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Lightning Arrester: Unyielding Protection Against Overvoltage Surges

Safeguard Your Critical Infrastructure with Superior Surge Protection

Lightning strikes and switching operations are unpredictable forces that can unleash devastating overvoltage surges on your electrical systems. These surges threaten to damage sensitive equipment, cause costly downtime, and pose significant safety risks.

Our advanced Lightning Arrester is engineered to be the first line of defense, providing robust and reliable protection against transient overvoltages. Designed to meet the most stringent industry standards, our arresters ensure the continuous operation and longevity of your vital electrical assets.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Rapid Response Time: Instantly detects and reacts to overvoltage surges, diverting them to ground in nanoseconds, minimizing stress on protected equipment.
• High Discharge Capacity: Capable of handling extreme lightning currents and switching surges, ensuring your system remains protected even under severe conditions.
• Low Residual Voltage: Engineered to limit the voltage appearing across the protected equipment to a safe level, significantly reducing the risk of insulation breakdown and equipment damage.
• Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) Technology: Utilizes high-performance zinc oxide (ZnO) varistors with excellent non-linear voltage-current characteristics, providing superior protection without spark gaps.
• Durable & Weather-Resistant Housing: Available in high-grade porcelain or silicone polymer housing, offering exceptional resistance to UV radiation, pollution, salt spray, and extreme temperatures, ensuring long-term reliability in diverse environments.
• Maintenance-Free Operation: Designed for a long service life with minimal to no maintenance required, reducing operational costs and maximizing uptime.
• Wide Voltage Range Compatibility: Available for various system voltages, from low-voltage distribution networks to high-voltage transmission lines (e.g., 3kV to 400kV).
• Self-Healing Properties: The MOV elements are inherently capable of recovering after discharge, maintaining consistent protection performance.
• Enhanced Safety: Protects personnel by preventing dangerous electrical faults and potential fires caused by overvoltage.

How It Works:

Under normal operating conditions, our Lightning Arrester acts as an insulator, allowing the system to operate uninterrupted. However, when an overvoltage surge (due to lightning, switching, or other transients) occurs, the non-linear resistance of the MOV elements rapidly drops to a very low value. This creates a low-impedance path, effectively diverting the dangerous surge current safely to the earth. Once the overvoltage event passes, the arrester quickly reverts to its high-impedance, insulating state, allowing the system to continue normal operation without interruption.

Applications:

Our versatile Lightning Arresters are essential for a wide array of applications, including:

• Power Transmission & Distribution Systems: Substations, overhead lines, and underground cables.
• Industrial Facilities: Motor control centers, switchgear, transformers, and critical process equipment.
• Commercial Buildings: Data centers, hospitals, financial institutions, and office complexes.
• Telecommunication & Broadcasting Towers: Protecting sensitive communication equipment.
• Renewable Energy Systems: Solar farms (PV inverters), wind turbines, and battery storage systems.
• Railway Electrification: Safeguarding traction systems.
• Mining Operations: Protecting electrical equipment in harsh environments.
• Oil & Gas Installations: Refineries, pipelines, and offshore platforms.

Technical Specifications (Typical Range - Specifics Vary by Model):

• Type: Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) type, Gapless
• Rated Voltage (Ur): 3kV to 400kV
• Nominal Discharge Current (In): 5kA, 10kA, 20kA (8/20 µs waveform)
• High Current Impulse Withstand (Iimp): 40kA, 65kA, 100kA (4/10 µs waveform)
• Residual Voltage (Ur): Varies based on rated voltage and discharge current
• Energy Absorption Capability: Varies by model (e.g., 1.0 kJ/kV to 4.0 kJ/kV Ur)
• Housing Material: High-strength Porcelain or Silicone Polymer (Hydrophobic)
• Creepage Distance: Varies (e.g., 25-31 mm/kV for normal pollution, 40-50 mm/kV for heavy pollution)
• Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to +55°C
• Mounting Options: Cross-arm mount, base mount, suspension type
• Connection Terminals: Copper or aluminum, tin-plated
• Standards Compliance: IEC 60099-4, ANSI/IEEE C62.11, IS:3070 (Part 3)

Why Choose Our Lightning Arresters?

• Uncompromised Quality: Manufactured using premium materials and advanced processes under strict quality control (ISO 9001 certified).
• Proven Reliability: Decades of experience and a track record of protecting critical assets across diverse industries.
• Expert Support: Our team of engineers provides technical assistance, selection guidance, and after-sales support.
• Custom Solutions: We can provide tailored arrester solutions to meet specific project requirements and environmental challenges.
• Cost-Effective Protection: A smart investment that prevents expensive equipment repairs, reduces operational downtime, and extends the lifespan of your electrical infrastructure.

Protect your valuable assets and ensure operational continuity. Don't leave your electrical systems vulnerable to the unpredictable forces of nature.

Contact us today for a detailed consultation, product selection assistance, or to request a personalized quote.

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