Surge Protection

Electrical transients have the ability to start fires and damage equipment in your facility. A transient is a temporary excess of voltage and/or current in an electrical circuit. Transients are short duration events, typically lasting only a few thousandths of a second.

External transients are:

• Lightning:
  • Strikes the United States 90 million times per year
  • Causes 56 Billion dollars in property damage annually
  • Responsible for over 30,000 building fires annually
  • Causes 30% of all power outages
• Utility Grid:
  • Fluctuating Demand
  • Utility Grid Switching
  • Power Line Failure
    - Falling Trees
    - Ice
    - Auto Accidents

Internal Transients:

• Starting and stopping of elevators, motors, heating and air conditioning equipment and manufacturing equipment.

80 percent of all transients are generated internally.