Abrégé

A lightning protection system for liquid storage tanks having floating roofs wherein lightning energy is not directed into the shell of the storage tank. The lightning protection system includes at least one low-resistance low-impedance bypass conductor cable configured for lightning related frequencies and for routing lightning energy and for bounding charges away from the shell of the storage tank.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02G 13/00 - Installations de paratonnerresFixation de ceux-ci à leur structure de support

Abrégé

An early streamer emission terminal is disclosed. According to some embodiments, the early streamer emission terminal can create an upward propagating streamer earlier than conventional lightning protection systems and/or devices. In particular, the early streamer emission terminal can collect ground charges during an initial phase of thunderstorm development. When a thunderstorm begins to generate downward step leaders, the ambient electric field around a grounded lightning protection system can induce a current into the grounded lightning protection system. The induced current can include a flow of negative charge toward the ground, while a positive charge can be released to form an upward streamer. The construction of the early streamer emission terminal can trigger the flow of positive upward charge microseconds earlier than traditional lightning rods or other similar devices.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02G 13/00 - Installations de paratonnerresFixation de ceux-ci à leur structure de support

Produits et services

engineering consulting and design services in the fields of lightning protection equipment, namely, equipment designed to reduce the likelihood of lightning strike damage and equipment designed to dissipate lightning strike energy, grounding and bonding equipment, namely, materials and equipment designed to reduce contact resistance to ground, and surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors; engineering consulting and design services in the fields of lightning protection equipment, namely, equipment designed to reduce the likelihood of lightning strike damage and equipment designed to dissipate lightning strike energy, grounding and bonding equipment, namely, materials and equipment designed to reduce contact resistance to ground, and surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors using a three-tier facility approach for lightning protection, surge suppression, and grounding solutions

Produits et services

engineering consulting and design services in the fields of lightning protection equipment, namely, equipment designed to reduce the likelihood of lightning strike damage and equipment designed to dissipate lightning strike energy, grounding and bonding equipment, namely, materials and equipment designed to reduce contact resistance to ground, and surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors; engineering consulting and design services in the fields of lightning protection equipment, namely, equipment designed to reduce the likelihood of lightning strike damage and equipment designed to dissipate lightning strike energy, grounding and bonding equipment, namely, materials and equipment designed to reduce contact resistance to ground, and surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors using a three-tier facility approach for lightning protection, surge suppression, and grounding solutions

Produits et services

Lightning protection equipment, namely, charge dissipation terminals

Produits et services

grounding rods

Abrégé

An early streamer emission terminal is disclosed. According to some embodiments, the early streamer emission terminal can create an upward propagating streamer earlier than conventional lightning protection systems and/or devices. In particular, the early streamer emission terminal can collect ground charges during an initial phase of thunderstorm development. When a thunderstorm begins to generate downward step leaders, the ambient electric field around a grounded lightning protection system can induce a current into the grounded lightning protection system. The induced current can include a flow of negative charge toward the ground, while a positive charge can be released to form an upward streamer. The construction of the early streamer emission terminal can trigger the flow of positive upward charge microseconds earlier than traditional lightning rods or other similar devices.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02G 13/00 - Installations de paratonnerresFixation de ceux-ci à leur structure de support

Abrégé

A floating roof monitoring system is disclosed. According to embodiments, the floating roof monitoring system includes a monitoring device and a floating roof tank. The monitoring device can generate a current for a monitoring loop that includes one or more electrical connections between the monitoring device and the floating roof tank. A resistance value for one or more points within or along the monitoring loop can be determined and monitored. The monitoring device can determine, based upon the resistance value, if an action is to be taken.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
• H02H 3/00 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion

Produits et services

Surge protectors; voltage surge protectors

Produits et services

Lightning protection equipment, namely, charge dissipation terminals, early streamer emission terminals, lightning strike counters, conventional air terminals and bases, lightning protection conductors, and component parts therefore sold as a unit; grounding and bonding equipment, namely, electrolytic ground rods, ground enhancing backfill, grounding and bonding cables, bus bars, ground plates, jumpers, ground and signal reference grids, copper clad and stainless steel ground rods, retractable bonding assemblies consisting primarily of electric conductive cable and clamp and component parts therefor sold as a unit; surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors; and active floating roof tank monitoring systems designed to monitor electrical resistance between a floating roof tank's roof and the tank shell ground consisting primarily of a resistance measuring instrument Engineering Services in the fields of lightning protection equipment, namely, equipment designed to reduce the likelihood of lightning strike damage and equipment designed to dissipate lightning strike energy, grounding and bonding equipment, namely, materials and equipment designed to reduce contact resistance to ground, and surge protection devices, namely, surge suppressors and transient voltage surge protectors

Abrégé

An early streamer emission terminal is disclosed. According to embodiments, the early streamer emission terminal creates an upward propagating streamer earlier than conventional lightning protection systems and/or devices. In particular, the early streamer emission terminal collects ground charges during an initial phase of thunderstorm development. When a thunderstorm begins to generate downward step leaders, the ambient electric field around a grounded lightning protection system induces current into the grounded lightning protection system. The induced current is a flow of negative charge toward the ground, while a positive charge is released to form an upward streamer. The construction of the early streamer emission terminal triggers the flow of positive upward charge microseconds earlier than traditional lightning rods or other similar devices.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02G 13/00 - Installations de paratonnerresFixation de ceux-ci à leur structure de support

Produits et services

Lightning control devices, namely, early streamer generators for attracting and directing lightning

Produits et services

Soil substitute in the nature of low resistance artificial backfill materials composed primarily of carbon for use in reducing the earth resistance of electrical grounding systems

Produits et services

Exothermic welding system utilizing a molecular bonding process comprising a mold and bonding chemicals for bonding grounding cables and wires for lightning protection