1results about "Active discharge triggering" patented technology

The subject of the invention is a lightning rod with a lightning protection system isolated from the protected facility, equipped with a power supply and control unit monitoring its head, which is characterized by the lightning rod head (1) consisting of a metal cylindrical housing (2) with an upper bottom (4), detachably connected to the blade (6), inside which its symmetry axis, there is an initiating system (7) entwined with the upper helical part (8) of the optical fiber (9.9'), electrically connected to this blade (6), and with the other end through the spark gap (15) electrically connected with the upper surface of the metal profile connector (17) and mechanically - inseparably with the sleeve shoulder (18) with the axial hole (29) of this connector with two through holes (27 and 28) made in it opposite the axial hole (29), in which both lower ends (8') of the spiral part (8) of the optical fiber (9, 9') are placed, and its further parts through the hole in the metal the connecting sleeve (35) and the through hole (39) of its bottom (37) and through the hole of the two-piece mast (42) and the through hole (56) of the metal tubular element (45) of this mast go out so that one end of the optical fiber (9, 9') is located opposite the LED light transmitter (57) of the power supply, control and monitoring unit (58) and the other end of this optical fiber is opposite the LED light receiver (59), while the insulated end (64) is connected to the connecting sleeve (35) of the insulated high voltage wire (65), the lower end of which is embedded in the ground (67) and connected to earthing (68) .