Active & Intelligent Lightning Protection

Patented lightning protection designed specifically for the protection of the sensitive electronic equipment used today.

The Problem with conventional lightning protection:

Lightning rods can prevent fires and other dangers of a direct strike.

BUT what about near strikes and their destructive effects, which are 2,000 times more likely???

Surge Suppressors protect against unexpected electrical surges. A quality surge suppressor can withstand 30,000 amps of electrical current.

BUT lightning strikes produce up to 300,000 amps, how is a surge suppressor supposed to provide protection???

Lightning rods and surge suppressors can work together to divert a charge out of a building to ground. In other words, they attempt to send the charge to a neutral point.

BUT the ground is NOT neutral during a lightning strike.

Both lightning rods and surge suppressors have important and effective uses. BUT how are they supposed to protect electronic equipment from a lightning strike? Often they work against protection by providing a pathway from ground to electronic equipment.

It doesn’t add up.

The Solution we offer:

Our system cannot prevent lightning strikes.

Our system cannot prevent lightning from striking your building.

Our system cannot do anything to change or control the way lightning occurs and behaves.

We have the technology to detect a lightning strike before it happens, disconnect pathways and isolate your electronic equipment during a lightning strike, and reconnect when the threat has passed.

This complicated procedure takes all of 400 milliseconds and
it happens automatically.

Your system will never cease operation and you can go on with your life.

Our system gives you peace of mind.

Ben Franklin developed the lightning rod in 1749 and it’s still the most used and effective protection from lightning induced fire in a structure. BUT a lightning rod can increase your chances of damage to sensitive electronic equipment. Lightning rods and conventional surge suppression systems are helpless against the secondary effects of a lighting strike and secondary effects are 2,000 times more likely to damage your equipment than a direct lightning strike. Mr. Franklin did not have electronic equipment to protect. His method of simply diverting the enormous electrical charge in a lighting strike to ground is no longer enough. Victims of a lighting strike who relied only on lightning rods or common surge suppressors know the results – irreversible damage.

ILD Technologies manufactures, installs, and supports our systems, the premier line of active and intelligent lightning protection equipment.

Our products detect nearby lightning strikes, isolate sensitive electronic equipment, and reconnect automatically. Destructive surges that can develop on incoming lines and through ground paths never reach electronic equipment and the building’s systems can continue normal operation.

Thousands of units employing our patented technology provide the highest level of facility protection for industrial, commercial and utility customers worldwide.

Based in San Antonio, Texas, we’re here to help protect your electronic equipment and keep your business operating safely.

Learn more about our variety of products and their many applications.

 
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