Your Advantage Of Using DAS To Minimise Lightning Damage

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Direct lightning strikes and their secondary effects are some of the most harmful natural occurrences because they can occur anywhere and hit any object. For many companies, the effects of even one direct strike are too much to bear and can result in the loss of tens of millions of dollars.

This is because the facility will need to be shut down and the damage repaired, which can involve electronics and machinery. A direct lightning strike can damage or destroy the business by sparking fires, destroying inventory and essential equipment, erasing vital computer files, and damaging customer relationships due to production delays or temporary closures.

The challenges increase as the size of the facility gets bigger and more complex. Sometimes, due to access issues, damage to offshore facilities is significantly more expensive to address than onshore.  Even the secondary effects of lightning damage are some of the most harmful natural occurrences because they can occur anywhere and hit any object.

Fortunately, there are a number of practical measures that can reduce the risk of lightning damage or other catastrophic failures. Most of those measures also contribute to improving production and reducing lifecycle costs. Many businesses manage their risks with comprehensive lightning, surge, and grounding protection services and products.

Lightning protection systems can mitigate the issue. It’s the only real “insurance” owners have that their investment will be protected. (and their profits).

For years the focus of Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc. has been on researching the science of strike collection. From this research, we have developed a collection system process that uses “Charge Transfer Technology” known as the Dissipation Array System or DAS. DAS prevents the formation of streamers on ground-based objects, protecting industrial facilities from the devastating effects of lightning as comprehensibly as possible.

Lightning Eliminators has continued developing cutting-edge products for lightning protection, grounding, and surge protection. 

Contact us and stay protected.

Location: Boulder, CO, USA

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