Analysis of Lightning Disaster in Shaoyang City and Research on Its Defense Countermeasures

The climate impact assessment and monthly and annual reports of surface meteorological observation of cities and counties were reviewed,and there were no records of lightning disasters in Shaoyang from 1978 to 2000.Since 2001,there have been few records of lightning disasters,with only about 10 times in various regions.In this paper,a total of 143 investigation reports on lightning accidents since 2002 were collected,and statistical analysis was conducted based on the loss,location of occurrence,damaged industries,and social impact.In particular,the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of lightning in Shaoyang area have been clearly understood,and the main characteristics and laws of lightning accidents in Shaoyang area were revealed.The results showed that the most lightning accidents occurred in June,and no lightning accidents occurred in December.Dongkou,Longhui,and Shaoyang urban areas were the lightning prone areas,and the impact of lightning on agriculture was the largest,followed by commerce.The prevention countermeasures of lightning disasters were proposed to provide reference for disaster prevention and reduction.

Analysis on Lightning Strike Cause of Directly Buried Optical Cable in Wind Farm and Its Prevention Methods

Directly buried metal optical cable is a form of erecting optical fiber ring network communication system in wind farms. Although the directly buried optical cable is much less than the overhead optical cable affected by lightning, sometimes lightning damaging optical cable and flashover discharge accidents of optical cable port occurred. In this paper, the amplitude spectrum of lightning wave, the breakdown depth and breakdown distance of lightning wave to soil, the metal components of optical cable port and the impedance characteristics of grounding wire are systematically analyzed, and the prevention methods of directly buried optical cable in wind farm to avoid lightning damage are proposed.

Analysis and Countermeasures of a Lightning Accident Suffered by Hangjun 12

In the evening of October 17, 2012, the vessel Hangjun 12 of Changhang Wuhan Engineering Bureau was struck by lightning when working in Malaysia red ridge channel. In the lightning accident, the weather instrument of the ship was destroyed by the lightning to the ground, and the electronic information equipment in the vessel was influenced by induction lightning, which had damaged the electronic information system and elec- trical equipment. According to the Code for Design Protection of Structures against Lightning （ GB 50057-2010）, this lightning accident suffered by Hangjun 12 was analyzed theoretically from aspects of the protection scope of the two lightning reds, main measures against lightning electromag- netic impulse, and specific reasons for the lightning accident. Finally, some measures to prevent the ship from being struck by lightning were put forward, such as improving countermeasures against direct lightning flash, enhancing equipotential bonding and shielding measures and so forth.

Analysis of a Lightning Strike Accident of a Rural House and Defensive Measures

A lightning strike accident of a residential house in the rural areas of Neijiang is analyzed through on-site investigation,and the causes are discussed. Defensive measures of lightning disasters are proposed to provide reference for the prevention of lightning disasters in the construction of new countryside.

Exploration on Cause of a Lightning Strike Process in Anyang in August of 2013

Taking a lightning accident of one unit as clue,weather characteristics and radar echo of lightning disaster occurrence were firstly checked, cause of lightning strike was analyzed,and focus and method of lightning protection in the units were summarized,which was beneficial to reducing loss and risk caused by lightning.