Data and information technology - OBO Bettermann

Planning aid, generalinformationMinor cause, major effect: Damage caused by surge voltagesOur dependency on electrical andelectronic equipment continues toincrease, in both our professionaland private lives. Data networks incompanies, for auxiliary equipmentin hospitals and fire departmentsfor example, are vital for the realtime transfer of information thathas long since been indispensable.Sensitive databases, e.g. inbanks or media publishers, needreliable transmission paths. It isnot only lightning strikes that posea latent threat to these systems.More and more frequently, today'selectronic aids are damaged bysurges caused by remote lightningdischarges or switching operationsin large electrical systems. Duringthunderstorms, too, high volumesof energy are instantaneously released.These voltage peaks canpenetrate a building through all -manner of conductive connectionsand cause enormous damage.02 TBS-Katalog_2010_Neuer_Stand / en / 30/03/2010 (LLExport_00986)6 OBO TBS