Patent ID: 9711024
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F42D,G05B,G08B

Claim:
1. A method of controlling the operation of an electronic based blasting system which includes the steps of continuously and automatically monitoring on a time, incidence, location and energy level basis, for the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI) activity which is caused by lightning within a defined zone within which the blasting system is located, automatically adjusting electronic components in the blasting system to compensate for the effect of the occurrence of EMI activity, recording and correlating EMI activity with respective steps in the implementation of the blasting system, initiating an alarm condition upon detecting EMI, within the zone, at a predetermined level, or of a predetermined type, and wherein upon initiation of said alarm condition, the implementation of the operation of the blasting system or the continued operation thereof is automatically inhibited or suspended.