Importance of Overvoltage Protection for Maritime Applications
The past decades have seen an extensive electrification of commercial vessels’ most critical sub – systems. Voltage transients stress and may cause immediate or cumulative effect damage to the vulnerable electrical and electronic equipment onboard modern vessels. This phenomenon is further accentuated because of the compactness of electrical systems on vessels today.
Τhe US Navy has carried research projects which confirm that low voltage installations can indeed exhibit transient overvoltage events with peaks as high as 2.5 kV. Such phenomena can significantly damage the sensitive electronic equipment of a vessel.
Critical electrical system failures may have severe consequences on the operation of a commercial vessel. For instance, 70% of reported faults in the electric power system have caused fires on commercial vessels, while fires with an electrical background represent 27% of the total number of fires (caused by technical faults)
Implementing Reliable Surge Protective Solutions on Vessels
Founded in 1987, Raycap is a leading, award-winning company offering innovative technological solutions and services to industrial clients across telecoms, energy, industrial and defense markets, with:
- Global presence
- Headquarters: Athens, Greece
- Main offices: Post Falls (ID), USA | Munich, Germany | Dallas (TX), USA
- Main Manufacturing site: Drama, Greece,
- Manufacturing sites: (2)USA, Romania, Germany Q2/2013
- Offices: Mexico, France, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania
- World Leader in Surge Protection
Raycap has introduced to the market the Strikesorb Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) based on Metal Oxide Varistor technology for the protection of sensitive electronic equipment from over-voltage and lightning effects.
Strikesorb Technical Benefits
The benefits offered by Strikesorb are briefly the following:
- Maintenance-Free
- Safe, Won’t Burn or Smoke – Strikesorb’s design eliminates the use of any material that could burn or smoke.
- Certified by DNV classification society.
- IEC-Compliant – Strikesorb modules have been certified by VDE as Class I and/or Class II SPD products, according to IEC 61643-11
- UL-Recognized – Strikesorb modules are fully UL-recognized as either Type 2 or Type 4 devices, according to the UL1449 3rd ed. safety standard.
- 10-Year Module Warranty.
