Lightning rod
AssigneeHENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
InventorsRalf LORCH, Rainer MUELLER, Markus FORKEL
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Abstract
A lightning rod for protecting an antenna system involves a lightning rod having a plurality of sections. Each section of the plurality of sections has a dimension. The dimension is less than a quarter of a wavelength according to an operating frequency of the antenna system to be protected. The plurality of sections is inductively coupled. The lightning rod can also be part of a group of lightning rods, and a system of a lightning rod or a group of lightning rods with an antenna system.
Claims13
A lightning rod for protecting an antenna system, wherein the lightning rod comprises:
- a plurality of sections, wherein each section of the plurality of sections extends in a longitudinal direction less than a quarter of a wavelength according to an operating frequency of the antenna system to be protected, wherein neighboring sections of the plurality of sections are inductively coupled.
A method of providing lightning protection for an antenna system adapted to be operating at an operational frequency, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of sections for a lightning rod, wherein each section of the plurality of sections extends in a longitudinal direction less than a quarter of a wavelength according to the operating frequency;
- and
- inductive coupling the plurality of sections to form the lightning rod.
A method of providing lightning protection for an antenna system adapted to be operating at an operational frequency, the method comprising:
- providing a lightning rod;
- and
- forming a plurality of sections by arranging inductive coupling elements at a distance to each other of less than a quarter of a wavelength according to the operating frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.