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When you think about your operation, consider which location or equipment gives you the most maintenance headaches. Is this problem electrical? If so, you can reduce the severity of this headache by installing a surge suppression solution from Surge Suppression Incorporated. |
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TVSS/SPD Application Highlights for Water and Waste Water Treatment
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SCADA/4-20mA Data Loops
These critical control systems are highly prone to damage from transient voltage surges. These low voltage circuits, including 4-20mA data loops, are routed all over a plant, connecting sensitive equipment in the field to control panels, etc. They can also act like "antennas", directing lightning and other high-voltage spikes into the connected equipment. Surge Suppression Incorporated has a wide selection of specialized protection products that are specifically designed to prevent surge-related damage on 4-20mA data loops, including DIN RAIL mounting, in stainless steel PIPE for in-line flex or conduit mounting!
Motors/Pumps
Electric motors are often located outdoors, sometimes hundreds of feet away from the MCC or VFD control points. They are used to run aerators, bar screens, mixing devices, etc. They can suffer severe exposure to lightning and other large external transients, including the "reflective wave phenomena" that may damage both the motor and the VFD during normal operations. Consider the difference in electrical potential that may exist between the motor and the electrical source. Surge Suppression Incorporated has extremely strong suppression products created specifically for these applications, including for installation between a VFD and motor!
Automatic/Manual Transfer Switch
This equipment is subject to severe surge events due to the sudden switching from utility power to alternate power sources. Such events can severely impair connected electrical equipment. It is a major source of damaging transient voltage surges. Surge Suppression Incorporated's products will mitigate damaging transients thus preventing damage and downtime to your critical equipment and systems!
Back-up Generator
Generators vary from large permanently mounted units to portable models. Most generators experience some power fluctuations during operation creating high-energy transients that can destroy sensitive electronics and critical equipment. Surge Suppression Incorporated has designed specific methods to protect against the transients that are "generated" by this equipment to ensure that your equipment can be used safely while on a back-up generator. The other benefit of this approach is the protection of the generator itself, since there is usually a difference in electrical potential between the building and the genset, the suppression equipment helps to protect the generator from damaging transient surges even when it is not running! After all, what good is a generator that fails to operate?
Service Entrance Mains
This is where huge electrical surges, such as lightning or utility grid switching related transients, enter your facility. These are the high-energy surges that cause major damage throughout an entire electrical system. Surge Suppression Incorporated has a complete line of protection products up to and including 7200 volts in both AC and DC, from 50 Hz up to 400 Hz and everything in between!
Sub-Mains, Distribution Level, MCC's
Electrical loads at these locations are among the highest found in the facility. Usually these loads are absolutely critical to the operation of any facility, including the security and safety systems. Surge Suppression Incorporated has very compact products with outstanding performance and strength that are ideal for installation in tight spaces, even inside the cabinets if necessary!
Branch Panels
These panels carry a large number of important loads. Often there will be a mixture of equipment; such as welders, motors and other inductive loads; that produce very damaging transient voltage surges. Surge Suppression Incorporated will mitigate these damaging transients and prevent damage to your valuable equipment and the resulting downtime!
Small Branch/Sub-Branch/Dedicated Branch Panels
From a surge protection standpoint, these locations are among the most important in an entire facility. This is where the most critical equipment is connected to the electrical system and is where everything gets to "share" all of the transient voltage surges that are created from whatever the source. Surge Suppression Incorporated has the most advanced "filtering" type of surge protective devices available on the market today. This is exactly what is needed in these situations to offer the very best protection for your critical equipment and prevent downtime!
Security/Access Systems
These critical systems are extremely vulnerable to damage or destruction by surge events. Due to their wide distribution throughout a plant, they can act as a highway, routing damaging transients to all points of your facility. These pathways include the power supply, data entry points to the "motherboard", keypads, card readers and sensors. These systems typically include elevated cameras that can be highly susceptible to lightning. Surge Suppression Incorporated had designed a full line of suppression components for all elements of a security system. No matter what voltage, number of wires, etc., a high-quality surge suppression product can protect it. How secure is your facility in the event of a close lightning strike?
Laboratories
Laboratories use expensive and sensitive electronic equipment to perform its critical functions. Computers and other sensitive microprocessors are greatly susceptible to damaging transients. By the way, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) devices are NOT effective surge suppressors! All too often, this fact is realized only AFTER the equipment they were supposed to protect is in smoking ruins. Surge Suppression Incorporated has the specialized suppression equipment required for such applications so your critical electronics are protected against damaging transient voltage surges. Protect your investment!
Surge Suppression Incorporated has extensive experience in reducing transient and lightning damage to the above listed concerns. We know how to prevent damage to valuable equipment, reduce downtime and improve your bottom line.
For more information or assistance please contact your local Surge Suppression Incorporated representative or contact us at
888-987-8877.
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Testimonial by Ron Hankins,
President American Model Engineering Supply, Inc.,
Valparaiso, Florida
"We are a machine shop that utilizes state of the art computerized equipment to cut and create various items that are used by various customers in the industry and by the U.S. Air Force. The precise work we do requires extremely tight tolerances, if any malfunction occurs during the machining process, there is nothing we can do but to start over and throw the product away - along with the profits! Your surge suppression equipment was purchased following a serious electrical event that fried several key elements in a couple of our machines, which essentially shut us down. Since installing your equipment, we have experienced power company problems, lightning strikes and other big power surges and did not loose any protected equipment. We are very satisfied with Surge Suppression Incorporated and would not hesitate to give our recommendation to any company, like ours, who wants to protect their most critical equipment and profits!"
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| About Us |
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Surge Suppression Incorporated and our affiliated companies are manufacturers and suppliers of multiple lines of quality Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) devices for AC and DC power, data, and telecommunications with voltages from .5V to 7200V. We started business in 1982 as an independent distributor of TVSS devices. Over the years, we have provided both quality TVSS devices and quality service to our customers. Due to the original TVSS manufacturer's sale to a foreign corporation, we decided to found Surge Suppression Incorporated. Starting with a core group of experienced and dedicated TVSS industry professionals, our stated purpose was the manufacture of TVSS devices which would not only exceed the standards of the products we sold before, but set a new standard for quality, performance and design ingenuity. Hard work, dedication and the continuing addition of experienced TVSS professionals and resources have all contributed to our rapid growth and industry leadership position.
Surge Suppression Incorporated has extensive application experience across a full range of industrial, commercial and Department of Defense sectors. We value each customer and are committed to providing only the highest level of service and product quality. This commitment can be seen in the success we have achieved with the most demanding and discriminating of customers. After extensive research and testing, an affiliated company was awarded a 2.8 million dollar contract with the U.S. Navy in 2001 to provide TVSS devices for shipboard applications. We have also provided TVSS devices for a number of U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force installations throughout the United States and overseas. We are very proud to be an active participant in these vital efforts.
Surge Suppression Incorporated has grown and expanded throughout the U.S. and international markets. We currently have sales offices located across the U.S. and in various locations in Europe, Asia, Central America, South America and the Middle East. During this period of rapid growth, we have maintained our commitment to customer service, technical support and responsiveness. |
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Surge Suppression Incorporated will match or beat any price for comparable surge suppression products.
For more information or assistance, please contact your local Surge Suppression Incorporated representative or contact us at 888-987-8877
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