Photovoltaic installations up to 1,000V UCPV can be protected by the prewired combined lightning current and surge arrester developed by Cooper Bussmann, the industry leader in critical circuit ...

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 ...

Every year I spend the holidays with my mother in Wisconsin. Each time I’m there, I look outside her living room window and see the lightning protection rod on the roof of the house across the street.

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 ...

Every year the number of American homes struck by lightning increases as empty farm fields and other open spaces are replaced with houses. According to the Insurance Information Institute, residential ...

The ruggedized and weatherproof QSS 400 SurgeGuard quarter-wave-stub lightning protectors provide 60-kA bidirectional transient-surge protection. Targeting 802.11 Wi-Fi and WiMax applications, the ...

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, ...

When lightning strikes or the like, abnormal large current occurs as it is, destroying various equipment "Lightning surgeIn order to prevent "lightning surge corresponding tap" or UPS (Uninterruptible ...

With storms rolling through the Jacksonville area, Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue wants beach go’ers to take seriously the danger of lightning along the coastlines. “On the beach, you’re the tallest ...