The effects direct strike are obvious and
immediately apparent buildings damaged,
trees blown apart, personal injuries and even
loss life. Lightning strikes
present real and significant threat life, to
the structures which live and work, and
to the electronic systems which support us
in our daily lives.
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Lightning contains awesome amounts of
electrical energy.
This why advocate our Total Solution
to earthing and lightning protection approach
which delivers effective life safety, together with
long lasting, reliable protection structure
and the electronic systems within.
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The need for Total Solution
National and International lightning protection
standards now stress the need for a
comprehensive solution encompassing both
structural lightning and electronic systems
protection using Surge Protection Devices (SPDs).
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Simply put, structural lightning protection
system cannot and will not protect electronic
systems from lightning currents and
transient overvoltages.
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The value earthing &
lightning protection
However, the secondary effects lightning -
the short duration, high voltage spikes called
transient overvoltages can, and do, cause equally
catastrophic, less visually obvious, damage to
electronic systems within structures. Both quality design and product
material are paramount.
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Lightning can have devastating consequences:
• Direct lightning strikes damage structures,
and create fire, explosion and electric
shock hazards.
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Earthing standards demand critical safety of
the electrical installation and the personnel
at site.
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• Indirect lightning (up kilometre away)
creates transient overvoltages which
degrade electronic systems and disrupt
essential services.
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substations. Lightning discharges have
been measured from several thousand over
200,000 Amps (enough light half million
100 Watt bulbs) and even though very
short duration, can cause tremendous damage
and destruction.5
FURSE® ARTHING LIGHTNING PROTECTION
Lightning one nature’s most powerful and
destructive phenomena
