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Earthing : IS 3043
Lightning
Protection
External Electrical and
Lightning Lightning Electronics
protection
Protection Protection
Protection
IEC 62305-3 IEC 62305-4
measures
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
© 2012 DEHN + SÖHNE / protected by ISO 16016
DGMS Guideline in India in line with IEC 62305
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
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.