MXene-based Lightning Strike Protection Coating In article number 2100803, Vipin Kumar and co-workers investigate MXene as an effective filler to improve the electrical mechanical properties of divinylbenzene (DVB) thermosetting resin. Its performance a lightning strike protection coating for carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) is evaluated. MXenes-DVB reduces surface damage from 40.61 cm2 (...

In this paper atmospheric electric field distribution is determined in the vicinity of the Franklin’s lightning protection rod top which is modeled by half-spherical ending. Special emphasis is given to determination of critical atmospheric electric field that leads to break-down at the top of the rod. For the values of external atmospheric electric field that overcome critical value at the rod...

The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN) is a commercial lightning detection network composed of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and the Canadian Lightning Detection Network (CLDN). The NALDN was developed to provide lightning information by accurately detecting and locating most cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning strokes and a small fraction of discharges produce...

Electric power utilities face increasing demand for service reliability. Since cloud-toground lightning strikes are among the most frequent yet least understood causes of service interruption, predicting the geographical and temporal distribution of the lightning strikes can help power system planners and designers improve the protection of new and existing transmission lines. Lightning is the ...

This paper discusses aspects of outages in the electric transmission network in the Kosovo Power System caused by the atmospheric discharges. Frequency and location of the atmospheric discharges in Kosovo territory will be provided by a lightning location system ALARM (Automated Lightning Alert and Risk Management) and from the data from the Meteorological Department in Prishtina International ...