Title :
Lightning protection systems for automated cement plants
Author :
Carpenter, Roy B., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Lightning Eliminators & Consultants Inc., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Now that cement plants are automated, they become vulnerable to direct lightning strikes and the related secondary effects. One strike to a plant can shut down the plant for days and cost thousands of dollars to restore operations. Proper application of contemporary lightning protection technology can eliminate that risk. This paper summarizes the requirements
Keywords :
cement industry; industrial power systems; lightning protection; power system protection; application; cement plants; direct lightning strikes; industrial power system; lightning protection systems; requirements; secondary effects; shut down; Automatic control; Conductors; Earth; Life members; Lighting control; Lightning protection; Process control; Surge protection; Telephony; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Cement Industry Technical Conference, 1995. XXXVII Conference Record., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Juan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2456-0
DOI :
10.1109/CITCON.1995.514245
