ESE LIGHTNING ARRESTER NFC TESTED AXIS ELECTRICALS

Solar lightning system

“Lightning rods” are static discharge devices that are placed above buildings and solar-electric arrays, and connected to ground. They are meant to prevent static charge buildup and the surrounding atmosphere’s eventual ionization. They can help prevent a strike and can provide a path for a very high current to ground if a strike does. Grounding is the most fundamental technique for protection against lightning damage. You can’t stop a lightning surge, but you can give it a direct path to ground. For building wiring, the NEC requiresone side of a DC power system to be connected—or “bonded”—to ground. The AC portion of such a system must also be. The weakest aspect of many installations is the connection to the earth itself. After all, you can’t just bolt a wire to the planet! Instead, you must bury or. Array wiring should use minimum lengths of wire tucked into the metal framework. Positive and negative wires should be of equal length and be run together whenever possible. This will minimize the induction of excessive voltage between the.