When a diverse group of lightning protection experts, engineers, and safety directors met at the 82 nd annual LPI/ULPA Lightning Protection Conference in Singer Island, Fla., last February to discuss ...

Historically, electrical contractors have installed lightning protection systems. Over the years, however, specialty trades became popular — especially when workloads became heavy. In those cases, it ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the less-common contracting specialties in northern New England is lightning protection for structures. Although damaging lightning strikes to buildings are less common here than in other ...

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...

All South Lightning Protection installed systems at ZooTampa's new Florida Waters exhibit ahead of its spring 2026 ...

Q. My house, built on the shore of a man-made lake in Venice, was recently struck by lightning. I have been told that Florida is the lightning capital of the world, yet I can’t seem to find lightning ...

A common lightning protection circuit consists of a series resistor and a shunt voltage suppression device designed to clamp the transient to a tolerable level. There is an issue when selecting ...

Scientists in the Emirates have developed a novel lightning mast layout that reportedly eliminates shading effect on PV panels. The proposed approach also addresses earth grid requirements under ...