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Transient Voltage Surge Suppression Devices

Most “industrial style” businesses will need to involve the use of methods to suppress power surges in some way.  Any setup of equipment in the field is going to expose it to a potential for damage, and in order to remain profitable, businesses must take steps toward minimizing this damage.  This involves precautionary installations of devices which can prevent the most common types of damage, because it is not but a matter of time until they will happen.  Lightning strikes and power surges from internal equipment switching are some of the most costly occurrences that produce damage that is able to be minimized through technology, but in order to be effective most surge protective devices must be either replugged or replaced after they protect from an incident.  If they are not, they leave the system open to future surge damage.

The integration of transient voltage surge suppression devices is critical to minimizing equipment repair costs, but is also one of the most frustrating aspects of equipment setup.  This is due to the fact that surge suppression devices have a single function which is to prevent a power surge, caused by any reason, from coming into contact with equipment outfitted with electronic circuitry that cannot handle that level of power flow.  “Electrical transients” are disturbances in the constant flow levels of electricity, the levels that equipment that is powered by this flow are designed to be able to operate within.  The tolerances of the equipment are less than the tolerances of the power lines themselves, which can manage a far larger flow.  The job of cutting the flow when it exceeds a certain level so as to protect the circuitry of the equipment attached is bestowed upon surge protection devices.  The voltages that equipment can operate under are generally defined through the plugging mechanisms that attach the equipment to the power lines, however even though the flow of electricity is nearly always regulated within the safe zone, lightning strikes around these lines will easily allow the surplus power to enter lines and flow freely.  Without the precautionary devices installed onto the lines that will cut the flow by diverting it to ground, this excess will easily reach any equipment attached, thus damaging or destroying it in an instant.  The surge protection devices simply sit in a dormant state for nearly their entire existence, waiting for that single moment when power surges beyond the tolerances that are specified in order to cut off the flow beyond them.

Surge protection devices have grown increasingly technological, moving far beyond the simple circuit breakers or cutoff switches of the past.  While these devices are still used globally, expensive equipment is generally protected by technologically advanced devices that can ultimately remain functional through the surge, and beyond it.  While traditional surge protection technology allows for only a single use before the tripped circuit needs to be reset or replaced, new technology can provide protection even after the surge instance.  While lightning rarely strikes twice, simple switching errors cause surges that can happen every time systems are powered up or powered down.  Modern surge suppression devices are capable of reducing these transients to managed levels, and then continuing operations afterward.  If surge protection devices remain un-noticed in the modern world, then they are performing their job.

Protect Your Street Level Equipment With Raycap Street Cabinets

The protection of your critical equipment is a necessity if you are to maintain a profitable status in today’s business climate.  The level of competition that is seen within most tech heavy businesses squeezes margins to the point of being almost non-existent, and without the effective streamlining of operations in order to reduce costs a business can easily find themselves bankrupt.  For this reason, most savvy business owners and managers are investing in systems and components that will provide extra protection for the expensive equipment that they rely upon in order to function.  This equipment may be potentially damaged in the field due to natural events like lightning strikes and the associated surges, or it could also be damaged by less dramatic events.  The one aspect that remains consistent is that damage to the equipment in the field has a negative effect on the bottom line, and extending the life span of that equipment is worth the added costs of protection systems over time. (more…)

Effective Surge Protection For Modern Businesses

Today’s world is an interconnected one, and highly technologically advanced systems interact with our daily lives almost constantly. Each year, statistics show that people are more reliant upon their phones and wireless devices to conduct their business, even if that business is as simple as using a search engine to answer simple questions about home improvements. We are continually exposed to information that is housed on computers and data centers elsewhere, and our access to this information is one of the main reasons that modern life is considered easier than the past. Access to knowledge is the greatest accomplishment of modern man. (more…)

Data Surge Protection In A Technological World

The world has dramatically changed in the past 25 years, and while the period at the early part of the century may have seen dramatic changes in the visual aspects of our cities and structures, the modern world is being improved in ways that are not so easily noticed.  Skyscrapers and dams dazzled people in past eras, but today they seem commonplace even if the achievement is no less wonderous.  In today’s world, technology rules the landscape and the improvements to people’s lives are generally found within these invisible systems.  The majority of technological advancement over the course of the last decade has involved connectivity and the ability for information to be shared through connected computers.  While the storage itself of information has grown by leaps and bounds, it is the ability for this information stored on one computer to be accessed by others that has truly changed things.  With each new system that is developed in order to share a specific kind of data, the world changes more. (more…)

