As long as there are complex and expensive electronics plugged into your walls, there has to be a facility for a continuous check on the current flowing behind the walls as well, so there will always be a need for well designed electric protection provision. Technological evolution has paved the way for an increase in electronic devices being susceptible to electrical faults. This blog shall explain to you how a seemingly small change in electric parameters can become a serious threat to electric/ electronic equipment.

Why is Averting Power Surge Such a Big Deal?

Every building - be it home, business, public buildings, infrastructures, etc. do have expensive and important electronics plugged directly into power outlets where a small change in the normal flow of current can trigger device malfunctioning or gradual failure. 

Let Me Know a Bit in-depth About Surges!

They are basically unwanted and abnormal rises in the voltage level which enter any electric equipment without any prior warning. They enter swiftly, causing an electric spark and gradually killing these devices. They are never recognized by normal fuses or circuit breakers, and their occurrence ends up hampering the device’s performance or the data within them as well. Technically speaking, every device is designed to operate on specific electric parameters where surges occur, which a powerful jerk in the previous threshold level current. A power surge is unbearable for your electric appliances, so it must not be dealt with ease but rather should be dealt with caution by providing property surge protection installation. If surges are not detected, at times, just a single surge or transient voltage is enough to turn your expensive devices purposeless.

Properly Addressing this Issue is Imperative for JMV, below is Our Solution - 

The actual task of electric sockets is not simple, and they are in place to provide quality and consistent voltage which enters the devices plugged into them. But, the supply of consistent voltage depends on many other factors also. The electric socket cannot solely ensure quality power supply, though. The occurrence of power surges in modern time electric systems and network is immense. Where the sources of this frequently detected fault can be many, such as - lightning strikes, frequent switching, electromagnetic induction, a fault developed in the power company grid, etc.

Installing appropriate power surge protector for building in place can mitigate these issues by detecting and properly grounding this sudden increase in voltage, further protecting devices from malfunctioning, downtime, or initiating an electric spark or fire.

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Below given is a Ready Reckoner for the Different Surge Protectors As Per Their Applications:

1. Consider the most dangerous source of surge i.e. Lightning induced surges that have significant destruction potential, can be tackled with the installation of Class B/ Type 1 surge protection devices at the main supply panel.
2. Surges can be induced by another familiar source, that is, frequent switching activity capable of gradual destruction of devices, and for that, cause you need to add Class C/ Type 2 surge protection devices to the electric network.
3. Terrible and devastating are the aftereffects of surges that can be from any of the above sources. So, to work on both these sources, you can have a single special type of protection unit called Class B+C surge protection devices offering dual integrated protection from Lightning as well as switching surges.
4. We have Class D surge protection devices, and they are a range of point of use protection devices specifically for every industry, such as - telecommunication, AC/DC power lines, security and surveillance, LED fixtures, solar systems, signalling and communication systems, oil and gas system, etc.

You should definitely install both lightning and surge protection systems well designed by genuine and promising brands for complete protection of your building both externally and internally.