Surge Protection Is A Mainstay Of Industrial Businesses

Industrial businesses will generally have a few physical characteristics that are consistent across a variety of business types. Physical aspects of an industrial business will involve remote locations, tall structures and high tech equipment connected to both data transfer lines as well as high voltage lines. While all of these things are necessary to ongoing production, they also serve as a weakness that many people are unaware of.  That weakness involves lightning strikes and power surges, and it also represents one of the biggest causes of losses that businesses suffer. Industrial installations are predominately located in areas that cause a certain level of exposure, and place sensitive equipment at risk of damage due to the unprotected status. Steps can be taken to enclose and shield the equipment itself, but lightning striking a structure is generally powerful enough to destroy any shielding. The surge that follows the strike will also be far greater than any equipment can handle, and there will be circuitry damage that follows. This will not be isolated to the equipment that is actually inside of the structure, as the surge has the ability to travel along any cable or connector that will join two components together, effectively traveling between them and doing damage to both. It can also move on to subsequent components from that point as well, damaging anything that is connected together.

The defense against this type of damage comes in the form of surge protective devices which are fitted along cables and lines, or at critical junction points. Through a system of redundant surge protection devices installed at appropriate positions, industrial installations can enjoy a certain level of protection against the inevitable lightning strike. These devices act as a stop gap, preventing the flow of electricity past the point where they are installed. Different surge protective devices function in different ways, some diverting the electrical overload to a ground and some simply creating a gap that cannot be crossed by the flow of electricity that is over a certain level. At the current time there is also new technology that goes beyond the simple gapping system that has been used for decades, allowing for a "always on" feature.  This ability to not be placed into a "tripped" status protects equipment from the rare but possible second strike to the same structure, which would have been unprotected against using a traditional surge protective device. These new devices are more robust and allow for faster restoration times as well as keeping systems constantly protected.

Surge protection devices are responsible for minimizing the damage that is expected during ongoing business activities, the damage that is built into business plans to be covered by prices charged for products. As better technology reduces the expected expenses, consumer prices are allowed to drop while profit margins remain intact. Surge protection is an integral part of most people's lives, even if they are unaware of it.

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Surge Protection Lowers Alternative Energy Prices

Make no mistake about it, the debate over alternative energy is about money and not about climate change. The fossil fuel industry supports energy production methods that utilize their products to produce power, and they are threatened by any production method that does not. For this reason, a negative ad campaign has been going on for many years in an attempt to suppress the evolution of technology that could improve the alternative power production industry. These include muddying the waters with discussions about the actual damage caused by burning fossil fuels in an attempt to justify it through lower costs. The industry creates a debate about the amount of damage that is acceptable in order to pay a lower price. This argument will be rendered meaningless if the prices of alternative energy production can be driven down past fossil fuels, so attempts are made to reduce the funding of technology that can result in this happening. Ultimately the fossil fuel industry will lose this battle, due to the fact that areas of technological advancement that are outside of the actual industry are helping to drive prices down.

The surge protection technology market is helping to dramatically reduce the costs of alternative energy production. This is being accomplished through the evolution of more technologically advanced surge protection devices that can not only provide better protection but also remain active during and after a surge incident. The costs of alternative energy production are found primarily in the repair and replacement of equipment used in the process, due to the fact that the fuel is free. Because of the exposed nature of solar panels and wind towers, they are targets for lightning strikes, which produce damage at the strike point as well as surge related damage to attached components. While there is little more that can be done to reduce the actual instances of lightning strike and the damage to the strike points themselves, large amounts of cost can be saved through the reduction of downstream damage to components as a result of the subsequent power surge. Lightning strikes produce a massive surge that travels along cables and lines, overwhelming sensitive equipment that is attached both inside and outside the structure. This chain-effect can result in the damage to equipment large distances away from the point of strike, and increase the damage costs as as result. Through the integration of more robust and technologically advanced surge protection devices within these systems and along cables, the damage downstream can be minimized resulting in greater efficiency and savings through extension of equipment life. Through the integration of technologically advanced surge protection devices that are "always on" and do not require resetting, systems of energy production can remain online for longer time frames during production times when there is wind and sun available, resulting in energy surpluses that previously were impossible. All of these advancements will eventually result in alternative energy being both cleaner and cheaper, and public support will always go to the cheaper product.

Public support for alternative energy production methods is increasing every year, and eventually they will be the standard and not the alternative. Surge protection technology is pushing this forward even if the fossil fuel industry is attempting to stand in the way.

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