ESE Lightning protection and its legality in India
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ENGINEERS FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY
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Lightning is a natural hazard that causes serious personal injuries and economical losses in many parts of the world. The dangers and losses due to lightning could be minimized by installing a properly designed Lightning Protection System.
Lightning is a natural hazard that causes serious personal injuries, death and economical losses in many parts of the world. Lightning ignites fires that may bring an entire building or a house down to ashes. At a lower degree of damages, the lightning current may destroy electrical, electronic and communication equipment beyond repair.
This blog explains how the knowledge on Lightning Safety and mitigation techniques is derailed in India.
A rod capturing a lightning and passing the lightning current to the soil without damaging anywhere through a 70 SQMM copper flexible cable is called as advanced / modern lightning protection in India.
Recently a new lightning protection arrangement claimed to protect a whole village has been put into use at a few places. But, the main question in our mind was – does it work? Can it work? A brief analysis given below shows that, simply put, “It can not work the way that has been made out. Not only that, it can be dangerous and harmful”. Therefore, it is thought fit to explain why it cannot protect against lightning and how it can be harmful.