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Líneas y Cables has an R & D state-of-the-art Laboratory equipped with a high-voltage chamber
capable of plus or minus 600 000 volts which allows the simulation of atmospheric electrostatic phenomena.
At the same time as we study the behaviour of our lightning inhibition system we can
check its working principles.
The electrostatic field sensor needle shows a high level of electrostatic field in the
presence of high voltage.
When covered by a ray inhibitor how the air is deionized and how the electrostatic field
level is minimized can be observed.
The inhibitor prevents the formation of a lightning beam from deionizing the coverage area.
The traditional lightning rod, known as a Franklin rod, operates based on the attraction
of the bolt due to the tip effect.
The inhibitor prevents lightning formation.
Within the high-voltage chamber when we submit a Franklin rod and an inhibitor to 600 thousand volts
we have verified that the impact always strikes at the Franklin tip although the inhibitor
is closer to the high-voltage applicator disc.