According to IEC62305-3_Edition 2.

0_2010-12
AIR TERMINAL (h) Protection Method
LEVEL I LEVEL II
Rolling sphere radius r : 20 M Rolling sphere radius r : 30 M
Mesh size Wm : 5 X 5 Mesh size Wm : 10 X 10
LENGTH METRIC Down-conductors distance : 10 M Down-conductors distance : 10 M
(INCHES) (M) (TYP.) (TYP.)
Air Terminal Install Distance (d) (M)
p=h p=1/2 h p=h p=1/2 h
10 0.25 6.35 4.50 7.79 5.52
12 0.30 6.96 4.93 8.53 6.04
15 0.38 7.77 5.51 9.53 6.75
18 0.46 8.50 6.03 10.44 7.39
24 0.61 9.80 6.96 12.03 8.53
30 0.76 10.94 7.77 13.44 9.53
36 0.91 11.96 8.50 14.70 10.44
48 1.22 13.75 9.80 16.93 12.03

d = 2(2rh - h2)1/2
p = r – [r2 – (d / 2)2]1/2 The penetration distance p should be less than ht minus the height of objects to be protected
I II III IV
Penetraion Distance p 1.2187759984 1.2190379765 1.2194566617 1.2194013726
Radius of the rolling sphere r 20 30 45 60
Distance between two rods d 13.75 16.93 20.81 24.07
Height of the air-terminal h

variable value
 Protection Method
LEVEL III LEVEL IV
Rolling sphere radius r : 45 M Rolling sphere radius r : 60 M
Mesh size Wm : 15 X 15 Mesh size Wm : 20 X 20
Down-conductors distance : 15 M Down-conductors distance : 20 M
(TYP.) (TYP.)
minal Install Distance (d) (M)
p=h p=1/2 h p=h p=1/2 h
9.55 6.76 11.03 7.80
10.46 7.40 12.08 8.55
11.69 8.27 13.50 9.55
12.80 9.06 14.79 10.47
14.76 10.46 17.06 12.08
16.49 11.69 19.06 13.50
18.05 12.80 20.87 14.79
20.81 14.76 24.07 17.06

be protected
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