Lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced...

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2005-01-24

2010-12-28

Jackson, Stephen W (Department: 2836)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge

Structurally combined with building or vehicle

C361S217000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07859817

ABSTRACT:
The present invention concerns a method of producing a lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced electrical current, which is to be placed on structures such as wings on wind turbines, aircraft components, radomes and the like with the purpose of lightning protection. The method comprises the steps of making a plurality of holes in a plate of an electrically conductive material, filling said holes at least partly with one or more electrically non-conductive materials, and then finally dividing the plate—preferably into strips. The lightning diverter obtained hereby consists of a layer of electrically non-conductive material with a plurality of isolated segments of electrically conductive material.The invention further relates to a diverter strip with isolated segments of concave shapes being advantageous because of the good connection between the segments and the non-conductive material.

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patent: 4796153 (1989-01-01), Amason et al.
patent: 4824713 (1989-04-01), Brick
patent: 5841066 (1998-11-01), Bocherens

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