Every day, lightning hit the house and property facilities worldwide. Any structure in the path of the lightning storm risk. A lightning strike lasts only a few microseconds, but during this time manages to create a dangerous voltage output, which can damage your electronic devices. Today, along with the expertsScheider Electricfind out how to install protective devices Surge (SPD) may reduce or even prevent damage to your valuable property.
Lightning strikes can not be predicted, but some regions are exposed to them more than others. In areas allocated purple and pink colors, has the highest density of the bumps, and then go to the regions highlighted red, orange, green and blue flowers.
Surge voltage can affect your house directly or indirectly. Direct strikes occur when lightning passes directly through the building, which often leads to significant damage and fires. Indirect their influence occurs when lightning strikes the adjacent ground or power line, directly connected to the house. When this happens, any device or a connected electronic device can fail.
A direct hit of a lightning strike to the building without protection, pulse interference can enter your home through the switchboard and destroy all electronic equipment.
When lightning strikes near a building without protection, discharge can get inside through the power line directly connected to the switchboard.
When lightning strikes the building with a lightning rod, a large part of the surge is sent to the ground around the building. However, up to half of the overvoltage can still get into your home through the loop circuit.
Even when lightning strikes near the building, equipped with protection category can get into the house through the power line directly connected to the switchboard.
If lightning strikes near the building or overhead lines there is a sharp voltage drop from 230 to 3 or 6 kV. The resultant overvoltage lasts only a few microseconds, but can destroy electronic components such as memory, processors, capacitors and screens.
SPD can reduce impulse noise to a level that would make most of the connected devices - about 1.5 kV. All devices arranged at a distance of 10 meters from the switchboard, effectively protected. If the devices are located at a distance of 10 meters from the set SPDs necessary to provide additional protection, for example, the SPD type 3 in the nearby outlet switchboard unit with integrated protection against surge surge.
SPD protect sensitive equipment and electronic equipment, directing surge in the power supply directly on the ground.
Connect the device to the power socket with built-in, you will significantly reduce the risk of injury in the event of a lightning strike.