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Contents Good reasons for protection measures

Good reasons for protection measures Page 3 An effective lightning protection concept eliminates risks for intelligent building

Risk assessment Page 4 systems and closes security gaps in the power and data supply. This is a must,

Lightning protection zone concept Page 5 especially in case of sensitive, networked technology.

External lightning protection / Page 6-7
earthing Lightning and surge protection measures ensure that the all fall under the heading of technical building equipment
basic supply structures of buildings are stable and reliable in - The lifelines of the building. If central devices fail, the
case of atmospheric lightning effects. Heating, sanitary entire „organism of the building“ may be at risk.
engineering, air-conditioning or electrical engineering,

Lightning equipotential bonding / Page 8-9
surge protection Avoiding danger
Failure to take proper lightning and surge protection consequences – especially for intelligent building systems.
precautions can, in the worst case, result in serious injury or The malfunction of individual networked components, e.g.
even loss of life. Fires, malfunctions or loss of availability of due to surge damage, may lead to total system failure and
important technical building equipment also have serious paralyse entire buildings.
Surges / shielding: Page 10-11
Technical equipment and server rooms
Closing safety gaps

All technical building equipment falls back on the central Take precautions in the form of an effective protection
power and data system. This also means that operators concept!
Measuring and control systems / building Page 14-15 often rely on the upstream protection measures for the This consists of:
automation – Heating / air-conditioning / electric devices in these systems. But what happens if there
ventilation are gaps in the lightning protection concept? Central ƒ Earthing
components of the technical building equipment then face ƒ Equipotential bonding /
surges without any protection whatsoever. As a result, surge protection
nothing works anymore after a thunderstorm. An unneces-
sary risk! ƒ External lightning protection
Fire alarm systems, voice alarm systems, smoke / Page 16-17
heat extraction systems

Protection of vital technology
Safety systems: Access control, burglary protection, Page 18-19
video surveillance, emergency / safety lighting, In hospitals, maximum availability of building technology and medical equipment is an absolute must
perimeter protection since human lives directly depend on reliably functioning technology. This means that preventive
lightning and surge protection measures are vital. These protection measures are based on legal and
normative regulations.
Another important aspect is that the requirements for hospitals are becoming more and more
Personal and system protection – Page 20-21 complex. This also applies to technical equipment and the necessary interaction of the individual
Arc fault protection system DEHNshort components. An effective and complete lightning protection concept is therefore particularly
important for hospitals.

Photovoltaics and e-mobility Page 22

Services and information Page 23

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