How Lightning Causes Transportation Disruptions
Storm Season Also Means Transportation Disruptions If you travel fairly regularly, then you will know that storms usually cause transportation disruptions. Whether it is winds, tornados, or heavy rain, you can be sure driving and other forms of transportation disruptions will occur. Storms will also disrupt airline services. There is another atmospheric phenomenon that can […]
Types of Lightning
What are the different types of lightning? Types of Lightning and Why they Matter Everyone knows of lightning and the dangers this phenomena can present. But did you know there are different types of lightning? If you are a facilities manager or owner and have to think about communication tower lightning protection, lightning protection for […]
How Lightning Forms
Proper lightning protection begins with learning how lightning forms. The High Cost of Lightning Strikes Whether you are in the petroleum or communications business, you know too well that lightning protection is a very important issue. In fact, lightning strikes are the single most dangerous aspect of running large facilities that are exposed to nature. […]
How Lightning Affects Communication Towers
Are Communication Towers Prone to Lightning Strikes? Communication towers are tall structures, which makes them prone to lightning strikes. In fact, the taller the tower, the more likely it is to get struck by lightning. This puts communication towers high on the list of structures that need good lightning protection. To make matters worse, communication […]
Structural Lightning Protection
Structural Lightning Protection and Why is it So Important? A bolt of lightning contains amazing amounts of energy; anywhere from a few thousand amps to as much as 100,000 amps. It doesn’t take an electrical engineer to understand that a lightning bolt is potentially very dangerous. Apart from the primary damage, there can also be […]
Bonding and Grounding
Lightning Protection with Bonding and Grounding For many industries, such as the petroleum industry, the topic of lightning protection comes up frequently. This is not surprising since oil and gas facilities are usually large facilities, made mostly of metal, and sit exposed to the elements. It is not unusual to hear about either lightning strikes […]
Storage Tank Lightning Protection: Why is it Necessary?
Storage Tank Lightning Protection Needs to be Taken Seriously Storage tank lightning protection is a highly debated area in the world of lightning protection. However, everyone involved in lightning protection agrees that tanks, especially those used in the oil and natural-gas field, need lightning protection of some kind. An exception to this is if the […]
Why Are Surge Protection Services Necessary?
Surge Protection Services You live in a world where electricity is arguably the single most important commodity. It is nearly impossible to accomplish anything in a modern industrialized world without electricity. However, electricity can be a bane as well as a boon, if you don’t consider surge protection services. A surge can be described as […]
What is Ground to Cloud Lightning?
Ground to Cloud Lightning; The Basics Lightning, the mere word conjures up images of spectacular fireworks, Mother Nature puts on for “free”, accompanied by scary cannon fire sounds. Lightning is the go-to word to describe anything scary, fascinating, or magical, depending on the context. However, not many people know that there are different kinds of […]
