The WAREMA plug receiver protect reliably makes an important contribution to the protective measures required in buildings. It has been developed by WAREMA and Dehn, the experts in sunlight management and lightning protection, specifically to prevent lightning and overvoltage damage to electrical sun shading systems.
When advising on electrical sun shading systems, reference should always be made to the overvoltage protection measures required by DIN VDE 0100-443. According to this standard, these measures must be implemented in all newly planned buildings used for residential purposes. The following applies: anything mandatory for new buildings is of course also recommended for existing buildings. Because even one lightning strike in the neighbourhood can lead to equipment failures and costly damage. In the commercial and public sector, the use of overvoltage arresters has been standard for many years.
In the event of a lightning strike, an overvoltage can be conducted into the interior of the building through sun shading systems with electric drives. This brings a high risk of damage not only to the sun shading system itself, but also to other power consumers and even IT systems. Overall, the amount of overvoltage damage to electronic systems is steadily increasing. On the one hand, this is because the number of lightning events in Germany is constantly on the rise. On the other hand, switching operations, fault conditions, fluctuations or fuse failures can also trigger overvoltages that spread via the power supply network. They are assisted by the many decentralised wind energy, photovoltaic and biogas feeds.
If an overvoltage protection measure is required for a sun shading system, the WAREMA plug receiver protect provides an efficient solution. Installation is straightforward thanks to plug & play. Commissioning is not required. The plug connector can be used both in new and existing buildings, as no changes need to be made to wiring or the building structure. In the event of a lightning strike, the plug receiver prevents the dangerous lightning energy entering the building from the outside. If the plug receiver disconnects after repeated overvoltages or an intense power surge, the sun shading system can only move upwards for safety reasons. This protects it from being damaged by wind. As soon as the user next activates the sun shading system, an acoustic signal sounds to indicate the affected plug receiver protect. This can be easily replaced at any time.
The WAREMA plug receiver protect was developed specifically for electrical sun shading systems, but also protects lines and IT systems from overvoltages. This means it pays off for customers in more ways than one and should be part of every sun shading system.