Clever Solution for the Power Grid vs Lightening
Maintain the voltage! That is the highest priority for the lightning protection expert DEHN, even with significant load flow fluctuations and lightning strikes. That’s why WAGO relies on DEHN components for equipping location network stations with control technology. The benefit for customers: perfectly tailored solutions, as well as increased efficiency and reliability – both technical and financial.
Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon; a quiet of rumbling of thunder can be heard in the distance. Then the first lightning strikes flicker in the sky – and suddenly the storm erupts. Several hundred thousand thunderstorms a year occur in Germany, with up to two million lightning strikes.
Some of them reach currents over 100,000 amperes, or even higher. The voltage often reaches of millions of volts or more. Without sufficient lightning and overvoltage protection, electrical devices, systems and equipment can sustain significant damage even during minor storms.