lightning arrester
lightning arrester
lightning arrester
light′ning arrest`er
n.
| Noun | 1. |  lightning arrester - electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
n.
Lightning Arrester
lightning arrester
[′līt·niŋ ə‚res·tər]Lightning Arrester
a device used to protect buildings and transportation, public, and agricultural structures from lightning strokes. A lightning arrester consists of an electrode in the shape of a thin metal rod with a point at one end, located above the object being protected (a lightning rod), or a wire electrode (cable), which is usually suspended above power lines (lightning-protection cable), and reliable grounding with a total resistance not exceeding 10–20 ohms. The protective effect of a lightning arrester depends strongly on the dimensions of the protected zone, whose boundaries are determined by the locus of the points enclosing a space within which the probability of a direct lightning stroke is 10−3 to 10−4 (the lightning arrester intercepts more than 99 percent of lightning discharges).
The protected zone of a single rod-shaped lightning arrester has roughly the shape of a cone with a vertex angle of 45°; a single lightning-protection cable has a protected zone shaped like a trihedral prism, with the cable forming one of its edges. In the presence of two or more lightning arresters, an object may be protected even if it is not within the protected zones, since in this case the probability of lightning striking the object is markedly reduced. In power substations the operating ground is usually used to lead off lightning currents.
For small residential buildings and other buildings with metal roofs, adequate lightning protection can be obtained by secure grounding of the roof. In practical terms, buildings with central heating systems, water supply piping, and underground electric wiring are protected from lightning and do not require special lightning arresters.
To protect buildings in which the formation of explosive mixtures, dusts, vapors, or gases is possible, the lightning arresters are insulated from the buildings and are usually single, free-standing lightning rods located in such a way that all parts of the building are within the protection zones. In this arrangement each lightning arrester must have its own grounding.
lightning arrester
lightning arrester
- noun
Synonyms for lightning arrester
noun electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Synonyms
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