Electronic ESE lightning air terminal (rod, conductor, arrester) that provides 45 μs Early Streamer Emission time according to the NFC 17 102 :2011 product standard. The capture device is mounted on a mast to protect structures and people from direct external lightning impact. The electronic Early Streamer Emission technology captures and stores energy by making use of the electrical field created by the atmospheric gradient. No external power supplies are required for the device to operate. High frequency pulses are emitted to provide a low-impedance ionized path for discharge onto the lightning rod and then to earth.