Lightning protection and detection system
First Claim
1. A lightning protection and detection system for an apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate material of the apparatus;
a sensor formed of a conductive material and deposited on the substrate material of the apparatus, the sensor including a conductive trace formed in a continuous spiral winding starting at a first end at a center region of the sensor and ending at a second end at an outer corner region of the sensor, the first and second ends being open and unconnected; and
an electrical measurement system in communication with the sensor and configured to receive a resonant response from the sensor,wherein the sensor is configured to propagate a lightning current resulting from a lightning strike occurrence along the conductive trace, andwherein the electrical measurement system is configured to detect, in real-time, a change in the resonant response, said change in resonant response indicative of the lightning strike occurrence and damage therefrom to the sensor and the substrate material.
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Abstract
A lightning protection and detection system includes a non-conductive substrate material of an apparatus; a sensor formed of a conductive material and deposited on the non-conductive substrate material of the apparatus. The sensor includes a conductive trace formed in a continuous spiral winding starting at a first end at a center region of the sensor and ending at a second end at an outer corner region of the sensor, the first and second ends being open and unconnected. An electrical measurement system is in communication with the sensor and receives a resonant response from the sensor, to perform detection, in real-time, of lightning strike occurrences and damage therefrom to the sensor and the non-conductive substrate material.
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1. A lightning protection and detection system for an apparatus, comprising:
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a substrate material of the apparatus; a sensor formed of a conductive material and deposited on the substrate material of the apparatus, the sensor including a conductive trace formed in a continuous spiral winding starting at a first end at a center region of the sensor and ending at a second end at an outer corner region of the sensor, the first and second ends being open and unconnected; and an electrical measurement system in communication with the sensor and configured to receive a resonant response from the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to propagate a lightning current resulting from a lightning strike occurrence along the conductive trace, and wherein the electrical measurement system is configured to detect, in real-time, a change in the resonant response, said change in resonant response indicative of the lightning strike occurrence and damage therefrom to the sensor and the substrate material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lightning protection and detection system for an apparatus, comprising:
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a substrate material of the apparatus; a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors coupled together in series, each sensor formed of a conductive material and the sensor array being deposited on the substrate material, each sensor including a conductive trace funned in a continuous spiral winding starting at a first end at a center region of the sensor and ending at a second end at an outer corner region of the sensor, the first and second ends being open and unconnected; and an electrical measurement system in communication with the sensors and configured to receive a resonant response from the sensors, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured to propagate a lightning current resulting from a lightning strike occurrence along an associated conductive trace, and wherein the electrical measurement system is configured to detect, in real time, a change in the resonant response, said change in resonant response indicative of the lightning strike occurrence and damage therefrom to the sensor and the substrate material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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