Among the things which have reached proof of concept stage but I haven't developed further is a lightning detector which uses a commodity distance-to-strike IC to provide lighting data via SNMP and Web. I glanced at my list and it's in the pile of stuff to do after the next generation of base unit comes out, the idea being that you can definitely do some interesting things if you known lighning is in the area to help you better weather the storm. Not sure if or when it will ever see the light of day (there's quite a few projects like this which are effectively ideas which have progressed to the verified it is possible stage, but no further).
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:36 PM, David Milholen <dmilho...@wletc.com> wrote: > Here is what ya need > > https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/runtimeprojects/a- > lightning-detector-for-arduino-9f679c > > I have a few of these guys in play doing my tower light monitoring and > control at our sites. > > I got a little inquisitive about how to detect lightning before it hits > and with some tweaks on the code of what I already have I now > > have a site that is bullet proof when a storm occurs. When It detects I > have the AC and DC bank drop out for 30min and drop back in > > once the storm passes. If detection still occurs during that 30min that > clock is reset. > > We do this only on 2 sites where towers do not have a ground or are poorly > grounded where system ground is read above 25ohms > > > > On 7/18/2017 7:21 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > > Was on tower when I spotted this heading our way...off I go...put tools > away quickly and loaded gear in truck...10 minutes later it hit with > lightning , wind and rain... > > Jaime Solorza > > > -- > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
