How earthing and lightning protection is very important for you

How earthing and lightning protection can keep you and your equipment safe

Earthing and Lightning protection is very important for everyone using electrical and electronic equipment. Nowadays there is no one in this world who is not using electrical equipment. We all have electrical and electronic equipment in one way or the other. But what happens when your expensive devices fail due to a lack of earthing and lightning protection?

Earthing, Lightning Arrestor, and SPD (Surge Protection Device) are the three pillars that actually protect against current shock. We will discuss today why it is most important to install these electrical devices.

We will go one by one to understand the importance of this electrical device and learn what this device is and why it is important for our homes, commercial buildings, and factories.

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What is electrical earthing and why earthing is important for any electrical and electronic devices?

In general terms, a connection between electrical equipment and devices with an earth plate or earth electrode through a thick wire/strip/ rod of low resistance material to provide protection is known as ‘earthing’ or grounding.

Earthing systems or grounding systems in electrical networks serve as a security measure to protect human life and equipment. The main purpose of earthing systems is to provide an alternate route for the flow of leakage currents so that accidents and electric shock cannot result in accidents and also avoid equipment failure due to leakage currents.

Sometimes we avoid installing earthing at home just to save some bucks. Sometimes we install low-quality earthing with a high-resistance value which is not good. Installation of earthing with low resistance is necessary. In order to understand the importance of earthing, without the installation of earthing, MCB and RCCB cannot function, as it requires a path to discharge the leakage current or to trip. Earthing is required for any electrical and electronic device.

What is lightning Arrester and how it works

As a general term, a lightning arrester or lightning arrestor is a conductive device that allows lightning to ground quickly with the help of low-resistance earthing. It has the ability to ground the potential charges that occur during lightning.

How it works:

A lightning strike is an electric discharge between the atmosphere and a conductive object. These kinds of behaviors mostly originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and defuse on the ground. About 25% of all lightning events worldwide are striking between the atmosphere and earth-bound objects.

What is the Difference between earthing and lightning protection?

Earthing and lightning protection are two distinct electrical safety measures. Earthing, also known as grounding, involves connecting electrical systems and equipment to the Earth to prevent electrical shock hazards and ensure proper functioning by providing a safe path for fault currents. It primarily deals with the normal operation of electrical systems. On the other hand, lightning protection focuses on safeguarding structures and equipment from the destructive effects of lightning strikes. This is achieved by installing lightning rods, conductors, and grounding systems that redirect the lightning’s energy harmlessly into the ground, protecting against structural damage and electrical surges. While both earthing and lightning protection involve grounding, they serve different purposes, with earthing addressing everyday electrical safety, and lightning protection mitigating the specific risks associated with lightning strikes.

There are three types of lightning strike comes with the power of potential damages

Direct lightning Strike: It has huge potential to damages any object which will come in the range of a direct strike. A human threat can be resulting in internal burns, organ damage, explosions of flesh and bone, and nervous system damage. It can also result in contact injury, side splash, blast injury to any living things. Humans and animals may quickly die due to this direct lightning strike. It can also harm your electrical and electronics appliances very easily.

Indirect lightning Strike: Because the ground has high impedance, the current “choose” a better conductor, often a person’s legs, passing through the body. It will also result in more injuries, deaths, and Hallucinations may be induced in people located within 200 meters of a severe lightning storm. For the electrical equipment, this indirect lightning strike can flow through the wires and cables connected to the appliances directly or indirectly.

Secondary or resultant lightning strike: It may result in Explosions, Fires, and Accidents could be the cases.

Why Lightning arrester is important for humans and the buildings structure from the safety point of view

Lightning is dangerous when it strikes directly to any object whether living things or on living things. It lightning is dangerous when it strikes directly to any object whether living things or on living things. It has the potential to devastate anything within a second. As per the Wikipedia data about 240,000 incidents regarding lightning strikes happen each year. On the other hand, according to National Geographic, around 2,000 people die each year from lightning. India state records 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours in April 2018 in Andhra Pradesh state as per BBC news. Kerala is one of the most lightning prone areas in India.

