Lightning protection for a pagoda in Japan

Lightning protection for a pagoda in Japan

The famous five-storied pagoda To-ji in Japan is not only the symbol of the city of Kyoto, but also a reference point for citizens and tourists.

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What railway objects need to be grounded?

What railway objects need to be grounded?

As any other objects, buildings and railway infrastructure facilities may be exposed to direct lightning strikes and pulse pick ups.

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Is it possible to paint lightning rods?

Is it possible to paint lightning rods?

To protect the equipment against lightning effects of the environment, many people paint separate elements.

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An interview with the designer of industrial objects

An interview with the designer of industrial objects

This August, we have shared an interview in which the leading engineer for power supply design team of the company answered our questions about the design of grounding and lightning protection.

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Welcome to the first webinar about the Club of Experts ZANDZ.com!

Welcome to the first webinar about the Club of Experts ZANDZ.com!

Dear friends! We are glad to share good news with you. In October we are opening a new series of webinars for ZANDZ partners. We invite everyone!

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Copper or steel? Comparison of ground electrode systems' materials

Copper or steel? Comparison of ground electrode systems' materials

Important criteria of the ground electrode is its conductivity and durability. When installing a ground electrode into the ground, there is a risk that the ground may be too thick or have stones, breaking coating integrity.

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Especially for those who love precision in everything!

Especially for those who love precision in everything!

Recently, new sketches and outline drawings of products for grounding and lightning protection appeaered on the pages of www.ZANDZ.com!

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New details about lightning protection of the cosmodrome Vostochny

New details about lightning protection of the cosmodrome Vostochny

As we have already mentioned before, there are special 150-meter towers-diverters to protect the rocket site from lightning on the cosmodrome Vostochny. I am pleased to share with you the new details.

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What can be used as a natural ground electrode?

What can be used as a natural ground electrode?

The installers and the customers often have a question at the organization of grounding at the site -  is it possible to use elements of buildings and adjacent structures as ground electrode systems:  pipes, foundations, fence supports and so on?

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Lightning protection for a church

Lightning protection for a church

Church buildings, as well as any others may be at risk of lightning strike. Therefore, they require a reliable system of external lightning protection. However, the church roof structure not always allows to apply standard solutions to protect against lightning, based on the installation of lightning protection mesh or masts. So what to do? Designers and electricians often think about this question

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High lightning rods for ultimate protection

High lightning rods for ultimate protection

Lightning rods are intended to take lightning strike upon themselves and "transfer" its current to the ground electrode through the down conductors.

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Lightning protection for a single-family house with a bath house

Lightning protection for a single-family house with a bath house

Complete protection against lightning for a single-family house involves the use of complex systems consisting of the elements of external lightning protection and surge protection devices. All this equipment must be properly designed and installed, then it will cope with the task. We present you an example of the calculation of lightning protection and surge protection for a single-family house.

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Grounding and lightning protection of a TV antenna

Grounding and lightning protection of a TV antenna

Every day our technicians receive many questions about how to do grounding and lightning protection. The questions can be broad, such as "How to protect buildings from lightning," and specific, relating to some particular object, structure or equipment.

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The long-awaited new product from ZANDZ!

The long-awaited new product from ZANDZ!

Dear friends! We are pleased to share great news with you! There appeared a new product in the ZANDZ.ru catalogue - stainless steel grounding!

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The device from DEHN for protection from parasite surges

The device from DEHN for protection from parasite surges

Company DEHN announced on its Russian website  a new smart device VCSD 40 IP65 to protect equipment from independent surges.

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150-meter lightning rods for a cosmodrome

150-meter lightning rods for a cosmodrome

Special 150-meter towers-diverters equipped with external lightning protection components will be installed for the cosmodrome Vostochny in the Amur region.

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How to choose the right SPD?

How to choose the right SPD?

It became even easier to select the appropriate surge protection device! On our webcsite there is a convenient guide for the selection of SPD for protection of the following systems and networks.

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Lightning protection data centers: Google case

Lightning protection data centers: Google case

The incident took place on August 13 in Belgium, where the data center of the Internet giant is located.

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What does the term

What does the term "neutralizing" mean?

Collection of articles of a medium-professional evel on the site ZANDZ.com site had been supplemented by a new article - "What neautralizing is?"

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New product from OBO Bettermann!

New product from OBO Bettermann!

The company OBO Bettermann announced a new product on its Russian-language website - potential equalization buses EX PAS potential for hazardous areas.

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GROUNDING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF A TWO-STOREY BUILDING

GROUNDING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF A TWO-STOREY BUILDING

Sometimes for reliable grounding it is not necessary to use vertical grounding electrodes in the form of ground pins / rods. Ground strip is enough. Let's take a closer look at a real example!

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What lightning rod to choose: mast, catenary wire or mesh?

What lightning rod to choose: mast, catenary wire or mesh?

Starting the calculation and design of external lightning protection, the choice of air terminal type can be a real problem.

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Have a question? Let's discuss!

Have a question? Let's discuss!

We recently redesigned the commenting system on our website and are pleased to offer you to use it!

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Interview with the designer № 1

Interview with the designer № 1

Dear designers, we are pleased to share an interesting material with you! Recently we were lucky to take part in a dialogue with the designer, during which we received answers to questions about design of lightning protection and grounding.

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Video recording of the webinar

Video recording of the webinar "Modern lightning protection. International experience"

July 29, 2015, the third webinar, held by the project ZANDZ.ru together with Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc, USA. This time, the speaker representative of the LEC, Peter Carpenter paid less attention to explaining the principles of the Dissipation Array System system. Learn more from the video of the webinar!

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