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VOL. 9, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Investigating the necessity of lightning protection system in abubakar tatari ali polytechnic, bauchi, northern, Nigeria
Authors
B D Halilu
Abstract
A lightning strike
could bring thousands mega-ampere of current in a blink of an eye. As a result,
a failure of grounding the strike may cause serious damage to home and
industrial appliances. The function of an external lightning protection system
is to intercept, conduct and disperse a lightning strike safely to earth.
Without such a system building's structure, electronic systems and the people
working around or within it are all at risk. This work seeks to investigate
whether or not LPS is a requirement in Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi
in safeguarding lives and properties. To achieve this risk assessment analysis
was carried out for every existing structure within the polytechnic in
accordance to standard design procedure with a viewed to determining whether or
not LPS is a necessary requirement within the institution. Obtained results
shows that 100% of the existing structure required LPS but only less than 1%
has a functional and effective LPS installed. It also shows that lightning
strike frequency (Nd) increases with increase in
equivalent collective area (Ae) of the structures. For all
the identified structures, Nd was obtained to be
higher than Nc this therefore makes LPS a
necessity within the polytechnic environment.
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Pages:13-16
How to cite this article:
B D Halilu "Investigating the necessity of lightning protection system in abubakar tatari ali polytechnic, bauchi, northern, Nigeria". International Journal of Research in Advanced Engineering and Technology, Vol 9, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 13-16
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