To understand the difference between ESE lightning rod and ordinary lightning rod, we must introduce two concepts first: Passive lightning rod and active lightning rod.

What Is A Passive Lightning Rod?

A passive lightning rod is usually made of a metal rod. It can only conduct lightning strike energy passively when the metal rod is hit by lightning. Common copper lightning rod or Franklin lightning rod is the most perceived passive lightning rod. The protection radius of such rods is highly limited, and its installation position is critical to the protection effect.

What is an Active Lightning Rod?

An active lightning rod is a lightning rod with an additional ionization system. When electrostatic field in the atmosphere is more than 300 kV per meter, the air within become ionized and conductive. Before a lightning strike happens, the active lightning rod's ionization system is automatically activated by the electromagnetic field produced by the storm, creating an upward leader that join the existing downward leader in the cloud, forming a discharge channel, and releases the thunder power in advance.

The most notably active lightning rod is an ESE lightning rod, a lightning rod with an Early Streamer Emission ionization system.

What Are The Differences Between ESE And Ordinary Lightning Rods?

- The ESE lightning rod has a bigger protection radius: an upward leader generated by ESE lightning rod can lead distant electric charges into the ground, which can be more than twice the protection radius of a common copper lightning rod.

- The ESE lightning rod has a better precision: the upward leader is generated by the ESE itself, make sure that electric power in the atmosphere is lead to the ESE.

- The ESE lightning rod can be the most inexpensive choice sometimes: to cover a large area, you need to install a large number of ordinary copper lightning rods installation. Instead, you will need only one ESE lightning rod.

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ESE has a better performance than ordinary copper lightning rods in every way. It is very clear now: ordinary lightning rods are obsolete; ESE is the future of lightning rod. All wise engineers are now adopting ESE lightning rods for building lightning protection project, so why don't you?

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