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Iecbs en 623054 is devoted entirely to protection of electrical and equipment with. A guide to bs en 62305 protection against lightning. Users of british standards are responsible for their correct application. You may find similar items within these categories by selecting from the choices below. General principles bs en iec 62305 1 part 1 is an introduction to the other parts of the standard and essentially describes how to design a lightning protection system.
Also from my quick observations the system itself doesnt look right, the earth down conductors are 16mm earth wire connected to earth electrodes instead of solid copper down conductors. Bs en 62305 4 complete document 2006 edition, april 30, 8. Key variances between the previous standard, bs 6651, and the iec bs en 62305 technical reference table bs 6651 standard withdrawn august 2008 iec bs en 62305 standard document structure 118 page document, including 9 pages devoted to risk assessment over 470 pages in 4 parts, including over 150 pages devoted to risk assessment iec bs en. This document is available in either paper or pdf format. Bs en 62305 is also known as bs 62305 for short which is a standard provided by the british standard institute bsi and it draw out the general technical aspects of lightning, illustrating its principle electrical, thermal and mechanical effects. Furse structural lightning protection and earthing components are therefore rigorously tested to this standard. International iec standard 62305 2 first edition 200601 protection against lightning part 2. Iec 623051 iec version en 623051 cenelec adopted copy of the above bs en 623051 british national standard adoption of the above this document focuses upon the iecen standards and, for a specific design, the applicable national standards should. From bs 6651 to bs en 62305 cenelec harmonisation of european standards has led to new industry standards bs en62305 series protection against lightning published in september 2006 over 15 years of work by world experts including 28 european member states over 4 times more information than bs 6651. En 62305 standard for lightning protection in ireland was originally published in september 2006, to supercede the previous standard, bs 6651. Once an upper tolerable limit for the risk has been selected, this procedure allows the selection of appropriate protection measures to be adopted to reduce the risk to or. Source of damage and loss in a structure lightning protection levels and parameters.
International standard iec 62305 4 has been prepared by iec technical committee 81. Annex c general advice recommendation for protection of electronic iec bs en 623054 is devoted entirely to protection of electrical and equipment with separate risk assessment electronic systems within the structure integral part of standard and is. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2006, and constitutes a technical revision. Applicable to risk assessment for a structure due to lightning flashes to earth. View bs en 62305 standard explained in presentation format from english 6230 at university of nottingham university park campus. It is vital you have a lightning protection system in place that is fully compliant with national and international standards. Assessing each buildings existing lps against bs en 62305 to determine if. Furse guide to bs en 62305 pdf furse have now launched an updated guide to bs en protection against lightning.
Describes each document and its relationship to the other documents in the series. Structure of bs en iec 62305 the bs en iec 62305 series consists of four parts, all of which need to be taken into consideration. All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document. This is an introduction to the other parts of the standard. Obtaining all of the required information down to that needed for the lp ra. Parts 1 to 4 of the international iec 62305 standard series. Compliance with a british standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.
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