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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Applicant:
Benjamin P. Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin P. Fowler, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/00 (2006.01); H05F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lightning protection system having a sensor for detecting a polarity of atmospheric charges, a direct current power supply, a controller interactively connected to the power supply and to the sensor so as to select a polarity of the direct current in relation to polarity of atmospheric charges, a first lead connected to one location on the structure, and a second lead connected to another location on the structure such that direct current passes from the first lead to the second lead. The controller selects a polarity of the direct current that is opposite to the polarity of the atmospheric charges sensed by the sensor.