The　lightning　damage　properties　of　carbon　fiber　reinforced　polymer　(CF/EP)　laminates　subjected　to　the　single　lightning　impulse　and　multiple　lightning　component　strikes　with　different　combinations　were　experimentally　evaluated　to　explore　the　flowing　process　and　interaction　mechanism　of　multiple　continuous　lightning　components　on　CF/EP　laminates.　The　experimental　results　indicate　that　CF/EP　laminates　suffer　serious　lightning　damage,　including　fractures　and　erosion　of　carbon　fibers,　resin　pyrolysis　and　layer　delamination.　The　damage　area　and　depth　are　approximately　2　790　mm2　and　1.28　mm　in　the　＇ABCD＇　test　mode.　In　the　multiple　continuous　lightning　current　test,　the　lightning　damage　depth　of　CF/EP　is　closely　related　to　the　impact　force　effect　and　the　breakdown　effect　of　lightning　components　A,　B　and　D.　The　thermal　effect　of　the　lightning　component　C　with　long-duration　and　large　amount　of　transferred　charge　contributes　nearly　40%　to　the　damage　area.　The　combination　and　application　sequence　of　multiple　lightning　components　are　important　factors　for　evaluating　the　lightning　damage　of　CF/EP　laminates.　The　lightning　damage　effect　of　the　single　lightning　impulse　differs　greatly　from　the　lightning　damage　when　the　lightning　component　is　a　part　of　the　multiple　continuous　lightning　component　sequence.　The　study　on　the　damage　effect　of　CF/EP　under　the　multiple　continuous　lightning　components　can　deepen　the　understanding　of　the　lightning　interaction　process　and　provide　experimental　and　theoretical　basis　for　studying　the　mechanism　of　the　lightning　effect　and　the　establishment　of　lightning　test　methods.　©　2019,　Editorial　Office　of　Acta　Materiae　Compositae　Sinica.　All　right　reserved.