Lightning Strike on a Wind Power Plant Captured on Camera

A lightning strike hitting a wind power plant in the İzmir region was caught on camera recently. Of course, as soon as the lightning struck, serious damage occurred because all cameras and switches were damaged due to lack of protection, and the footage cuts off after that point.

The lightning impulse occurs between 25ns and 100ns and causes damage in a 2km area from the point of impact. Especially in wind power plants, where we frequently experience lightning events, while serious damage is left on cameras and switches, relay cards and rectifier cards that ensure the operation of the main power plant also burn out. You can see the burnt relay and rectifier card damages in the photos.

Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has struck and will strike 7 million times across the country in the last 2 years. So, do we have to turn a blind eye to the damage of our million-dollar investments in the face of this natural phenomenon? Of course, our answer is no; if we take the facilities under protection with the right surge arrester selections, we will not encounter these negative pictures.

Type 1+2+3 energy protection surge arresters with Safetec technology, data and signal line protections, and sensitive energy line protections are designed to protect you. As a result of correct design, engineering, and application studies, we must not allow lightning impulses with low voltage surge arrester systems. However, expertise and correct product selection are extremely important in this regard; most facilities that we think are protected are actually unprotected. It is not difficult to reach this conclusion in our field surveys.

As the Lightning Protection Center, we select the right surge arrester products for your facility with our free survey studies and engineering services and take your facility under protection practically. However, our goal is to provide protection before your facility is damaged. You can contact us to take your facility under protection with Raycap Iskra Zascite Low Voltage Surge Arrester systems’ SAFETEC, that is, long-lasting surge arrester technology.

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