Progress on the development of a measuring instrumentation for detection of pre-discharges on a lightning rod under the influence of a negative downward leader
Abstract:Since its introduction in 1754 lightning protection has changed only a little. Under the influence of a negative downward leader pre-discharges develop on the tip of a lightning rod, and as a result an upward moving connecting leader is incepted. This leader may reach the downward leader and in consequence defines the point of strike of the lightning. To investigate the complex mechanisms, which comply with the inception of a successful connecting leader, laboratory tests, for example by the Renardieres-group,… Show more
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