LW110 Lightning Warning System
Warning before the first strike - senses potential for lightning
weather applications supported water applications supported energy applications supported gas flux and turbulence applications supported infrastructure applications supported soil applications supported

Overview

The LW110 provides continuous monitoring of local electric field and triggers warnings when there is potential for lightning. Because warnings are based on measurements of electric field, instead of prior strikes, the system can detect lightning danger, even when no other strikes have occurred.

By measuring the electric field at your location, the LW110 can be relied upon to remove the guesswork from critical decisions: 1) when to seek shelter as a storm approaches and 2) when it's safe to resume activities as a storm passes.

An optional optical strike detection device can be added to give a 'best of both worlds' warning system.

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Technical Description

The basic LW110 Lightning Warning System requires a CS110 Electric Field Meter, an embedded CR1000M Measurement and Control Datalogger and a pre-wired 14-inch-by-16-inch fibreglass enclosure.

Specifications

Example Configuration:

  • CS110 Electric Field Meter
  • CM10/3 3 m Galvanized-Steel-Tubing Instrument Tripod
  • ENC14/16 Enclosure
  • 7 Ahr Battery with AC Power
  • RA100 Strobe & Siren Alarm

Customisations

The LW110 is customizable, allowing you to configure the station to your project’s specifications, while retaining turn-key functionality. The following components are alternatives or additions to the above configuration:

Lightning Detector

  • SG000 Strike Guard Lightning Sensor

Meteorological Sensors

Temperature & Relative Humidity

  • HMP60 Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe
  • HC2S3 Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe

Wind Speed & Direction

  • 05103 Wind Monitor

Solar Radiation / Barometric Pressure / GPS

  • CS300 Pyranometer
  • CS100 Barometric Pressure Sensor
  • GPS16X-HVS GPS Receiver

Precipitation

  • ARG100 Rain Gauge
  • 52203 Rain Gauge

Communication

  • Ethernet
  • NL200 Network Link Interface
  • Fibre
  • FC100 Fibre Optic Converter
  • Radio
  • RF416 Spread Spectrum radio
  • GPRS comms options, please call for more information

Alarms

  • RA100 Strobe & Siren Alarm, (<61 m away)
  • RA110 Remote Strobe & Siren Alarm (>61 m away)
  • Computer- or web-based alarms
  • Email
  • Text (SMS)