Surge and Lightning Protection

A surge is a transient electrical fluctuation that happens in a fraction of a second and can cause serious damage to electronic and electro mechanical equipment.

They can be caused by lightning strikes and local power utility company "spikes" which can enter your business or home through the electrical system ie. cable television, telephone wiring etc and attack any electrical equipment attached to them.

Topologies

Many people believe the most important issue is power loss or blackouts, yet the truth is that the majority of power faults are caused by power surges or noise transients.

Power surges and noise transients are caused by:

Lightning strikes
Substation switching
Variable speed drives
Electric motors

Softwired Surge Filters NPS provide a range of surge filters and power boards for all applications with load ratings of 18,000 amp (typically used to protect a home computers or work stations) all the way up to 66,000 amp (typically used to protect a series of ups or high end electrical equipment.
Softwired Data Protection NPS provide a range of LPI Surge protection and filtering for data lines, coaxial and telecomunication applications from potentially dangerous voltages, surges or spikes regardless of their source.
Hardwired Surge Filters Since surge filters are connected in series, they must be suitably rated to carry the amount of electrical current that your equipment is using. NPS provide a range of surge filters with load ratings from as low as 3 amp (typically used to protect a computer or a PLC) all the way up to 2000 amp (typically used to protect an entire installation. The cost and size of surge filters changes depending upon the load current rating.
Hardwired Surge Diverters Surge diverters are single-stage, shunt connected devices, which are generally used for point-of-entry (main switchboard) protection. They provide coarse protection that is suitable for the protection of nonsensitive equipment.