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Sky Sentinel — Real-time lightning detection: anticipate, protect, act
Sky Sentinel monitors, alerts, and protects your teams—anywhere in the world, without any sensors to install. Newsletter May 2026 LPS France.
Sky Sentinel monitors, alerts, and protects your teams—anywhere in the world, without any sensors to install. Newsletter May 2026 LPS France.
Strike Radar is LPS France 's cloud service for global lightning monitoring. It provides historical strike data, real-time NSG data, and certified lightning strike certificates—all without requiring any on-site hardware installation.
The Periodic General Verification (PGV) of a lightning protection installation is an international regulatory requirement according to IEC 62305-3. Find out who is affected, what is verified, the required frequencies, and how LPS Manager ensures complete monitoring and traceability.
Discover how to effectively protect your photovoltaic installation against lightning: ESE lightning rod, DC/AC surge arresters, Equipotential Spark Gap — complete guide IEC 62305.
Discover how the Contact@ir (868 MHz) system allows you to remotely monitor your lightning rods, reduce unnecessary interventions and maintain compliance with IEC 62305 / NF C 17-102.
Discover the mandatory maintenance frequencies for your lightning protection systems and a complete checklist of control points according to the NF EN 62305 standards and the decree of January 15, 2008.
Understanding the difference between type 1 and type 2 surge arresters according to IEC 61643-11 and NF C 15-100 standards: technical characteristics, installation locations, regulatory obligations and selection guide.
Lightning is a dreaded source of ignition in ATEX zones. Discover the combined requirements of the ATEX directive and the IEC 62305 standard to protect your installations in potentially explosive atmospheres.
IEC 62305 is the international standard for lightning protection. Discover its 4-part structure, LPL protection levels, risk analysis, and compliant solutions.
Discover Strike Radar, the LPS France cloud service for monitoring and recording lightning strikes in real time. Certified lightning strike certificates, keraunic reports, and Ng data compliant with IEC 62305-2:2024. Available upon request.
ICPE, ATEX zones, NF EN 62305 standards: discover the regulatory obligations and technical solutions for lightning protection of industrial and commercial sites in France.
The DroneStrike™ in deployment configuration — an industrial hexacopter equipped with its titanium alloy control mast. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin made one of the
Lightning rods, surge arresters, and grounding systems form the three inseparable pillars of complete lightning protection. Discover the role of each and their complementarity according to the IEC 62305 series.
A complete guide to lightning protection for photovoltaic installations: IEC 62305 standards, ESE lightning rods, DC/AC surge arresters, and grounding. Everything you need to know.
Discover how Contact@ir, Dongl@ir and Rout@ir transform the maintenance of your ESE lightning rods into an intelligent, compliant and economical process.
Grounding conductor connection: mechanical techniques and exothermic welding. The quality of a lightning protection system depends on the reliability of its
Lightning rod inspection and maintenance: NF C 17-102 technician's guide 📋 Lightning rod inspection and maintenance go far beyond simple formalities
⚡ Compt@ir Lightning Strike Counter: Positive and Negative Strike Detection, Made in France. Lightning poses a constant threat to critical infrastructure
Expert guide to materials for industrial lightning protection: copper, aluminum, steel. Technical comparisons, IEC 62305 standards, Contact@ir connected systems and LPS Manager supervision.
Discover the different types of lightning rods: Franklin single point, meshed cage, and early streamer emission (ESE) lightning rods. A complete guide LPS France to help you choose the right lightning protection for your building, in accordance with standard NF C 17-102.
Legal obligations in lightning protection: standards to be respected, required devices, roles of installers, risks and penalties in case of non-compliance.
Indeed, a lightning protection system using tensioned cables is a bit like an invisible shield suspended above a site. Its role is simple but vital: to intercept lightning before it reaches critical assets on the ground. This technology has become essential for protecting large areas
Discover the Paraton@irESE lightning rods from LPS France : a range of 10 to 60 µs, compliant with NF C 17-102, with Contact@irIoT monitoring. Made in France since 2010.
Indeed, stainless steel earthing rods are not simply metal bars; they are the vital anchor that safely dissipates lightning currents into the ground. For engineers and site managers, the quality of this component is simply paramount
Indeed, in an airport context, a lightning rod is much more than a simple metal rod. It is a device designed for a critical mission: to intercept a direct lightning strike and safely channel its devastating energy to the ground. Its role is to protect infrastructure and equipment
Discover the method for choosing a lightning protection system, with precise steps to select, install and verify an effective protection solution on an industrial site.
Discover 6 best practices for lightning rod maintenance to optimize the safety, compliance and lifespan of your installations.
Discover how to choose lightning protection: risk analysis, types of devices, compliance with standards, mirods to avoid and costs.
Indeed, the Wenner method is a field procedure, using four rods, to measure a key characteristic of the ground: its ability to resist the flow of electric current. This measurement, resistivity, is the cornerstone of any reliable grounding system design and
Indeed, the fundamental difference between protective earthing, functional grounding, and the neutral lies in their role. Protective earthing is there to protect people from electric shocks in the event of a fault. The grounding
