Lightning contain awesome amount of electrical energy and even though it is of a very short duration. It leaves behind tremendous damage and destruction.
The effects of a direct strike are obvious and apparent – buildings damaged, trees blown apart, personal injuries and loss of life.
Lightning can cause fires, explosions, chemical release or mechanical damage within or around structures.
Lightning can generate step or touch voltages causing injury or loss of life to humans (or animals) in the vicinity premises.
Critical services such as power, telecoms, etc can be disrupted.
PCS, Servers, loss of data, factories risk machinery downtime along with health and safety hazards to personnel.
All these have enormous implications to organizations in terms of human and financial costs.
Protecting against these potentially severe consequences therefore becomes a vital consideration for all businesses large and small.
Assessing and implementing a structural (External) Lightning and electronic systems protection, can prove a complex process. The process include and not limited to soil and site investigations, risk assessment & analysis, knowledge of codes & standards, engineering (designs), specifications of quality materials, procurement, installation and commissioning.
FullSpectrum Energy solutions are comprehensive and total in protecting equipment and critical assets from lightning hazards.
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Victor Oyedu, FNSE, FNIEEE, CPQ.
Power Quality and Energy Management Specialist.
Publisher at Afrienergyonline.com &
CEO, FullSpectrum Energy Solutions Limited, Nigeria.
