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Effects of Lightning on ICT Circuits: Induction and GCR

Generally the effect of lightning on an information and technology (ICT) loop that we worry about most is damage. Let’s consider an ICT loop that is probably the most exposed to the effects of lightning – one that runs between structures.

Data Permanently Lost After Lightning Hits Google Data Center Four Times

On August 17th lightning struck Google’s data center in Belgium four times. Despite the...

Lasers Could Control the Path of Lightning

Scientists at the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS) in Quebec used lasers to...

Lightning Surge Damage to Ethernet and POTS Ports Connected to Inside Wiring

Editor’s Note:  The paper on which this article is based was originally presented at...

Thunderstorm Detection System Installed at the University of Malta

A research team has installed a monitoring system at the University of Malta to...
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Things You May Not Have Heard About Lightning and Grounds

When we think of grounding systems, we tend to think only of resistance and how resistance can be reduced. But the things we do to lower resistance may increase inductance, which could actually make matters worse, especially for fast-rising secondary surges.

High Voltage Currents Used to Track Health of Electrical Grid Components

At the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), researchers have developed a way to use high voltage currents like lightning to assist in tracking the condition of electrical grid components.

Scientists Harness the Power of Electrical Strikes to Charge a Mobile Phone

Southampton University scientists recreated lightning by using am alternating current powered by a transformer...

Lightning Induced Ground Potential Rise (GPR)

Select the most suitable waveforms for evaluating equipment resistibility to lightning damage when a GPR is either the suspected source of the damage, or its effects are to be tested for.

Lightning Damage to Equipment without a Metallic Connection to an External Communications Service

Lightning damage to equipment with a metallic (wired) connection to a communications service has been studied for many years, resulting in a series of Telcordia GR, ATIS and TIA standards in the United States, and ITU-T recommendations elsewhere.
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