Institutional & Military Applications

Typical Applications

NASA and other technical institutions
Civilian and military airport authorities, including flight control centres and related aviation infrastructure
Universities and other scientific and testing institutions and test laboratories
Military, National Defense and Homeland Security, including communications, tracking and other CCC command and control facilities (whether permanent or temporary)

Risks and Opportunities

Workplace safety compromised by risk of electric shock or EMF radiation due to poor grounding
Electrical interference and ambient noise that can degrade the results of delicate scientific experiments
Electrical interference and noise that can degrade the performance of radar, ILS, MLS, Vortac and other critical aviation guidance and control systems with catastrophic results
Damage to electrical equipment and other physical infrastructure from lightning strikes that can cause delay and significant financial loss
Desire to better understand the phenomenon and frequency of lightning strikes and its effects on infrastructure
Desire to resolve seemingly insurmountable electrical problems that reduce productivity and drive up costs

Potential Solutions

For many electrical noise and EMF issues and problems, an audit and analysis of the site or area grounding system will reveal deficiencies that can be effectively corrected
For lightning related issues, the engineering and installation of suitable exterior grounding systems can significantly improve work place safety while reducing the risk of equipment or infrastructure damage. Such grounding systems can be provided with extremely long, virtually maintenance free lifetimes, significantly reducing maintenance costs
Installation of special lightning strike monitoring equipment that gives a clear, unambiguous picture of what is happening at local and remote sites during periods of intense electrical storm activity

Next Steps

Installing large scale aviation guidance and control systems with sensitive electrical requirements?
Installing large scale experimental setups with sensitive electrical requirements?
Experiencing weird electrical behaviour that is affecting the integrity and results of unrelated and unconnected experiments or tests, and want to understand and fix the problem?
Concerned about work place safety issues, potential downtime and other damage due to lightning strikes?
Want to better understand lightning related phenomenon? and how to reduce the bottom line operational and maintenance costs they can incur?

For any of these grounding related issues, please call or eMail SAE to discuss your specific issue or requirements in detail. You can also review our capabilities in the links below, along with the products and services we offer to provide you with an technically viable and financial prudent and cost-effective solution.

Grounding & Electrical Protection
Lightning Protection
Engineering Services