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lightning rod, a rod made of materials, especially metals, that are good conductors of electricity, which is mounted on top of a building or other structure and attached to the ground by a cable. By virtue of its position, shape, and conductivity the rod attracts lightning lightning, electrical discharge accompanied by thunder , commonly occurring during a thunderstorm . The discharge may take place between one part of a cloud and another part (intracloud), between one cloud and another (intercloud), between a cloud and the earth, or ..... Click the link for more information. discharges much more readily than the building on which it is mounted. When struck, the connecting cable carries the discharge safely into the ground, preventing any damage to the building. Benjamin Franklin 2)). The phenomenon of electricity interested him deeply, and in 1748 he turned his printing business over to his foreman, intending to devote his life to science. His experiment of flying a kite in a thunderstorm, which showed that lightning is an electrical discharge (but which ..... Click the link for more information. , in his kite experiment (1752), proved that lightning and electricity are identical and subsequently invented the lightning rod. |
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An electrical engineer consulted by prosecutors concluded that contact with tree limbs caused the lightning arrester to fail and spew sparks, molten metal or both onto the ground beneath the pole. It supplies electrical and electronic products and services, such as ozone water treatment systems, generators, gas insulated substations, large power transformers, generator breakers, lightning arresters, power electronic systems for electrical transmission & distribution, power systems studies, rail propulsion systems, and Diamond Vision video display screens. It supplies electrical and electronic products and services, such as generators, gas insulated substations, large power transformers, generator breakers, lightning arresters, power electronic systems for electrical transmission & distribution, power systems studies, rail propulsion systems, ozone water treatment systems, industrial drive and control systems, and Diamond Vision video display screens. |
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