Claims
- 1. A lightning suppression system comprising:
an instrument; a first cable having a first wire and a second wire, said cable being electrically connected to said instrument; an enclosure having an interior volume; a first coil positioned within said enclosure and electrically interconnected to said first wire; a second coil positioned within said enclosure and electrically interconnected to said second wire; and an electronic device electrically interconnected by a second cable to said first and second coils.
- 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a conductive grit filling a portion of said enclosure around said first and second coils.
- 3. The system of claim 2, said conductive grit being steel shot.
- 4. The system of claim 2, further comprising:
a rigid foam material affixed within said enclosure around said conductive grit and around said first and second coils.
- 5. The system of claim 1, each of said first and second coils having a central void with turns of wire extending around said central void.
- 6. The system of claim 5, said wire being superflex 600 volt insulated copper wire, each of said first and second coils having between 100 and 300 turns inclusive of wire around said central void.
- 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a grounding rod electrically connected by a conductive line to said enclosure.
- 8. The system of claim 7, said grounding rod comprising:
a central shaft; and a plurality of vanes extending radially outwardly from said central shaft, said central shaft and said plurality of vanes being of a conductive material.
- 9. The system of claim 7, said conductive line being #10 copper wire.
- 10. The system of claim 1, said first and second cables being of an identical structure.
- 11. The system of claim 1, said instrument being a monitoring device, said electronic device being a display.
- 12. The system of claim 1, said instrument being an actuator, said electronic device being a controller.
- 13. The system of claim 1, said second cable having a first wire electrically interconnected to said first coil, said second cable having a second wire electrically interconnected to said second coil.
- 14. A lightning suppression attenuator comprising:
an enclosure having an interior volume; a first coil having terminals at opposite ends thereof; a second coil having terminals at opposite ends thereof; and a conductive grit filling a portion of said enclosure around said first and second coils.
- 15. The attenuator of claim 14, further comprising:
a grounding rod electrically connected by a conductive line to said enclosure.
- 16. The attenuator of claim 15, said grounding rod comprising:
a central shaft; and a plurality of vanes extending radially outwardly from said central shaft, said central shaft and said plurality of vanes being of a conductive material.
- 17. The attenuator of claim 14, said conductive grit being steel shot.
- 18. The attenuator of claim 14, further comprising:
a first cable having a first wire connected to one of said terminals of said first coil and a second wire connected to one of said terminals of said second coil; and a second cable having a first wire connected to the other of said terminals of said first coil and a second wire connected to the other of said terminals of said second coil.
- 19. The attenuator of claim 14, each of said first and second coils having a central void with turns of wire extending around said central void.
- 20. The attenuator of claim 19, said wire being insulated copper wire, each of said first and second coils having between 100 and 300 turns inclusive of wire around said central void.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/855,355, filed on May 15, 2001, and entitled “LIGHTNING SUPPRESSION ATTENUATOR AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME”, presently pending.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09855355 |
May 2001 |
US |
Child |
09882686 |
Jun 2001 |
US |