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US 2003/0067731 A1Published application
Active lightning protection system and method
OwnerCharles Anthony Kentinventor
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Abstract
An active lightning protection system and method is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the invention, the active lightning protection system includes a charge sensor that senses the build-up of charge associated with an imminent lightning strike in the proximity of a structure and a charge source to supply an opposite charge into the proximity to offset the build-up, thereby reducing the possibility of a strike to the structure.
Claims20
A lightning protection system comprising:
- a charge sensor for detecting a charge build-up at a first portion of an area in proximity to a structure;
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- a charge source to supply, upon activation, an opposite charge to a second portion of said area in proximity to said structure to dissipate said charge build-up.
A method for protecting a structure from lightning comprising:
- detecting a charge build-up at a first portion of an area in proximity to said structure;
- supplying a charge, opposite in polarity to said charge build-up, to a second portion of said area in proximity to said structure to dissipate said charge build-up.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.