METHOD OF INITIATING LIGHTNING DISCHARGES Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC H05F3/04 H02H9/04 

FIELD: blasting operations.

SUBSTANCE: method of initiating lightning discharges comprises a remote definition of the pre-discharge state and coordinates of storm cells, as well as creation of a plasma conductive channel. At that the plasma conductive channel is created by synchronised blasting of series of artillery ammunition of plasma-optical action. The blasting points are located so that the ionised fields arising in the atmospheric air at triggering of the ammunition of plasma-optical action are arranged to overlap in the chain in the direction from the storm cell to the ground surface or to neighbouring storm cell. The overlapping of the ionised fields in the atmospheric air from triggering of the ammunition of plasma-optical action can be performed by changing the direction of flight of each subsequent ammunition in series in relation to the previous one. The overlapping of the ionised fields in the atmospheric air from triggering of the ammunition of plasma-optical action can also be performed by changing the triggering time of each subsequent ammunition in series in relation to the previous one. In addition, the overlapping of the ionised fields in the atmospheric air from triggering of the ammunition of plasma-optical action can be performed by simultaneous changing the direction of flight of each subsequent ammunition in series in relation to the previous one and the change in the triggering time of each subsequent ammunition in series in relation to the previous one.

EFFECT: simplification, cheapening, increased reliability and capability enhancement of use of the method of initiation of lightning discharges.

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