Lightning Protection Systems

While lightning may seem rare, USA alone receives an average of over 2.2 million flashes to ground each year, and a single bolt of lightning has enough power to peak at 100 million volts of electricity. That much electricity surging through an office or industrial plant at once can be catastrophic for electrical systems and permanently destroy your most expensive electronics. Security for today’s commercial & industrial properties Schools, hospitals, airports, factories, chemical plants, power generating plants and office buildings are just some of the facilities choosing to play it safe against destructive forces of lightning by installing lightning protection systems. Like fire alarms, sprinklers and security systems, a lightning protection system provides the peace of mind that comes from knowing that a potentially catastrophic problem has been dealt with proactively. A properly installed lightning protection system safe-guards a business structurally and also protects property,...

Lightning is a natural phenomenon that can have a significant impact on environment, production and people interacting with thermal petrochemical industries. Thermal petrochemical plants and their storage facilities are uniquely vulnerable to lightning due to the facility designs and the often explosive and caustic nature of the raw materials being processed, handled, and transported.  Lightning strikes at these sites can have catastrophic effects particularly fires and explosions that pose significant risks to personnel and may result in extended outages, loss of productivity, and equipment and infrastructure failures.  However, these consequences can be avoided with suitable lightning protection design and installation by certified companies. Modern Lightning protection design requirements are not adequately addressed by the national standards. A common example is explosive volumes that are created due to off-gassing from vent stacks, etc.  While a well-designed lightn...

A direct lightning strike can cause severe damage to a building’s structure, and its internal electronic systems, putting lives at risk. From oil & gas rigs, tall towers, to high-rise offices, hospitals, to shopping centres to stadiums, a compliant lightning protection system, installed by a competent specialist is essential to minimising the damage that can occur. Lightning protection systems are used to prevent or lessen lightning strike damage to all facilities. They protect the internal and external components of a building, helping to prevent fires,  electrocution and destruction. Lightning protection can be provided from basic grounding rods to advanced dissipation arrays that prevent lightning from striking in a protected zone.  Working with LEC you will get a lightning protection system with the capability to eliminate the lightning strikes within zones of protection!  Our process Consultancy Design Manufacture Installation Testing and commissioning Maintenan...

 In today’s electronic world, electrical systems in every industry aren’t complete unless they incorporate surge protection devices. They dramatically improve the total operating efficiency and reliability of the electrical system. A surge protector is a device to protect electrical equipment from voltage spikes that may occur from lightning, power outage, short circuits, and many other natural occurrences. Power surges cause a great amount of heat to run along electrical wiring and cause the wire to burn because more voltage than the wire was designed to hold is being forced into it. A lightning surge protection devices 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 voltage from damaging the equipment Through common knowledge, there are two approaches to solve all your surge problems; even the ones occurring due to a lightning strike. To provide l...

Most lightning protection systems are interception systems that don’t reduce the odds that lightning will strike a facility. Instead, they mitigate the risks of a lightning strike by controlling and trying to disperse the energy they create.  The system does more than just capture the energy of the lightning strike. It must bring the energy to the ground without impacting the building’s structure or the electrical equipment inside. Lightning can also generate a significant amount of heat. The protection system must minimize the impact of this heat from the strike so that it doesn’t create a fire or melt building components. It all starts with the strike termination devices or lightning rod / air terminal. Lightning is predictable in that it prefers to strike the highest point of a structure and prefers to hit a conductive metal. The rods create a preferred point of strike, thus the strike termination device is the highest point of the building. Further, cables run from the terminat...

Not all lightning strikes require direct contact to damage exposed oil fields and tanks.  Accidental lightning arcs nearby will cause a chain reaction, prompting fires and explosions in storage tanks, liquids, and equipment throughout the site.  The generation of charges on materials, and the dissipation of these accumulated charges can cause electrostatic hazards.  As we see the temperature rise, the threat of lightning is expected to increase in areas that become warmer and drier.  No matter which part of the world you are in or how often lightning events occur in your area, precious products can be destroyed with just one blow. The necessity of installing the right fuel tank lightning protection products Fuel tanks are highly susceptible to lightning current created by direct and indirect strikes and pose potentially catastrophic results leading to significant loss of product, financial impact, loss of operations and human safety.  Reports indicate that 30+% ...

LEC is a fully integrated lightning protection solution provider. We will provide you direction for the best performance and most cost-effective solution that suits your project requirements. Lightning is a constant risk. A single direct strike can result in physical damage to buildings and cause catastrophic failure of sensitive electronic equipment. Telecommunications facilities are particularly at risk of direct lightning strikes—and the electrical surges that ensue. Lightning protection avoids many failures and deterioration of electronic components, thus prolonging life of the installation and equipment. How is it done?  Telecommunication towers are made of steel to remain stable for years and are constructed as the highest structures around in order to supply uninterrupted communications. There is a higher probability of lightning hitting the sharpest and tallest object in an area. Furthermore, lightning current reaches the ground by following the shortest and most conductiv...