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 ...

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 ...

Lightning protection in photovoltaic (PV) systems is a critical area of study as these installations are increasingly exposed to atmospheric discharges that can substantially disrupt energy production ...

The radio engineer does his best to prevent its intrusion into his equipment, but having a steel structure extending from 150 feet to 1,000 feet in the air invites lightning strikes. Nevertheless, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the ...

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 ...