Lightning protection is important for Human safety

During Lightning, most of the time people die due to direct lightning. This is just because people often found a lack of awareness of lightning. Sometimes people take shelter at trees but trees are never a good idea to stay long during lightning. A tree is also one type of lightning-arrester but due to ground high resistance, it actually tries to release in between the steam. Standing near the trees and open space never be a good idea as far as lightning protection is concerned. Try to take shelter at those buildings which are completely protected against lightning. If a lightning arrester is installed in the building it means you are safe from lightning.

How to keep safe during lightning thunder- know these rules

 

Safety Tips for Lightning: How to Keep Safe During Lightning Strike

1. If you are outside, understand that you are not safe during lightning. If thunder is expected, then you should understand that it can take time to get shelter. Stop all outside work and immediately move to the nearest shelter. Most accidents occur due to the unavailability of shelter around the earliest.
2. Take shelter inside a large building or car.
3. Get out of the wide, open spaces and away from exposed mountainous areas
4. If you are on a road or highway, make sure you move to a safe place as soon as possible. Stay in the vehicle and keep the emergency flashers on until the storm strikes. Try to avoid touching metal or other surfaces which is conductive.
5. If you have no shelter anywhere, make yourself as small a target as possible by bending your legs together, hands on the knees, and tucking your head.
6. Do not take shelter under tall or isolated trees
7. If you are on the water, get to the coast and far, open beaches as quickly as possible
8. You can use a cellular or cordless phone during a storm, but do not use landline phones that are connected to a wire. Stay away from windows and doors. Also, avoid taking a bath or shower during storms. Water is a conductor of electricity, so if lightning strikes a fire in your home during a storm then it can shock you in the shower through the water.

Why Proper Lightning Arrester Design Matters, Particularly for Delicate and Sensitive Buildings

When lightning strikes a building directly, it initially inflicts structural damage as it seeks a path to discharge its current, often following the route of least resistance to the building’s weakest point. To prevent such damage, the installation of a well-designed lightning arrester is essential. The lightning arrester must be meticulously planned to ensure that it covers the building within its protective radius. Safety should always be a priority, and it is recommended to engage a professional for the installation of a lightning arrester, as each building’s requirements can vary significantly. For specialized lightning arrester solutions, reach out to a dedicated expert in the field. If you require further information or assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us. Our team of engineers specializes in both earthing and lightning protection and is here to help.

Lightning protection is important for electrical and electronics equipment’s

It is important to understand that lightning arrester can only protect your building structure. It does not give the 100% guarantee to protect your equipment. If you are really want to protect your appliances especially if it is expensive then kindly contact to expert for the protection of the equipment. Due to high surges generated nearby your areas from lightning. It comes through your electrical wire and damages the equipment. Because most of the electrical and electronic equipment is design to resist a maximum of 240 to  350V it may damages when surges come through wires and directly shocked the devices. In order to protect the equipment, you may install the SPD(surge protection device). It is specially designed to protect equipment. For that, you need to contact the lighting protection expert they will guide you properly. You can also contact us for the same.

Tips to know the distance between you and lightning thunder at your place

How will you know where direct lightning has occurred? How can you know how safe you are from direct lightning? It is a calculation to know how far the lightning has struck. The time between light and thunder tells you how far you are from the place where lightning has struck. When you see a flash of lightning, count the number of seconds until you hear thunder. (Use can use a stopwatch or count seconds on your own). For every 5 seconds, the lightning thunder is one mile away. To get the number of miles, divide the number of seconds you count by 5.

You can contact our specialized team for Earthing and Lightning Protection 

For proper earthing and lightning protection, you may consider calling us. We have a special team for Earthing and Lightning. our company specialized in chemical earthing, and we have both conventional and ESE lightning arrester. We do both supply and installation. you may call us at +91 9304532758 / 6202627265 or Mail to us at [email protected]