Surge protection is one of the most important and yet underappreciated aspects of the green energy movement.  This is primarily due to a simple lack of understanding about the green energy systems themselves, and where the costs associated with production of electricity come from.  In order to understand the need for highly technologically advanced surge protection devices and systems with regard to green energy, we must provide a brief background into the production methods in order to clear up misconceptions.  First and foremost, electricity produced using “green” methods is not without cost.  The comparisons to other production methods like fossil fuel burning only go as far as the point beyond the actual manufacture of the electricity product.  The two methods are the same past that point, with the electricity having fixed costs associated with transportation and storage.  The costs that are associated with the actual fuel source that turns the turbines is misunderstood when making comparisons.  The wind and sun have no costs associated with them, and are harnessed in a way that turns the turbines and manufactures electricity in the same way.  So if there is no cost associated with the fuel source in green technology, then why has it historically cost the consumer more in the end? (more…)

If green energy does not need to pay for things like coal, wood or oil to burn in order to make electricity, then why does it cost us more at the end of the day? This is a question that is not understood by many people who are voting in order to fund research that would benefit green energy producers, and ultimately is one of the reasons that many places still rely upon dirty production techniques.  The support of research that can advance green technology is critical to the ongoing advancement of it as a viable alternative if it is to be called upon to produce energy for larger communities.  The truth of the matter is that with more public support, advancements could be made that would ultimately bring production costs down below that of fossil fuels, which would ultimately create a product that does less damage to the environment while also costing consumers less.  Once that state is achieved, there is no reason to continue to utilize outdated methods of producing power, and the world will absorb less damage as a result of those methods. (more…)

The telecommunications industry is highly specialized, and as a result needs both specialized equipment and connectivity structures in order to provide the services that are required.  While the specialized equipment is susceptible to damage simply due to its electronic nature, this issue is amplified within the telecommunications industry due to the equipment being positioned in the field.  For a simplified understanding of the dangers that are faced, we must consider the necessary components and setups that bring cell service to users.  A coverage area is the amount of ground that is able to be serviced by a cell tower by having a signal be within range.  A person holding a cell phone within this area of coverage will receive and transmit signals between their device and the tower.  For a coverage area to be without dead areas, the amount of space that each tower can effectively cover must overlap between towers, creating a larger space that is without gaps.  The signals to the tower that is within range must be able to be unobstructed in order to be clear and strong, essentially guaranteeing that the cell towers that are providing the service to the customers in that area are the tallest structures within that area, and are sometimes located in relatively remote areas as well.  This makes the towers themselves a natural target for lightning strikes, which have the characteristic of taking the path of least resistance to earth.  This means that lightning is mostly going to strike the tower if it is within the vicinity of it.  While there are techniques and devices that attempt to draw the strike away from the tower itself so as to prevent direct strikes, it is nearly impossible to completely prevent a lightning strike to such a perfect target.  For this reason, lightning rods and overhead shields will only prevent a portion of strikes to cellular towers. (more…)

The solar power production industry represents not only billions of dollars in technological investment, but also a future world of cleaner environments and cheaper power.  The debate surrounding the solar industry in its goal to be recognized by global governments as a viable alternative to fossil fuel energy production is connected completely to money, and the protection of an antiquated fossil fuel industry and methodology that not only employs people but also generates profits in the billions of dollars every year.  The fossil fuel industry is well established, and as such has large amounts of money to spend on lobbying and misinformation campaigns designed to sway public opinion.  The alternative forms of power production represent a significant threat to their bottom line, and therefore alternative energies are being fought at every step.  If alternative forms of energy production such as  wind and solar were more readily recognized as superior to fossil fuels, there is a possibility that larger amounts of government research and funding would be granted to them, potentially solving two key issues that keep green energy production smaller than fossil fuels.  These two issues are cost of manufacturing and the ability to manufacture enough to support communities single handed, without the need for backup forms of production to satisfy demand.  What this means is that all arguments against the full embrace of wind and solar by governments globally boils down to community support, and people are lead to believe that these methods of production are more expensive and cannot produce enough to keep the lights on 24 hours a day.  Embracing these alternative forms of production could create funding streams that solve these issues, for instance finding vialble electrical storage systems for alternative energy sources, and creating an effective end to the strangle hold that fossil fuel power production has on the world.  These are the reasons that there is such an effort to stifle progress and technological development that could advance the industry, expanding production capacities and lowering costs. But eventually the tide will turn, it has to. (more…)