ABB Lightning & Overvoltage Protection For Water Treatment Plants

By Chris Dodds on 6th June, 2014

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ABB. How To Protect Water Treatment Plants?

The ABB document looks at overvoltage protection for water treatment plant applications and where lightning strike can have severe repercussions for all equipment, including control and instrumentation. This fully-illustrated document looks at the effects of both direct and indirect lightning strike and how its effects can be mitigated.

Water is a fundamental utility. Its increased consumption is the reflection of population growth and an improved standard of living. Water and wastewater treatment plants are particularly exposed to lightning risks, due to vast surface areas and exposure of frequently isolated sites.

Lightning strikes are a major component in the risk to be assumed, both because of the direct effect of lightning on the structure (External Lightning Protection Installation), and the overvoltages on the facility (Internal Lightning Protection Installation). The consequences of lightning on treatment plants have repercussions on all equipment and overvoltage will directly affect instrumentation and remote management devices as well as PLCs. The protection of water cycle facilities against overvoltage involves all types of structures, i.e. pumping stations, treatment plants, storage, transport and distribution.

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ABB Lightning & Overvoltage Protection For Water Treatment Plants

Category:  Earthing & Lightning Protection

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