Early streamer emission terminal

An early streamer emission terminal for lightning protection the early streamer emission terminal comprising:

• four anodized aluminum charge plates coated with conductive paint, each of the four charge plates comprising an upper bracket and a lower bracket;
• four insulator seals, each of the insulator seals being disposed between two of the four charge plates to insulate the two of the four charge plates from one another;
• an upper assembly comprising an upper aperture and four upper electrodes conductively coupled to respective upper brackets of the charge plates;
• a lower assembly comprising a lower aperture and four lower electrodes conductively coupled to respective lower brackets of the charge plates;
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• a shaft comprising a hollow sleeve portion, a central electrode portion coupled to the sleeve portion, and a thermally dissipative filling configured to conduct heat away from the shaft, the sleeve portion passing through the upper aperture and the lower aperture.

An early streamer emission terminal for lightning protection the early streamer emission terminal comprising:

• four charge plates comprising an upper bracket and a lower bracket, each of the four charge plates, the upper bracket, and the lower bracket being formed from anodized aluminum and being coated with conductive paint;
• four insulator seals, each of the insulator seals being formed from an ultra-violet-sensitive material disposed between adjacent charge plates to insulate the adjacent charge plates from one another;
• an upper assembly formed from an epoxy resin, the upper assembly comprising an upper aperture and four upper electrodes conductively coupled to respective upper brackets of the charge plates;
• a lower assembly formed from the epoxy resin, the lower assembly comprising a lower aperture and four lower electrodes conductively coupled to respective lower brackets of the charge plates;
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• a shaft comprising a hollow sleeve portion, a central electrode portion coupled to the sleeve portion, and a thermally dissipative filling configured to conduct heat away from the shaft, the sleeve portion passing through the upper aperture and the lower aperture.