LEC uses charge transfer technology to prevent direct strikes by lightning and protect energy assets whose electronic components can be knocked out by lightning in the blink of an eye. We call our lightning damage prevention system the Dissipation Array System (DAS), which is intended to prevent a lightning strike from occurring within a protected zone or area. Do you worry about how lightning damage can affect your facility or property? Connect with us for a worry-free solution: https://www.lightningprotection.com/3-effects-of-lightning-damage/
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Lightning is a discharge of electricity. A single stroke of lightning can
heat the air around it to 30,000°C (54,000°F)! This extreme heating
causes the air to expand explosively fast. The expansion creates a
shock wave that turns into a booming sound wave, known as
thunder.
Lightning strikes can damage equipment and instrumentation,
disrupt service, and cause injuries. While estimates vary, lightning
damage is generally considered responsible for up to 20% of all
power outages in the U.S. each year and causes more than $1 billion
of property damage annually.
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A direct lightning strike delivers
damaging energy, which even the most
robust electrical devices and systems
cannot withstand if protection measures
are not correctly taken. Reduce the risk
of lightning damage, direct or nearby,
with the installation of a lightning
protection system.
The lightning rod has been the primary
means of protecting assets from
lightning damage for over two centuries.
However, attracting lightning is not
something that owners of multi-billion
dollar oil and gas facilities want. Instead,
LEC uses charge transfer technology to
prevent direct strikes by lightning and
protect energy assets whose electronic
components can be knocked out by
lightning in the blink of an eye.
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How does it protect the oil and gas industry
from lightning damage?
We call our lightning damage prevention system the Dissipation Array System (DAS),
which is intended to prevent a lightning strike from occurring within a protected zone or
area. The system prevents lightning strikes by collecting the induced charge developed
by thunderstorm clouds from a protected area of the earth and transferring this charge
through the ionizer into the surrounding air.
The system involves one or more ionizers, a down conductor, and a charge collector. The
latter is an interconnected system of grounding electrodes and conductors designed to
collect and funnel electrical charge to the ionizers. The down conductor provides the
electrical connection between the charge collection and the ionizers, which provides a
means for point discharge to take place.
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The charges transferred to the air can act in one of two
modes – collection, which establishes a preferred conductive
path for the lightning leader, and prevention mode, which
reduces the electric field intensity to the level that delays the
formation of an upward streamer from the protected area.
Do you worry about how lightning damage can affect your
facility or property?
Connect with us for a worry-free solution.
