Lightning Surge Protection Devices To Prevent Equipment Damage In The Long Run

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Surge protection refers to protecting systems and electrical devices against excessively high voltage peaks caused by switching operations and lightning strikes. An effective lightning protection strategy combines internal and external lightning protection. To protect your system's power supplies, data, and signals, use the reliable lightning surge protection solutions available in our various product ranges as part of your internal lightning protection strategy. Lightning surge protection devices limit the magnitude of overvoltage transients to prevent equipment damage. While the cause and prevention of surges have been known for some time, the proliferation of semiconductor devices in recent years has made SPDs a necessity in industrial facilities.

A surge protection device functions in three ways:

  • It prevents voltage spikes from stressing electrical equipment
  • It ensures that the surge current flows away from the equipment
  • It prevents secondary, induced voltages (created from the surge current) from damaging the equipment.

Lightning Surge protection devices should ensure that surge voltages cannot cause damage to installations, equipment, or end devices.

An SPD system is understood to be a multi-level system of lightning surge protective devices that are coordinated with each other. The following steps are recommended in order to achieve a high-performance SPD system:

  • Divide the structural system into lightning protection zones
  • Incorporate all lines that cross between different zones into the local equipotential bonding using suitable SPDs 
  • Coordinate different types of SPDs: the devices must address each other selectively in order to prevent individual components from overloading. 
  • Use short supply lines for the parallel connection of SPDs between active conductors and the equipotential bonding.
  • Lay protected and unprotected lines separately 
  • Only ground equipment via the respective SPD (recommended)

Lightning Surge Protection Devices from LEC have excellent designs that offer more outlets at comparable prices. They offer peace of mind to everyone concerned about sudden power spikes that could hamper their business and destroy expensive electronics. This is one of the best investments against unlikely events like a lightning strike. We have a track record of cost saving, uptime, and increased client satisfaction.

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