Technical Information: About Spherical Lightning Rods (Lightning Balls)
An explanation of lightning rods designed to suppress discharges to the ground and minimize the occurrence of lightning strikes to mitigate damage.
This document is a technical material regarding "spherical lightning rods (lightning balls)" published in the April 2025 issue of Pipe Technology. Lightning balls suppress discharge to the ground and minimize the occurrence of lightning strikes, thereby reducing damage. It provides detailed information on the product's history, its effectiveness, future challenges, and reasons why it is necessary to suppress lightning strikes. If you are considering the introduction of this product, please take a look. [Contents (excerpt)] ■ Introduction ■ History of lightning rods ■ How to reduce lightning strike accidents ■ The process of lightning occurrence ■ Preventing the occurrence of upward discharge *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
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【Other Published Content】 ■Effects of Lightning Rods ■Why It Is Necessary to Suppress Lightning Strikes ■Consistency with Standards ■Relation to Piping Technology ■Conclusion: Future Challenges *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
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落雷抑制システムズ_ Lightning Suppression Systems.Co. 本社、関西支社
We are a company engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of lightning suppression devices. Our new type of lightning rod incorporates a function that makes it difficult for lightning to strike, contributing to the reduction of lightning damage. Our product, the PDCE lightning ball, which aims to prevent lightning strikes from the outset, has already been installed in 4,400 locations including the Self-Defense Forces, airports, railways, highways, broadcasting and communication facilities, chemical plants, ships, data centers, temples, outdoor sports facilities, schools, hospitals, condominiums, and single-family homes. - During the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, 85 units of our products were installed at 32 venues! - Out of 61 golf tournaments held domestically in 2024, 23 tournaments rented our products! - Introduced by 15 major private railway companies! All products are manufactured at the PDCE dedicated factory (Lightning Suppression Products Co., Ltd./Ibaraki Prefecture), which has obtained ISO 9001 JIS Q 9001 certification. We hold 120 intellectual properties mainly related to lightning strikes, both domestically and internationally. Toshio Matsumoto, founded the company in 2010. Specializing in lightning countermeasures for 15 years. While we cannot control the formation of thunderclouds, we can suppress lightning strikes to the ground!