Electrical Surge Protection For Businesses

Businesses need surge protection, which comes in a variety of forms.  The reason that surge protection is critical is that computerized and circuit driven equipment can handle a specific level of electrical flow before damage occurs, and this flow can easily be transmitted by the associated power lines that feed the equipment on a moment to moment basis.  The power capabilities of power lines themselves is far higher than the equipment that they supply, due to the fact that replacing actual damaged wiring or cables would be far more difficult than overloaded and damaged equipment.  If the equipment itself is the weak link and place where power fluctuations will cause the most damage, a specialized device must be installed that will act to cut the supply before that level is reached in order to protect it.  This is the very nature of surge protection devices, tasked only with not letting electrical levels pass a certain threshold without cutting the supply and either diverting it or dead ending it.  The surge protection device must act as a gatekeeper to all equipment connected on its other side, and continually monitoring the flow to assure that the safe zone is never exceeded.

In an industrial setting, literally millions of dollars worth of equipment can be chained together within a line that can be exploited by a power surge.  Even if the equipment itself does not share a uniform power line, the data transfer cables can act as the channel through which electricity can flow.  Literally anything that can conduct electricity that is connecting two pieces of equipment can allow for the electrical flow to pass from one to another, creating a nightmare situation when large scale transients occur.  A lightning strike to a structure couples a power surge into one piece of equipment which then allows that flow to continue along all connected lines from component to component.  Where damage would typically be isolated to the point of strike, we instead see damage happening huge distances away, and sometimes not following the typical parallel lines due to cable routing.  A single instance of surge can easily damage all components that are connected or communicating, causing large amounts of loss and shutting down systems until they can be repaired.  The losses are compounded by outages and maintenance fees, ultimately resulting in a situation where prevention is the only line of defense.  Preventing lightning strikes and power fluctuations is nearly impossible, making the most valid form of protection the surge protection device that is integrated into the potential power flow area, both within lines and at critical junctions like boxes and connections.

Raycap manufactures the most technically advanced surge protection devices on earth, not only utilizing the finest and most robust components in their makeup but also using a revolutionary technology that allows for an "always on" status.  Most SPDs are either destroyed by the surge they protect against, or need to be reset or replugged after an event.  This exposes the system to subsequent surges, or extends the time frames that it takes for resetting of the system itself.  Raycap devices prevent the surge then immediately return to their active status without needing to be reset, cutting down maintenance time and preventing the multiple strike scenario.  If your business has equipement at risk of power surge damage or lightning strike, contact Raycap to find out more about their technology.