It is vital you have a lightning protection system in place that is fully compliant with national and international standards. Furse structural lightning protection and earthing components are therefore rigorously tested to this standard. It is the british edition of the european standard both are derived from iec 62305 to which all lightning protection systems to new structures, and new extensions to existing ones, are designed, installed and maintained. A guide to bs en 62305 protection against lightning.
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Risk management publication year 2012 document status. Iec 62305 4 pdf bs en iec part 4 covers the protection of electrical and electronic systems housed within structures. For a finite period, bs en iec 62305 and bs 6651 ran in parallel, but as of august 2008, bs 6651 has been withdrawn and now bs en iec 63205 is the recognised standard for lightning protection. 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 is an introduction to the other parts of the standard. Iecbs en 623054 is devoted entirely to protection of electrical and equipment with. All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document. 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. International iec standard 62305 2 first edition 200601 protection against lightning part 2. Source of damage and loss in a structure lightning protection levels and parameters. All of our lightning protection inspection, testing, design and installation solutions meet with the latest british and european standard bs en 62305. Describes each document and its relationship to the other documents in the series.
You may find similar items within these categories by selecting from the choices below. This document is available in either paper or pdf format. Most backordered items can be rushed in from the publisher in as little as 24 hours. 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. Bsi bs 6651engl 1999 1b24bb9 0875920 103 committees responsible for this british standard the preparation of this british standard was entrusted to technical committee geu81, protection against lightning, upon which the following bodies were represented. Focus on protection of structures against lightning. Part 2 risk management bs en 62305 2 specifically deals with making a risk assessment, the results of which define the level of lightning protection system lps required. Obtaining all of the required information down to that needed for the lp ra.
Applicable to risk assessment for a structure due to lightning flashes to earth. This edition includes the following significant technical. Its purpose is to provide a procedure for the evaluation of such a risk. Risk management this englishlanguage version is derived from the original bilingual publication by leaving out all frenchlanguage pages. Bs eniec 623051 part 1 is an introduction to the other parts of the standard and essentially describes how to design a lightning protection system lps in accordance with the accompanying parts of the standard.
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Parts 1 to 4 of the international iec 62305 standard series. International standard iec 623053 has been prepared by iec technical. 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. Lightning protection special subject areas environmental issuesenergy publisher history. Determining with the client, the buildings on the site that should be assessed. British standards can be obtained in pdf or hard copy formats from the bsi online shop. International iec standard 623052 first edition 200601 protection against lightning part 2. Key to bs eniec 62305 is that all considerations for lightning protection are driven by a. Assessing each buildings existing lps against bs en 62305 to determine if. Bs eniec 62305 lightning protection general standard. Protection modules can be easily replaced by means of the innovative module releas. 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 be referred to in order to ascertain if differences exist. Furse guide to bs en 62305 pdf furse have now launched an updated guide to bs en protection against lightning.
Introduction to the new standard bs en iec 62305 77 93 an overview of bs en iec 62305, its impact on lightning protection and the support and advice available from furse index 94 95 usefully arranged by application and product customer services 96 sales and technical enquiries, how to order and furse on the web contents. Pdf bs en iec 62305 standard series gustavo flores. For a finite period, bs eniec 62305 and bs 6651 ran in parallel, but as of august 2008, bs 6651 has. Part 1 general principles this is an introduction to the other parts of the standard. Missing page numbers correspond to the frenchlanguage pages. All bsi british standards available online in electronic and print formats. The electricity at work regulations 1989 state that lightning protection systems lps should be tested in accordance with the relevant british standard which is now bs en 62305. View bs en 62305 standard explained in presentation format from english 6230 at university of nottingham university park campus. Compliance with a british standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Secure pdf files include digital rights management drm software. Is en623052 is the most important part of the standard. Risk assessment and evaluating the need for spds in lowvoltage systems, with reference to iec bs en 62305 lightning protection standard and. Summary of pages this document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i.
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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. Each technical specification provides information and guidance on. Guide to bs eniec 62305 introduction bs eniec 62305 lightning protection standard the bs eniec 62305 standard for lightning protection was originally published in september 2006, to supercede the previous standard, bs 6651. 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 second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2006, and constitutes a technical revision. Bs eniec 62305 lightning protection general standard principles. Description download iec bs en 62305 1 4 free in pdf format. Bs en 623054 electrical and electronic systems within structures. All combined lightning current and surge arresters consist of a base part and plugin protection modules. Our connection components conform to bs en 501641, our conductors and earth electrodes. En 24 pdf find the most uptodate version of bsi bs en at engineering c bsi the european standard en has the status of a british standard.
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