US 12,352,920 B2
System and method for detecting high-risk lightning strikes for use in predicting and identifying wildfire ignition locations
Tamas Kereszy, Pompano Beach, FL (US); and Istvan Kereszy, Pompano Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to HELIOS POMPANO, INC., Gainesville, FL (US)
Filed by HELIOS POMPANO, INC., Pompano Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,155.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/263,886, filed on Nov. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,238, filed on Jul. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/218,423, filed on Jul. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011424 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01W 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01W 1/16 (2013.01) [G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G08B 21/10 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining whether a high-risk-lightning (HRL) strike has occurred, comprising:
a. detecting electric field signals, by a dual-band electric field detection device located at a fixed location and having a high-frequency antenna and a low-frequency antenna, from an electric field created from a lightning strike at a geographical location within range of the electronic detection device located at the fixed location, the electric field having a waveshape;
b. recording electric field data, completing pre-processing using edge computing, and forwarding digital information regarding the electric field detected by the electronic detection device including the waveshape to a server or computing system located at a remote location from the fixed location of the electronic detection device; and
c. calculating the presence of continuing-current (CC) including long-continuing current (LCC) or initial-continuous-current (ICC) using the waveshape of the electric field by the server or computing system;
wherein detection of the electric field signals by the detection device is independent of the calculating performed by the server or computing system in step c.