{"id":300,"date":"2017-04-10T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/?p=300"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:30:02","slug":"drone-vs-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2017\/04\/10\/drone-vs-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone vs lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not often you can get within ten feet of lightning and still walk away completely unscathed, but this is what happened when we visited The University of Manchester\u2019s High Voltage Laboratory with YouTube film maker Tom Scott, whose 750,000+ subscribers get treated to videos of Amazing Places and Things You Might Not Know. In his latest video, he explores what happens when drones are struck by lightning.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do you conjure up a bolt of lightning and get it to strike a drone? Short of using magic, our best option for on-command lightning was to head to our High Voltage Lab, the largest of any UK university, which houses a 2 MV impulse generator.<\/p>\n<p>Our \u2018on-call\u2019 doctors, Dr Vidyadhar Peesapati and Dr Richard Gardner, set up the equipment ready for the test. After a few warm-up bolts we ended up with something that looked a little like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_983\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_983\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-983 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2583-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drone is electrocuted in the high voltage test lab at The University of Manchester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pretty impressive, but not quite as impressive as we wanted; it was time to put a drone in the middle of that bolt to see what would happen.<\/p>\n<p>We ran two tests; the first drone, tethered to the ground to prevent any mishaps should it wander off course, was shocked with over 1 million volts of electricity. The effect was immediate; the drone came crashing down with no signs of movement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slow motion lightning strike on a drone\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ld-J8GK2MPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>You can see from the video that the electricity passed straight through, flowing from one of the propellers to exit through the foot of the drone. Surprisingly there were no visible marks on the outside of the drone, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the insides got away unscathed; as it turns out, the electricity took the path of least resistance and fried all the sensitive internal electronics. One of the team thought it might be repairable so took the drone home to investigate further.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_987\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2586-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2586-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2586.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drone is electrocuted in the high voltage test lab at The University of Manchester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thought we\u2019d be kinder to the second drone and try to protect it with a lightning rod made out of conductive copper tape; not necessarily the sturdiest lightning conductor, but a solid copper rod might have been more of a hindrance than a help. The scientists carefully wrapped the tape around the drone, leaving a fetching little tail of copper sticking up next to one of the propellers. Cue the lightning machine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phantom drone with copper lightning conductor is struck by lightning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cICtEUgKwbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, this drone didn\u2019t survive the strike either \u2013 in fact it was left in an even sorrier state than the first as the propellers were, well, propelled explosively away from the drone (this was caused by sheer force of the lightning strike).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_985\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2587-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2587-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2587-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2587-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/LightningLab-2587.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drone is electrocuted in the high voltage test lab at The University of Manchester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The copper tape was intended to act like a lightning rod, much like the lightning rods you see on tall buildings. However, with the propellers of the drone still being one of the \u2018tallest\u2019 points on the miniature helicopter, they were equally attractive to a huge bolt of electricity. This is why, in the picture above, you can see streamers coming out from different places on the drone. So, whilst lighting rods have a higher chance of being struck, it\u2019s not a guarantee they will be (don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re still pretty safe if you\u2019re in a skyscraper in a thunder storm).<\/p>\n<p>All this was very exciting, and certainly dramatic to watch, but there is some serious science that goes into experiments like this; and it all aims to answer questions and solve problems posed by exposure to highly charged environments.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most pertinent questions we have had to answer in recent years is \u2018what happens to aeroplanes if they\u2019re struck by lightning\u2019 (check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p04ygc1x\">podcast from the BBC World Service\u2019s Science in Action programme<\/a> for more information from the High Voltage Lab\u2019s research on this topic). This research along with changes in the materials used in the aeronautics industry, has led to some careful engineering that ensures that planes stay in the sky when this happens.<\/p>\n<p>But with the advent of drones and their increasing popularity, we have to be mindful of what happens if drone pilots end up flying their new gadgets in a lighting storm (we hope they don\u2019t, from our experience it won\u2019t end well). With our understanding of how aeroplanes behave in thunderstorms and how to provide protection for them, this knowledge could be applied to drone technology to ensure the drone and its pilot stays safe should they fly in adverse weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about our day in the lab, you can watch Tom\u2019s full video below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We hit a drone with lightning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3iJjrQmEho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eee.manchester.ac.uk\/our-research\/research-groups\/eeps\/facilities\/hub\/\">find out more about the High Voltage Lab here<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HighVoltage_UoM\">follow the High Voltage Lab on Twitter<\/a> to keep up-to-date with all their electric\u00a0research.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Words and images &#8211; Enna Bartlett, Videos &#8211; the High Voltage Test Lab\/Tom Scott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not often you can get within ten feet of lightning and still walk away completely unscathed, but this is what happened when we visited The University of Manchester\u2019s High Voltage Laboratory with YouTube film maker Tom Scott, whose 750,000+ subscribers get treated to videos of Amazing Places and Things You Might Not Know. 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