Production of portable lighting strikes protection
kit/rods/arrester for saving farmers.
A project by
Md. Muyaz Ahmed
Student ID:17BGE044
Session:2017-18
Submitted to the Department of the Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, in partial fulfillment of the
requirement of the Assignment of
AGR321 Plant Breeding
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Gopalgonj8100, Bangladesh
Electrical storms/Thunderstorm type of storm with thunder and lightning and typically also
heavy rain or hail. Every thunderstorm produces lightning. All thunderstorms are dangerous.
Hundreds of people die every year in Bangladesh due to this, about 70% of whom are farmers.
Usually the thunderstorm protecting kit that are available, very costly and large in size which
makes them difficult to use in agricultural land. So it is necessary to produce low cost and easy
to use lighting protecting kit.
Project Objectives
❖ To save the lives of the farmer by creating portable lighting protection rods/arrester .
❖ And making them readily available.
Implementation
First stage: Creating lighting protection kit/rods/arrester
Necessary accessories and equipment
1. Copper cable 1x2.00 (20fit)
2. Aluminium tube pipe (8 feet
0.5cm in diameter 1 piece,6
feet 0.4cm in diameter 1
piece,4feet 0.3cm in
diameter 1piece)
3. Rod for ground earthing 1.52.5feet or this rod can be 8-
Construction process
1. Join the 3 aluminium pipes
like a fishing rod therefore it
will be portable.
2. Connect the copper cable to
the top of the aluminium rod.
3. Connect the other side of the
copper cable in the soil
ground by a earthing rod.
10 feet which is fixed in
ground
Second stage: Making readily available and practical application.
Commercial or private production
Practical application
This Lighting protection kit can be made
available through commercial and
private production
It's practical application need to be
ensured by involving farmers.
Expected result: It will be possible to make lighting protecting kit/rods at low cost and will
reduce the death rate of farmers.