The cost of replacing equipment and electronics or dealing with fire after a sudden severe lightning strike is enough inspiration to acquire a lightning protection system.
Lightning can strike a structure in many ways:
- Direct strikes
- Side flash
- Ground current
- Conduction
- Streamers
A very simple and easy way to soften the blow from a lightning strike to your facility is to install an LEC manufactured and designed lightning protection system. Our LPS solutions reduce the electrical voltage between a storm cell and the facility by transferring charge to nearby ionizing air molecule. This controlled charge leakage greatly reduces the chances of a lightning strike within the area of protection. But even if the accumulation rate exceeds the dissipation rate, the device will divert the strike towards a safer path to ground, one already defined by the original grounding system.
Features of DAS Lightning protection system
- Reduces operational cost – protect against lightning damage, and fire
- Reliable – our “no strike” warranty ensures complete protection on all LEC supervised installation (subject to terms and conditions)
- Universally accepted – our lightning protection system integrates with any building, tower, or tank
- Proven technology – the patented charge transfer technology in DAS has been in use since 1971, protecting thousands of sites worldwide
Components
A typical system includes:
- A range of configurations for almost any structure
- A low-impedance grounding system using chemically charged electrodes
- To protect against transients traveling through data lines, the LPS includes Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
- Modular Strike prevention device to supplement the area of protection as needed.
The chance that your facility will be hit by a lightning strike varies in a number of factors such as location, your facility's design and structure, and temperature and humidity of the surrounding area. Lightning strikes can have devastating effects on any operations whether taking a direct strike or being subjected to the secondary effects from nearby strikes.
DAS (Dissipation Array System) prevents direct strikes, minimizes the risk to your operations, substantially benefitting to a healthier bottom line.