Thunderstorms are natural weather phenomena and there are no devices and methods capable of preventing lightning discharges. Direct and nearby cloud-to-ground discharges can be hazardous to structures, persons, installations and other things in or on them, so that the application of lightning protection measures must be considered.

Inspec keywords: power system protection; lightning protection

Other keywords: structures protection; cloud-to-ground discharges; thunderstorms; lightning discharges

Subjects: Power system protection