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SERTEC MARINE LIGHTNING PROTECTION For 100'+ Vessels & Up - CMCE DIAMOND (CMCE120) SERIES

SERTEC MARINE LIGHTNING PROTECTION For 100'+ Vessels & Up - CMCE DIAMOND (CMCE120) SERIES

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SERTEC MARINE CMCE DIAMOND (CMCE120) LIGHTNING PROTECTION SERIES

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DESCRIPTION

The Only Lightning Protection Device Your Vessel Needs!

Over 20 years with 0 strikes on properly maintained CMCE devices!

The CMCE device, the balancing or compensating device for variable electric fields and electrostatic charge deionising is a Protection System that works against atmospheric discharges and is an electromagnetic fields protector that prevents the formation of the upward leader that occurs when lightning is about to strike.

Defined as a passive collector system for electrostatic currents, its simple concept works by passing the collected charge to ground in harmless milliamperes. The operating principle is based on balancing or compensating the variable electric field existing in its environment, avoiding the generation of the upward leader in the device and asset that the device protects.

It also significantly minimises (60% -90%), the INDIRECT EFFECTS caused by lightning strikes in its surroundings, outside its coverage radius, since, in this case, it behaves like a thermal fuse, absorbing part of the lightning energy into heat by fusion of its internal components, minimising electromagnetic effects.

Guaranteed Protection Efficiency

99% reduction of direct lightning impact on the protected structure.

In case of direct lightning strike (1%) or indirect effects by externally induced overvoltage’s on the protected structure, the CMCE behaves like a thermal fuse, absorbing part of the lightning energy in heat by melting its components, reducing by the electromagnetic effects between 60% – 90%.

In addition to the lightning protection offered by the CMCE, developed the advanced Storm 7 remote monitoring system which allows for real-time monitoring of the atmospheric drainage of the CMCE and climate activity through the cloud-based platform. Parameters like electrical drainage, temperature, humidity and height above sea level, and the status of your earthing system attached to the device. The Storm 7 can also log the strength and distance of lightning strikes from the unit by measuring the EMP pulse generated for up to 40km from the CMCE unit making it a powerful tool in understanding the weather and conditions where it is deployed.

It is developed for maximum protection in Yachts, Cruises, Cargo ships, Military ships, etc.

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions: 15″H x 9″W
Weight: 17.1 lbs
Coverage Radius: 393 ft
Coverage Area: 485,000 sq. Ft
Requires Power: No

For use on: Vessels from 100 ft up to 350 ft and can be stacked to unlimited size!

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  • The multi-compensator design of the CMCE enables it to dissipate the electrical field at a rate that exceeds 640,000 volts/microsecond.
  • Combined with an efficient grounding system of 5 ohms or less, the CMCE Lightning Protection System* can effectively neutralize the potential difference from a building storm where lightning cannot directly strike.
  • The CMCE Lightning Protection System works to balance the electrical field. They constantly drain current from the field, both positive and negative and reduce the Potential Difference of building during a storm.
  • This process eliminates the Upward Streamers and effectively camouflages or hides a protected structure from the Stepped Leaders that are descending from the clouds and attempting to connect to the ground.

  • CMCE Lightning Protection System* is specifically designed to prevent a lightning strike from terminating where it is not wanted—in a designated area of protection. This is the only system in which lightning strikes are actively discouraged, rather than encouraged, through a process known as Deionization.

  • To prevent lightning from striking within a specified zone, CMCE Lightning Protection System* collects the induced charge from thunderstorm clouds within this area and transfers it to the ground, thus balancing the electric field strength in the protected zone

  • The resulting reduced electrical potential difference between the site and the cloud suppresses the formation of an upward streamer. With no leader-steamer connection, the strike is prevented.

  • With no streamers emanating from the structure of concern, the leader is more likely to connect to streamers originating from either unprotected adjacent structures (both man-made and natural) or from any air terminals installed on these unprotected structures.

Lightning is a  2-Step Process. Both steps must occur for lightning to strike.

The energy in storm clouds build as it passes over the earth. Eventually the energy builds so much that it must discharge. This is known as “potential differences” as the cloud’s potential exceeds the Earth’s potential.

When this happens, the cloud sends down negatively charged “leaders.”

At the same time, an opposite reaction occurs on earth and positively charged items can be on boats, homes, buildings, towers, pets and people. Virtually anything can emit Upward Streamers.

The technological innovation of the CMCE Lightning Protection System*, creates and maintains a balanced electric environment within its protective three-dimensional radius.

As an electrostatic current PASSIVE CAPTURING SYSTEM

  1. Absorbs charges that appear in the surrounding electromagnetic field,
  2. Arranges charges internally based on their natural form,
  3. Creates a controlled flow of leakage current in harmless milliamperes – between 50a and 350mA in fair weather and 700a to 1,800mA in storm phase – through the ground wire to the earth take.

When the electric field changes, provoked by variations in the surrounding environment, the CMCE reacts by absorbing and draining excess charges into the ground. This process eliminates upward streamers and prevents the development of lightning within the devices coverage radius.


- Protection of Investment

-Save electronics

- Save on insurance

- Saves you from downtime

We protect over 10,000 customers worldwide, with CMCE devices on all types of structures. In the past 20 years, there have been ZERO reported strikes on any properly maintained CMCE-protected structures.

- *For owners of "Seakeeper", boat stabilizing system: https://seakeeper.com/extended-warranty/recreation-warranty/ official warranty agreement states "This warranty shall be void and not apply to defects resulting from: 

Thus meaning any lightning damage to your "Seakeeper" device will not be covered under warranty. 

A lightning strike is a discharge of atmospheric electricity which is generated by an accumulation of differing charges within a cloud. It is one of the most common causes of weather-related deaths in the U.S.  Each year lightning strikes cause billions of dollars in property damage and complete devastation. Lightning can start a direct fire because the core temperature of a lightning strike is approximately 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The harm to structures, electronics, building systems and boats can be extensive, causing loss of product and major downtime. By using Hawkeye* Lightning Protection Technology we can prevent Lightning Strike.


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