Prentice-Hall / NEC / Diagnostic Laboratory / EMC / Google / Uninterrupted Power Supplies / Dehn & Sohn GMBH / /
Country
United States / Scotland / /
Currency
STD / /
Facility
Apache Point Observatory / NSO’s ATST Hawaii facility / National Lightning Safety Institute / University of Arizona / Cerro Tololo observatory / US Air Force Maui Space Surveillance Complex / Mauna Loa Observatory / Ben Nevis Observatory / /
IndustryTerm
facilities containing electronics / engineered lightning protection sub-systems / mast systems / security equipment / personnel metal door frames / gas plasma channel / capacitor bank / metal oxide varistors / structural steel / electronics / electrical devices / detection equipment / gas tube arrestors / Surge protection devices / plug-in devices / electrical systems / chemical ground rods / battery backup / block energy / energy / Voltage clamping devices / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / National Research Council / US Government / US Federal Reserve / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Transportation Research Board / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Federal Aviation Administration FAA / University of Arizona / National Lightning Safety Institute / /
Person
Richard Kithil / /
Position
connecting conductor / original author / conductor / President & CEO / lightning protection engineer / /
LIGHTNING PROTECTION FOR HIGH ALTITUDE OBSERVATORIES by Richard Kithil, President & CEO National Lightning Safety Institute (NLSI) rkithil…at…lightningsafety.com