LEC holds the patent for the Dissipation Array System (DAS), the Retractable Grounding Assembly (RGA) as well as the Chem-Rod and many other Lightning Protection Products.
Our Lightning protection products support two primary lightning protection standards:
NFPA 780 – The Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems (NFPA = National Fire Protection Association)
UL 96A – The Standard for Installation Requirements for Lightning Protection Systems (UL = Underwriters Laboratory)
Let’s take a look at the advantages of 5 lightning protection products by LEC:
- The SBI(Spline Ball Ioniser) Advantage
- Prevents most lightning strikes
- Minimizes damage potential
- Stainless steel construction
- Easy installation
- UL listed
- The SBT (Spline Ball Terminal) Advantage
- Hybrid protection
- Easy installation
- Stainless steel construction
- Light weight, low wind profile
- Minimizes risk to property and personnel
- UL listed replacement for standard air terminals
- The LEC SDAT Advantage
- Hybrid protection
- Easy installation
- Stainless steel points
- Aluminum & copper shaft option
- Multiple length options
- Lightweight, low wind profile
- Minimizes risk to property and personnel
- The IPE advantage
- Maximizes surface exposure minimizing weight
- All 316 stainless steel construction making them corrosion resistant
- Costs a fraction of competitive products
- Smooth surface minimizes risk of corona and arc discharge from points.
- The RGA Advantage
- The RGA 750 is pretensioned at the factory, so no on-site tensioning is required.
- New aluminum cable* originally developed for marine use greatly improves corrosion resistance and is highly resistant to hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
- Installation takes only two hours on both new and existing tanks.
- Permanent, reliable, low-impedance bond prevents fires triggered by lightning currents.
- Engineered for years of durability and reliable performance in corrosive environments and requires virtually no upkeep as compared to shunts.
- The RGA conforms to both API 545 and NFPA 780 recommendations and meets the API 545 requirements for a bypass conductor.
The LEC Advantage
- Full Integration of both Structural and System Protection is the solution to nearly $10 billion of damage and disruption to US facilities each year. Increasing the application of these systems reduces damage to facilities and assets.
- Today’s facilities demand continuing operations, downtime is not acceptable. Lightning related disruptions and damage can be prevented with lightning protection products by LEC.
- Using the multiple tools and systems available today, any operation or facility can be protected from the harmful effects of lightning strikes.