Power & Signal Quality TRABTECH

Lightning Monitoring
System LM-S
Acquiring and evaluation
of lightning currents
Optimum maintenance planning with Acquiring and evaluation

the LM-S lightning monitoring system
You can be informed online of lightning
strikes in your system and benefit from the
option of adaptive maintenance.
LM-S detects and analyzes all the important
parameters of lightning surge currents.
The actual system load can be derived
from this. Based on this information you
can determine whether any checks or
maintenance are required.
The sensors are mounted on the lightning arrester cables.
They record the magnetic field that occurs around the
conductor due to the lightning surge current. The measured
result is transmitted to the optoelectronic module of the
evaluation unit via fiber optics, where the optical signal
is converted into an electrical signal. Based on the values
obtained, the evaluation unit determines the lightning
characteristic with the typical parameters, such as the
maximum lightning current strength, lightning current rise
time, charge, and energy.
Rugged IP67 sensor
Order No. 2800616
LM-S connecting cable
with variable cable length
Order No. 1402190/BFOC/PPCME/cable length[m] Remote monitoring in realtime

The evaluation unit can be easily integrated in standard

network systems via the RJ45 Ethernet interface. An internal
web server is used as the basis for accessing recorded data
Evaluation unit with and configuring the system.
optoelectronic module Using standard network technologies enables flexible system
Order No. 2800618 integration and offers users a wide range of options for using
existing management or remote control systems.

Faraday effect as a reliable

measuring method
The internal measuring principle of the
LM-S is based on the Faraday effect.
Polarized light in a specific medium is
rotated through a magnetic field over a
defined length and measured.
The lightning monitoring system detects
this change in the light signal and uses
this as the basis for the corresponding
measured value results.

Additional fields of application

• Building
• Telecommunications technology
• High and peak voltage technology
• Traffic engineering
• Industry
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