Overview
This e-lesson is part of Level 3 Domestic Electricity, under electrical power system protection module, Learning Unit 4: Install lightning arrestors system, Learning outcome 4.4; Install lightning arrestor system in accordance with the standards.
Did you know that you can protect buildings, people, and electrical equipment from lightning?
Introduction
Lightning strikes can cause fires, explosions, chemical releases, or mechanical disruption within or around a building. To avoid these risks, an external lightning protection system is installed to conduct the lightning strikes safely to earth.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this e-lesson, you will be able to:
- State at least three main hazards to a building caused by lightning
- List the main elements of a lightning protection system
- Explain the function of a lightning protection system
- Describe the steps of building a lightning protection system