Advanced Lightning Protection Systems Protect Manufacturing Plants to Farms

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Power generation transmission and distribution, fossil, solar, water treatment plants, substations and nuclear plants are typically constructed in large and unobstructed locations, making these systems susceptible to lightning strikes.

Power Generation, Transmission And Distribution 

Large power plants have been built to supply energy. Lightning events can damage facilities and equipment, disrupt work, and even cause injury or death to process-critical employees. A prolonged service outage from lightning strikes can negatively impact the community that a power generation facility is designed to serve.

Fossil Fuel 

Lightning strikes on fossil fuel facilities, refineries, tank farms and their upstream and downstream supply chains can be explosive and deadly.  Lightning protection for these facilities is mandatory.  Lightning strikes can be prevented around the most vulnerable areas and all areas can be protected with proper LP solutions.

Solar 

Solar farms are just big fields covered with conductive material. They’re almost asking for a lightning strike, which can damage or destroy solar panels, inverters and other critical equipment. So it’s no surprise that lightning activity and surge-related over-voltage abnormalities are identified as leading causes of solar project downtime.

Water Treatment Plants 

Lightning protection for water treatment plants involves protecting wellheads, pumping stations, and processing plants, which are highly susceptible to lightning strikes and damage. When any one of these units is affected by direct or indirect lightning strikes, and the resultant damage from surging electricity, you are looking at anywhere from hours to days’ worth of loss of service.

Substations 

In an electrical substation, lightning protection system is important for the smooth operation of electrical networks during lightning strikes. A strike and switching can cause substantial damage to equipment and outages in the transmission and distribution circuits. Even a strike near a substation can result in significant voltage fluctuation or breakdown.

Nuclear Plants 

It’s necessary to maximise protection against the risk of serious collateral damage to the environment, the people and the machinery. LEC develops LPS and solutions that are suitable for these facilities and provides them with both external and internal protection. We work with the diligence that these facilities require, protecting them against the possible effects of a lightning strike.

Through our exclusive patented products and expert designs, we bring these plants a total site and facility lightning protection system and solution. As an alternative to the traditional Franklin rod system, Dissipation Array System (DAS) type lightning air terminals can protect any plants or farms.

More advanced lightning protection systems bring us one step closer to a source of better protection, and LEC is helping to lead the way.

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