WHAT IS USED FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION?
It is possible to take precautions against many elements in the electrical installation. By renewing facilities often and by using the right equipment, measures against many adverse effects can be taken. However, we must say that electricity networks are always unprepared and endangered by lightning. Because even if the installation is installed in accordance with the regulation and necessary equipment, it may not be possible to protect from lightning. Because it is never possible to predict the voltage power of the lightning and the damage it will cause.
Are the Lightning Arresters Sufficient for Lightning Protection?
Lightning arrester is a hardware that is used compulsively in high buildings, electricity transmission facilities, communication facilities and railway lines. As it is known, it is mounted on the outer ceiling of the building and enables it to be grounded by pulling the lightning energy.
It is possible to say that the danger is largely prevented, but we must say that it is not enough by itself. The lightning rod is useful for directing the lightning to the ground, but the danger of the tension it creates is not completely prevented in this way. On the other hand, the energy that the lightning rod can direct is also limited.
For example, it is known that over 6000 lightning strikes Istanbul in just two hours in last July. In the regions where lightning struck, there was a lot of damage in the electrical installations. There was lightning rod for a significant portion of these buildings but the voltage that the lightning had was above the upper limit of the lightning rod and lightning rods did not work to protect from lightning.
Because the lightning rod is grounding the lightning, but in case of overflow of power, if there is no stabilizing element, it is not possible to take precautions against the lightning. On the other hand, there is no way to guarantee that installations and connected devices will not be affected by lightning using lightning rods.
Is It Effective to Use Surge Arresters?
The surge arrester serves a similar function to the lightning rod. Unlike a lightning rod, however, it is not just grounded, and on the other hand it allows the installation to continue operating. In every building that has a lightning rod, it is absolutely necessary to have a director like a surge arrester.
We can say that using a surge arrester is effective to a certain extent. However, in the lightning storms that we saw an example of last July, the surge arresters will also be ineffective. Because it is impossible to predict the current that the lightning has.
When we take them all into consideration, it is possible to say that the grounding is not enough to protect from lightning. As long as there is no voltage-balancing element, there is no way to completely protect from lightning and take precautions.
Is It Possible to Be Protected from Lightning with Trimbox?
The way to isolate the electrical network from the effects of lightning is through voltage balancing. When energy is reduced to reasonable levels, systems and devices connected to the plant can be prevented from being struck by lightning. Trimbox does exactly that and protects the system from lightning.
Trimbox serves as a surgeon, allowing lightning to be transmitted to the ground, but that's not the only function it has. At the same time, it can regulate the electrical energy in the system. If you need to explain, even if the transmission of lightning to the soil is successful, there will be changes in the tension in the system. These changes cause the devices to get higher or lower energy than necessary.
Trimbox, on the other hand, allows the over-voltage of the network to be damped, while reducing current peaks that cause damage to the network to the levels that will not cause harm. Therefore, by using Trimbox, it is possible to completely protect from lightning.
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