Self-supporting Air-Termination Rods
2.5 to 3.5 m
- Tubular air-termination rod, tapered Ø22 / 16 / 10 mm
- Connection clamp (rod clamp) for Rd 8-10 mm
- Tripod for concrete base with fixing wedge
Self-supporting Air-Termination Rods
4 to 9 m
- Tube Ø40 x 5 mm
- Tubular air-termination rod tapered Ø16 / 10 mm; optionally Ø22 / 16 / 10 mm
- Double clamp for 2x Rd 8-10 mm
- Tripod for concrete bases with fixing wedge
Telescopic, self-supporting air-termination rods
up to 8 m
- Self-supporting air-termination rod
- four-legged stand for protecting larger roof-mounted structures
- adjustable to the roof slope up to max. 10°.
Air-Termination Rods
D40
- Air-termination rod 2,000 mm or tubular air-termination rod 2,500 mm
- Tube Ø40 x 5 mm with support for Ø22 / 16 mm
- Earth connection St/St with KS connector StSt for Rd 6-10 mm
Product Introduction
Protect photovoltaic systems from direct lightning strikes and transient overvoltages
Secure the availability of the PV system
Surge damage due to a thunderstorm is one of the most frequent causes of damage in PV systems
Surges often lead to the destruction of system parts such as modules, inverters and monitoring systems. The financial consequences are dire. Replacement of a faulty inverter, new installation of the PV system, loss of revenue resulting from downtime… all mean that the break-even point and thus the profit zone is reached much later.
Decide in favour of a professional and comprehensive lightning protection system
consisting of :
- External lightning protection with an air-termination and down conductor system
- Internal lightning protection with surge protection for lightning equipotential bonding,
In doing so, you increase system availability and secure your revenue in the long term.
Rooftop PV systems
Professional planning with a concept
One of the most common forms of PV systems is the rooftop system. Due to its exposed position, it is particularly prone to damage caused by direct and indirect lightning effects.
Comprehensive protection is therefore required.
Take a look at some practical solutions for three different application scenarios:
- Buildings WITHOUT external lightning protection
- Buildings WITH external lightning protection AND sufficient separation distance
- Buildings WITH external lightning protection but WITHOUT sufficient separation distance
PV free-field systems and solar parks
Protection against direct lightning strikes and transient overvoltage
A lightning protection system for free field systems and solar parks has two main goals:
- Protecting the power plant area from lightning-related damage
- Protecting the modules, inverters and monitoring systems from the effects of electromagnetic impulses.
Have a look at some possible configurations here for a "centralised configuration with central inverter" or the "distributed configuration with string inverter".
