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DDCE

LIGHTNING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE DEIONIZER

WHAT IS DDCE?

The Lightning rod DDCE is a collector system of the electrostatic charge not polarized, designed to provide protection from lightning, and direct and indirect electromagnetic effects, based on the principle of the charge transfer system.

APPLICATIONS

All types of construction or structures on land or sea, including environments with risk of fire or explosion, except wind generators. Collective protection system against lightning to people, animals and facilities.

OPERATION

The operating principle of the DDCE technology is based on deionization of electrostatic charges present in the environment, to control the electric field below the thresholds of the dielectric breakage (lightning).

Its obtained by enabling the charges present in the environment to find the point of equilibrium without saturation or potential difference between them.

The DDCE transforms the charges present in the structure into weak leakage currents (50-350 mA good weather, 700-1800 mA storm) to the ground, thanks to its mechanical and electric design that allows it to control the electric potential at all times, by reversing the polarity of the field that appears between its two electrodes.

This process of leakage currents is called "Charging DEIONIZATION", and is essential to cancel all the processes involved in the emergence of the electric field of high voltage in the structures by avoiding the saturation of the electric field in the environment that causes the lightning.

(maximum coverage – 100m radius)

The DDCE radius of protection has been determined by applying the ROLLING SPHERE THEORETICAL MODEL (page 40, point A4 of the UNE-EN-IEC 62305 standard PART I) and taking into account the tests of short current pulses 10/350 of 100 KA (according to the requirements of the UNE-EN IEC 62305-1 standard, LCOE Test No. 2010043F0205)

The head of the lightning rod must exceed by 2m (6.56ft) over any element of the structure.

The maximum radius of coverage (100m-328 ft) is obtained when the DDCE is installed at a minimum height of 26.79m (87.90 ft), and there are not structures equal or higher

All structures (metallic and conductive) must be at the same electric potential. They must form a potential equalization system.

If there are structures with similar or bigger height, the coverage area will go up to the limit of the existing structure.

"CHARGING DEIONIZATION"

Is essential to cancel all the processes involved in the emergence of the electric field of high voltage in the structures by avoiding the saturation of the electric field in the environment that causes the lightning.

PRODUCT WARRANTY POLICY

Multisegur Assegurances by DINNTECO INTERNATIONAL S.L, Product warranty civil responsibility No. 70001598.

CONDITIONS

Will be applied every time the product has been designed, installed and maintained as per the requisites and conditions delineated in the Instructions Manual.

DAMAGES COVERED

All damages caused in the protected area due to the direct impact of a lightning over the DDCE, derived from a manufacture defect of the product to a maximum value of 600,000.oo Euros or its equivalent in US Dollars. Elements excluded from this coverage: all items that where located over the protected zone, derived from indirect effects created by externally induced over electrical tension.

APPLICATION AND WARRANTY PERIOD

Starts with the reception in the manufacturing facility of the official register of installation and in service start-up of product and finishes 5 years later of this date, only if all requisites and conditions of installation and maintenance of the Instructions Manual has been met. The annual maintenance certificate of the product needs to be submitted to DINNTECO INTERNATIONAL S.L. to maintain the validity of the warranty. In the case this certificate is not received 30 days after the date of certification every year, the warranty will be void automatically immediately.

U.S. PATENT # US9685775B2

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