Grounding and lightning protection news, 19/10/15

Many people paint lightning protection equipment to protect it from the environmental effects. However, doubts and que-stions often arise as to whether it's a right decision. Forget your doubts - read SO 153-34.21.122-2003 instructions.

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Dear friends,
The second webinar in the Expert Club series will start on Wednesday, October 21. During our meeting, we will continue to study the Expert Club, learn "Order services" tool and the ways to get customers with its help.

This August we shared an interview with a lead power supply engineer of a design department, who answered our questions about grounding and lightning protection.
Today we are happy to present the second interview - with a designer of industrial facilities this time!

Another calculation for an interesting project from our technicians!
This time, a client asked them to calculate the necessary lightning protection arrangements for stables in the Smolensk region. Read the article to learn how they did it!

As with any other objects, buildings and structures of the railway infrastructure may be exposed to direct lightning strikes and surges. Given that railway is a place of high concentrations of people, electrical safety at such facilities must be to the highest specifications.

What are the requirements for grounding and lightning protection of railway facilities? Read "Grounding of the railway infrastructure" article on our site.

Toji, the highest wooden pagoda Japan, remains intact for over three hundred years. One reason for this is an external lightning protection system installed there. Read more in this article!