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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