Protection against electrical fire risks

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Do you know that...

• For more than 22% of fire incidents in facilities, the origin is in the electrical equipment
• ~ 56% Industrial disasters in India are due to electrical faults
• ~ 25% of electrical fires are due to loose or faulty connections in electrical equipment

Every year electrical fires generate huge losses in commercial and industrial buildings from the loss of business continuity, business opportunity costs, assets, and production loss.

The equipment inside LV system is  susceptible to a range of fire risks, as defined by the IEC 63054 standard.

Electrical fires in low voltage installation may be caused by

• Overcurrent (overloads and short circuits):  Sizing and protection of conductors
• Earth faults: Protection against fire due to earth faults ,
• electric arcs in cables and connections: Protection against arc faults in cables and connections (AFDD).
• or overvoltage (lightning … )  Overvoltage protection,

A reactive response to a fire, may limit the damage in a facility, but is it indeed enough to be on the reactive side?

What if, we could monitor 24/7 the cables in electrical distribution switchboards and be alerted early enough, having the enough time to act, before smoke appears or an electrical fire starts?

Thanks,

Nitin Khare

Offer Marketing

LV products and systems

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