Where, What, Why and How of Industrial Surge Protection
Surge protection system is designed to absorb voltage spikes caused by electrical storms (or out-of-spec utility power), and effectively allow the surge to bypass power wiring and your equipment. Modern technology has progressed to the point where detecting and preventing surges has become an exact science. Many insurance companies now insist on custom designed office surge protection systems. Where does a surge come from? The major of electronics damage from surge is caused by lightning strikes. The most damage is often not caused by direct lightning strikes, but is the result of transient voltage and current surges induced on power, telecommunications or RF transmission lines by the strong electromagnetic fields created during a lightning strike. Other common causes of power surge are the operation of high-power electrical devices, such as elevators, air conditioners and refrigerators by switching on-off compressors and motors. What is surge protection? These are devices whose purpos