SGS Offers EMC Lightning and Overvoltage Protection Services for Electrical and Electronic Systems

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SGS, a provider of testing, inspection and certification services across industries, supporting product compliance, quality and risk management worldwide, offers electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), lightning and overvoltage protection services aimed at reducing the risk of damage to electrical and electronic systems caused by lightning strikes and electromagnetic interference. The company provides support for lightning protection analyses, protective design development, test planning, implementation, acceptance of preventive measures, and surge and overvoltage testing.

Lightning Protection Services

SGS provides lightning protection services that include risk assessment, identification of interference factors, division into protection zones, and specification of protective measures such as shielding, equipotential bonding, grounding and overvoltage protection. The company also develops protective designs, prepares test concepts, performs testing and supports acceptance of lightning protection measures.

Its services include measurements of shielding effectiveness for buildings, shelters, ducts and lines, along with consulting and seminars related to lightning protection and cable standards. SGS supports compliance with telecommunications specifications including ITU-T and ETSI standards, defense standards such as VG and MIL, and DIN VDE, IEC and EN standards.

The company's work references standards including IEC 61024-1, IEC 61312-1 through IEC 61312-4, IEC 61663-1 and IEC 61663-2, and IEC 61662 for lightning risk assessment. SGS also uses automated measurement stations and software-based analysis methods for telecommunications, lightning protection, cable systems and industrial process technology.

Overvoltage Protection Services

SGS provides overvoltage protection services to assess equipment operating in strong electromagnetic environments and verify compliance with overvoltage requirements. The company performs source identification, EMC site measurements, analysis of findings and evaluation of required EMC measures.

The company offers both simulation and testing capabilities, including computer-supported simulation using P-Spice for overvoltage incidents, protection components and suppressors. According to SGS, simulation can assist in dimensioning protective equipment during early development stages and help reduce development times.

Its overvoltage protection services are intended to determine whether IT systems can operate reliably in designated electromagnetic environments, whether structural measures such as EMC room shielding are necessary, and whether specific planning considerations are required during installation. SGS states that increasing electronic miniaturization and component density have increased system sensitivity to overvoltage, making protection measures increasingly important.

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