- Friday, July 7, 2023
SurgeX’s surge protection technologies repel damage from lightning strikes and associated power surges
The Background
Maintaining normal life in extreme weather
Hurricane season brings complex challenges for Florida’s waterfront communities. Florida experiences more than 1.4 million lightning strikes per year with an average of 24.7 strikes per square mile, so building resilient electrical systems that can handle electrical surges is critical. Both residents and businesses need reliable power protection and power management solutions to ensure they live their lives as uninterrupted as possible.
A resilient solution for power surge challenges
AMETEK Power Quality Solutions’ SurgeX technology offers complete power management, surge protection and power conditioner solutions that help diagnose, monitor, and protect power systems. In Florida, it partners with Millennium Systems Design, which has designed a system that safeguards customer systems and equipment from the damaging effects of a lightning strike.
The Challenge
Protection against the forces of nature
Although storms frequently occur, residents are often unsure of what types of products can protect against the strikes or high levels of surge activity they generate. Commercial surge protectors lack resilience and give a false sense of security that systems are securely protected: what is needed is an effective, long-lasting solution that protects electronics against gradual degradation as well as obvious instant damage.
The Solution
Delivering ongoing peace of mind
SurgeX partner Millennium Systems Design built a ‘whole-of-house’ surge protection solution based around SurgeX equipment. The program consists of multiple parts from high-voltage surge protection, outside protection for wires, and the expert bundling of all electronics within a home under SurgeX protection.
These systems provide resilient protection to residents without them needing to think about it, delivering them security and peace of mind during challenging weather conditions.
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