Thunderstorm season – no problem thanks to OBO’s expert solutions

Summer is thunderstorm season. For years, the month with the most lightning has been June. July and August are often too dry. Thunderstorms need both humidity and high temperatures, and June seems to offer the ideal conditions. By the way, 22 June 2023 saw more lightning than any other day in the past ten years – with a whopping 748,300 lightning strikes. So that you don’t have to worry when the weather turns, OBO offers an extensive lightning protection portfolio to help keep you on the safe side. This systems include high-voltage resistant, insulated isCon® conductor and pre-terminated Generator connection boxes with lightning and surge protection, for a safe PV system all-round.

Benefit from our expert knowledge

OBO is one of the world’s most experienced manufacturers of lightning and surge protection systems. For over 100 years, we have been developing standard-compliant lightning protection components. OBO’s research and development activities received a boost with the opening of the BET Test Centre, home to one of the largest lightning surge current generators in Europe and numerous other testing units. Over all these decades, we have gathered experience across the globe in numerous projects, making OBO a true expert in the area of lightning protection. We are happy to share this experience with you – in our Lightning protection guide or with our extensive training programme on lightning and surge protection offered by the OBO Academy: .