Control Power Protection: Safeguarding Your Automation Systems

The Power Grid

Is your control power protected from damaging surges? In this episode, Brian explores the critical need for surge protection in industrial automation and process control systems. Learn how power surges can disrupt operations, damage sensitive equipment, and lead to costly downtime.

Discover the various types of control power surge protection devices and how they can safeguard your programmable logic controllers, instrumentation, and other vital components.

Takeaways:

• Control power failures can severely disrupt production processes.

• Surge protection is a vital investment for industrial automation.

• The manufacturing sector loses over $39 billion annually due to power issues.

• Facility-wide surge protection is essential for all electrical stages.

• Control power voltages can vary, necessitating specific surge suppressors.

• Surge protection devices must be tailored to the application.

• The National Electric Code increasingly references control power protection.

• Safety interlock circuits require surge protection to ensure operator safety.

• Real-world incidents highlight the risks of inadequate surge protection.

• Customized solutions for control power protection are available.

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This podcast is produced by Two Brothers Creative 2024.