Electrical Utilities
Typical Applications
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Gas or coal fired generating plants
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Hydro and nuclear generating plants
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Wind farms & solar arrays
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Electrical switching centres and substations
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Electrical high voltage transmission systems and towers
Risks and Opportunities
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Service interruptions caused by lightning strikes due to poor or inadequate grounding strategy and systems
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Damage to equipment and infrastructure by power system ground faults
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Premature failure of grounding systems built with traditional techniques and materials
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Personnel safety hazards due to improper or deficient grounding systems
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Sensor and other monitoring and control system failures due to unwanted ambient electrical noise and EMF radiation that can disrupt equipment and cause service interruptions
Potential Solutions
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Improve the effectiveness, robustness and life expectancy of power generation ground planes with new materials and computer modeled engineering designs
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Correct deficiencies in existing building grounding systems to eliminate dangerous ground loops, mitigate ambient electrical noise and reduce unwanted EMF radiation
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Upgrade transmission towers with long-life, ultra low maintenance grounding systems designed to effectively dissipate lightning strikes or power system ground faults without arcing or other collateral effects
Next Steps
Review the frequency and cost of lightning strikes to your physical infrastructure and service reliability. If your related revenue losses and maintenance costs are cause for concern, please call or eMail us. We will be happy to work with you to assess the situation, either at critical sites or throughout the network, then offer detailed proposals for effectively correcting those deficiencies and problems identified.
Grounding & Electrical Protection
Lightning Protection
Engineering Services