Nowadays, lightning protection systems are especially in demand since they allow to significantly protect houses and administrative buildings from fire caused by lightning. In general, the instalment of such a system is a set of preventive measures to prevent the lighting discharge into a stand-alone building or structure.
As a rule, lightning can affect objects in 3 ways. Namely:
In the first case, a direct hit can cause serious damage – it leads to an extreme increase in temperature, melting the roofing material and possibly burning any wood elements.
Different systems
Lightning protection systems for buildings can be:
Each type of lightning protection system has specific:
Experts recommend using a set of measures at once to achieve maximum efficiency. External lightning protection systems must be mounted directly on the roof surface of the building and on the buildings located nearby. The design consists of such elements as:
The main function of the lightning protection systems for buildings is to collect and direct the discharge of current into the ground, preventing its discharge over the roof surface. The discharge through the current collector penetrates into the earth electrode and then spreads over the layers of the earth.
Our company SIA "AURE-1" is located on Ilgas iela 6, Jūrmala, LV-2008, Latvia. You can contact us by phone +371 2640 9640 and e-mail info@zibens.lv. We offer sale, installation and maintenance services of lightning protection systems.
In addition to external protection systems, we also offer internal systems that are installed under the roof of the building to protect it from impulse voltage. Such equipment is a bundle in which all elements must be of excellent quality. Namely, it contains a relay equipped with a voltage controller, and it is also possible to perform manual control of the minimum and maximum voltage level.
If the critical point is reached, the device will automatically block the voltage. The device can be installed in a specific place of the house or for each device separately. A cheaper option would voltage stabilizers. Don’t let the affordable price make you doubt them - they will last for many years.
Our company is what you need if you want to make your home or any other building as safe as possible, and also to protect your life and health by preventing lightning-caused fires.