With existing electronic technology, there is no
way to protect instrumentation from a direct lightning strike. A lightning
rod or overhead grounding wire is still the best protection available
from the severity of a direct lightning strike. They protect by shielding
electrical conductors and instruments within the protected area.
• Lightning rod
This is set up for buildings with heights greater than 60 feet. It
protects electrical instruments from direct lightning strikes by floating
the surge's current with respect to ground. The shield angle range
is between 45-60 degrees conic.
Simply burying cables is not effective due to the induced electromotive
force that occurs around the cable because of impulse current in the
ground near a lightning strike. |
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• Overhead grounding wire
This is a grounding wire which is attached to an overhead transmission
line. Its effect is similar to having several lightning rods in a
row which shields the lines under them from the lightning strike. |
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| M-System has flexible solutions to meet your specific
application and requirements. Consult our Signal Conditioners Data
Library. |
Is
there a way to protect electronic instruments from a direct lightning strike? 
Nothing
can protect from a direct lightning strike. A lightning rod is the only
way to divert direct strikes.