Lightning protection

Standards & Practices

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 Guidelines to follow

Lightning & Surge Protection:

IEC 62305 / BIS 62305 ( Former IS 2309 )

National Electricity Code

Earthing : IS 3043

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 IEC 62305

The Lightning Threat IEC 62305-1

Lightning Risk Management IEC 62305-2

Lightning
Protection
External Electrical and
Lightning Lightning Electronics
protection
Protection Protection

Protection
IEC 62305-3 IEC 62305-4
measures

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 Protection Against Lightning

Complete Lightning Protection will have..

1. Direct Lightning Protection : External Lightning Protection

2. Indirect Lightning Protection: Internal Lightning Protection for

Power route and Data route.

3. Grounding & Equipotential Bonding

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 Comparison Between IS 2309 and IEC 62305

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Topics IS 2309 IEC 62305
No
Protection against lightning, new version published
Protection of
in 2010, total four volume:-
buildings and allied
Volume 1- General principles (generation & effects).
structures against
Volume 2 - Risk analysis.
1 Title Lightning, published
Volume 3 - Physical damage to structure & Life
in 1989 and
hazard, External Lightning Protection.
reaffirmed in 1995,
Volume 4 - Protection of Electrical & Electronic
in a single volume.
systems within structure.
A simple calculation,
A detailed study, considering source of damage
number of
Risk (direct strike, near by strike, strike over service line
2 parameters not
Analysis and strike near service line), type of damage,
considered in Risk
different losses and economical evaluation.
analysis.
Levels of Four levels of lightning and design as per level of
3 Nothing mentioned
Lightning protection
Methods Protection angle
4 Rolling sphere / Protection angle / Mesh network.
of Design Mesh network
Most suitable method to design complex structure,
Rolling an imaginary sphere is rolled to define the placement
5 Nothing mentioned
Sphere of air terminal and radius of sphere depends on level
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of lightning i.e. 20 mtr, 30 mtr, 45 mtr and 60 mtr.
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Topics IS 2309 IEC 62305
No
Different angles for different levels of
Only 45° angle is
lightning starting from 71°, 74°, 77° & 79° and
considered, independent
Protection goes up to 23° as height of Air terminal
6 of height and it changes
Angle increases.
to 60° when two terminals
Note: Angle remains constant up to 2 mtr
are placed nearby.
height of Air Terminal.
Only 20x10 meter mesh is
Mesh considered which is not Mesh network depends on levels of lightning
7
Network suitable for different levels i.e. 5x5, 10x10, 15x15 and 20x20.
of lightning.
Considered at every 20 Considered as per levels of lightning i.e. 10
Down
8 meter can be extended up meter (for level 1 and 2), 15 meter and 20
Conductor
to 30 meter. meter.
Separation distance need to be considered to
avoid Creepage flash over due to lightning. A
Separation formula described to find out the separation
9 Nothing mentioned
Distance distance under different levels, different
insulation (Air/concrete), number of down
conductors and length of down conductor.
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Topics IS 2309 IEC 62305
No
Material Flat 20x3 mm or 60
specification mm² (solid) Flat 50 mm² (solid)
10
(Air Terminal, Round 10 mm dia or Round 50 mm² (solid)
down Conductors) 78.54 mm² (solid)

Common earthing
system is
Equipotential Equipotential bonding is necessary for
11 recommended for
Bonding Lightning Protection.
lightning protection
system
Surge protection to be installed to achieve
Surge protection
12 Nothing mentioned equipotential bonding and protection
device
against Lightning
Zone of concept is described for selection
13 zone of concept Nothing mentioned
of SPDs
Testing of
Number of standards on testing of
Lightning
14 Nothing described Lightning Protection components. Like IEC
Protection
61643, 62561.
components
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 DGMS Guideline in India in line with IEC 62305

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 IEC 62305 Guideline followed by Indian Army

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 BIS IS 2309 is now converted to BIS / IEC 62305

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 Elements of a Lightning Protection System (LPS)

Lightning Protection System

as per IEC 62305-3

earth-termination system
down-conductor system

lightning equipotential
air-termination system

separation distances

bonding
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 Grounding & Bonding

1.Grounding Solution –

Standard applicable- National Electrical Code, IS 3043, EN/IEC 62305, NFPA 70, IEEE,
National Electrical Code 1956

2.Bonding of Station Earth –

Standard applicable - IEC 62305, EN 62305, IEEE guide lines on Earthing, NFPA 70 (USA).

Note: All the station earth shall be directly integrated into the Main Equipotential Bonding
(MEB) except following shall be indirectly integrated into the MEB
a)Installation with cathodic corrosion protection and stray current protection measures
b)Earth termination systems of high-voltage current installations above 1 kV.
c)Railway earth for electric a.c and d.c railways
d)Measuring earth for laboratories, if they are separate from the protective conductors.

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 AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE 2011
ONLY PASSIVE PROTECTION IS RECOGNIZED
(IN LINE WITH IS:2309, NFPA-780, IEC 62305)

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