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Outdoor Lightning Protection Installation LPS France

Outdoor lightning protection system with complete initiation device. Grounding.

Definition :

An outdoor lightning protection installation is a system designed to protect structures, equipment and people against the direct and indirect effects of lightning.

Components:

Here are the main components of this type of installation:

Lightning rod (or capture device):

This is the highest point of the installation, intended to capture the lightning strike. We offer advanced devices such as Paraton@ir And Ellips, which are early streamer emitter lightning rod (ESE), better known as ESE (Early Streamer Emitter) in English.

Conductor descent :

It is the path by which lightning current is directed to the ground from the lightning rod via the lightning current conductor(s).

Earth connections :

These are the elements that help disperse lightning current in the ground to minimize injuries and property damage.

Connectors and fixings :

These components ensure the electrical connection between the different elements of the installation and their mechanical fixing.

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