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

Every year I spend the holidays with my mother in Wisconsin. Each time I’m there, I look outside her living room window and see the lightning protection rod on the roof of the house across the street.

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 ...

The Swiss mounting system manufacturer has added new safety features to its pre-assembled, foldable SmartSolarBox solution for flat roofs and temporary sites, as well as support for larger 600 W ...

Many tall office buildings have “lightning protection equipment” — but the state capitol doesn’t — yet. “It is common for the capitol building to get struck during a lightning storm,” says Caleb ...

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 ...

Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems are extremely exposed and therefore especially vulnerable to damage caused by the direct and indirect results of lightning strikes. Since the PV system is directly ...

$30,000 installation at tower's tip emits charge to nullify threat Dubai: With the Burj Khalifa standing over 800 metres tall, one can't but wonder how it stays out of harm's way when lightning ...