Is SkyWrap affected by Lightning?
No, Lightning will never ‘strike’ SkyWrap because the lightning will ground itself directly on the host earth-wire (ground-wire) rather than passing through the dielectric material of SkyWrap. Although large amounts of heat can be generated in the earth-wire by a lightning strike, thermal transfer between the earth-wire and SkyWrap is minimal because of the small contact area. Testing has shown SkyWrap remains undamaged following a lightning strike with enough energy to melt 4 strands in an ACSR conductor.
