Patent ID: 9708075
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B64D,G01N,G01R

Claim:
1. A lightning protection and detection system for an apparatus, comprising: a substrate material of the apparatus; a sensor formed of a conductive material and deposited on the substrate material of the apparatus, the sensor including a conductive trace formed in a continuous spiral winding starting at a first end at a center region of the sensor and ending at a second end at an outer corner region of the sensor, the first and second ends being open and unconnected; and an electrical measurement system in communication with the sensor and configured to receive a resonant response from the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to propagate a lightning current resulting from a lightning strike occurrence along the conductive trace, and wherein the electrical measurement system is configured to detect, in real-time, a change in the resonant response, said change in resonant response indicative of the lightning strike occurrence and damage therefrom to the sensor and the substrate material.