Design of Lightning Arresters for Country Boats and Rural Houses in Bangladesh

The consequences of lightning strikes, which have a huge impact on the socio-economic situation of a country can be reduced by taking necessary precautions, as well as proper design and placement of arresters. Due to majority of the population of Bangladesh living in rural areas, emphasis has to be put on rural structures and boats to mitigate damage from lightning. There are different types of lightning arresters which have already been designed in many developed countries for buildings and speed boats but rural houses and small boats did not receive much focus in this aspect. In this research, designing the lightning arresters for rural houses and country boats in the context of Bangladesh has been addressed. The cone of protection method has been used in this thesis work with some adaptations. The effectiveness of the lightning arresters has been verified using PSCAD software.