caused by a lightning strike may result in arcing …
A lightning rod is installed on the roof of every building – schools, hospitals, health care facilities, airports, shopping centers, office buildings, manufacturing units, etc.
At Lightning Eliminators & Consultant Inc., we continue to innovate and develop a new generation of lighting devices, …
LEC has several decades of experience and uses its technological expertise to provide protection against lightning and overvoltage.
Due to vast surface areas and exposure to frequently isolated sites, water and wastewater treatment plants are particularly exposed to lightning risks – both from th…
Lightning Eliminators provides the best fuel tank lightning protection solutions, and here's why. In the oil and gas industry, floating roof tanks (FRTs) are essential for processing crude oil. However, lightning strikes can cause fires in these tanks, significantly threatening crude oil production…
Lightning is a significant weather-related hazard that can cause property damage, downtime, and injuries. Although the likelihood of being struck by lightning is low, facilities are more likely to suffer damage from direct or indirect strikes. To better understand the gravity of this risk, it is cru…
Ask us anything about lightning protection systems and we have the answers. We will not only let you know about them but we will also teach you the best practices… after all, it is all about the safety of our facilities and critical assets
Your assets are at risk of lightning striking any build…
Oil plants and refineries are large metal infrastructures that are far from any building and are located in large open spaces, which make them especially prone to being struck by lightning. This circumstance, together with the high flammability of the products stored in the tanks, can cause consider…
A lightning strike is a massive electric spark that’s either traveling between the clouds or from a cloud down to earth. Since it’s an uncontrollable natural phenomenon, scientists can only give a best estimate that lightning is anywhere from 30 to 50 million volts.
With that kind of voltage …
It’s a new day in the world of process manufacturing primarily due to the advent of new methodologies, equipment and materials. With the changes in facilities themselves, the new and focused attention is warranted. Add in the projected increase in lightning storms, the strength of those storms, as w…
Today, the system globally used as a lightning protection system can be classified into two types: 1) a general system which uses the conventional air terminal and 2) a functional system which uses the charge transfer system (CTS) or charge transfer air terminal.
Lightning can strike anytime, any…
Can we stop Lightning Surge? – No.
But by implementing proper grounding system, we can avoid any damage to the electrical and electronic systems.
Grounding is an electrical technique that connects a part of a facility or structure to the earth by means of a conductive material. Grounding Rod…
Lightning is a flash of light that accompanies a high-tension natural electric discharge in the atmosphere. With the construction of higher structures in lightning prone areas, there has been significant progress in the quest to improve the protection of these structures against lightning.
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