Croce in pietra ornamentale con conduttore Lightning. Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio, Castle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, Europa.
2929 x 4000 px | 24,8 x 33,9 cm | 9,8 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
27 marzo 2020
Altre informazioni:
A lightning rod (US, AUS) or lightning conductor (UK) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike. If lightning hits the structure, it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire, instead of passing through the structure, where it could start a fire or cause electrocution. Lightning rods are also called finials, air terminals, or strike termination devices. In a lightning protection system, a lightning rod is a single component of the system. The lightning rod requires a connection to earth to perform its protective function. Lightning rods come in many different forms, including hollow, solid, pointed, rounded, flat strips, or even bristle brush-like. The main attribute common to all lightning rods is that they are all made of conductive materials, such as copper and aluminum. Copper and its alloys are the most common materials used in lightning protection. Church designed by George Webster. Built 1838-41.
