Lightning and surge protection for railway infrastructure
More information on lightning and surge protective devices and suitable test devices for signal technology can be found below. Our railway experts will be happy to advise you.
CLIXTRAB Protective device for signal and data lines
The CLIXTRAB product family is designed to protect signal technology systems with particularly stringent safety requirements. It consists of Push-in terminal blocks and the corresponding surge protection plug. With the integrated knife disconnection and standardized accessories, CLIXTRAB allows you to carry out many measurement and testing tasks on your systems and signal cables. CLIXTRAB protects sensitive signal box electronics without adversely affecting signal circuits. This means it meets the requirements for use in safety-related systems. With a high-performance protective circuit and integrated overload protection, CLIXTRAB ensures very high system availability. Overloads trigger a local display. Furthermore, a remote signaling set for status queries can be used to output error messages via a floating contact. CLIXTRAB satisfies international standards and directives, such as the Deutsche Bahn RIL 819.0808 directive.
Surge protective devices for the power supply
High infrastructure availability requires surge protective devices for signal and data lines, as well as protective devices for the power supply. When selecting the right surge protective device, a number of railway-specific factors must be taken into account. Different voltage levels and frequencies must be considered, since feed-in can come from the public grid and via traction current or the emergency power system. In addition, interference voltages caused by operating reverse currents must also be properly taken into account.
Test device for surge protection modules
With precise diagnostic information, it is possible to detect whether a lightning protection module needs to be replaced at an early stage. This ensures improved system availability. And with CHECKMASTER, our mobile test device, you can test protective plugs without using tools and without influencing the signal circuit as part of system maintenance. All the test results are stored and can be easily transferred to Office programs. This makes CHECKMASTER compliant with the requirements of railway infrastructure operators.