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PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES AGAINST LIGHTNING PART 1 : GENERAL PRINCIPLES SECTION 1: GUIDE A - SELECTION OF PROTECTION LEVELS FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS

Scope of amendment

This part of SABS IEC 1024-1 has been amended to draw attention to the existence of another specification that contains national deviations from this standard.
National foreword

Insert the following paragraph between the first and second paragraphs:
Deviations from the international requirements in this part of SABS IEC 1024-1 are given in SABS 0313. In the case of dispute, SABS 0313 will take precedence over this part of SABS IEC 1024-1.

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This part of SABS IEC 1024-1 was approved by the President of the South African Bureau of Standards on 24 April 1995.
NOTES

1 In terms of the Standards Act. 1993 (Act 29 of 1993), no person shall claim or declare that he or any other person complied with an SABS standard unless
a) such claim or declaration is true and accurate in all material respects, and b) the identity of the person on whose authority such claim or declaration is made, is clear.

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At the time of approval of this part of SABS IEC 1024-1 by National Committee SC 754.7F: Electrical installations, the composition of the subcommittee was as follows:

Copper Tubing Africa (F'ty) Ltd CSlR Department of Labour Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs Department of Public Works Electrical Engineering and Allied Industries Association Environmental Panelling Systems (F'ty) Ltd Eskom Exoweld Provincial Administration: Western Cape (Works Department) SABS SA Housing Trust Limited

SME Lightning Protection and Earthing CO

Spoornet Surge Technology

The Association of Electric Cable Manufacturers of South Africa

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INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................
Clause

1.2 2

Lightning parameters 3.1 3.2

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Selection of protection levels for Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) ..................... 4.1 4.2
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES AGAINST LIGHTNING Part 1: General principles Section 1: Guide A Selection of protection levels for lightning protection systems

FOREWORD

1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote international cooperation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any 1EC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International. governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. The IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations. 2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters, prepared by technical committees on which all the National Committees having a special interest therein are represented. express. as nearly as possible, an international consensus of opinion on the subjects dealt with.
3) They have the form of recommendations for international use published in the form of standards, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National Committees i n that sense.
4) In order to promote international unification. IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International

International Standard IEC 1024-1-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 81: Lightning protection.

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DIS Report on Voting 8l(C0)16 Amendment to DIS 81(C0)18 Report on Voting 81(CO)20

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Annex A forms an integral part of this standard.

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INTRODUCTION The Part 1, General principles, establishes the fundamental definitions and general principles of lightning protection, as well as providing the necessary information concerning design, construction and materials to facilitate the basic installation of external and internal lightning protection systems (LPS) of common structures. The Part 1, also gives the basic requirements for good maintenance and inspection practice.

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Guide A contains information on assignment of protection levels to structures to be protected. It gives guide-lines for the selection of LPS and represents the consensus view of many countries' experts as to the best general practice based on the present state of the art.

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General
Scope and object

It provides information on the classification of structures according to the consequential effects of a lightning stroke and on procedures for selection of an LPS giving an adequate level of protection. 1.2
Terms and definitions

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1.2.7 specific energy (WIR): The energy dissipated by the lightning current in a unit resistance. It is the time integral of the square of the lightning current for the duration of the lightning flash. 1.2.8 probability of damage (p): Probability of a lightning flash causing damage to the structure.
1.2.9 risk of damage: Probable average annual losses (humans and goods) in a structure due to lightning flashes.

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1.2.10 direct lightning flash frequency to a structure (NJ: Expected average annual number of direct lightning flashes to the structure.

1.2.11 frequency of damage by direct lightning flash: Average annual number of direct lightning flashes which cause damage to the structure.

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Common structures are structures used for ordinary purposes, whether commercial, industrial, farming, institutional or residential. Structures higher than 60 m are not considered in Part 1.

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The direct effects of lightning which may be dangerous, are: fires, mechanical damage. injuries to people and animals, and damage to electric and electronic equipment. The effects of lightning may be responsible for panic and moreover cause explosions, and emissions of dangerous substances such as radioactive materials, chemical agents, toxic substances, biochemical contaminators, bacteria and viruses.

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1.2.13 efficiency of an LPS (E): The ratio of the average annual number of direct lightning flashes which cannot cause damage to the structure to the direct lightning flash number to the structure.

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Structures with confined danger

Structures whose construction materials, contents or occupants make the whole volume of the structure vulnerable to the consequential effects of lightning.
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Structures dangerous to their surroundings

Structures whose contents can be dangerous to the surroundings if struck by lightning.

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Structures dangerous to social and physical environments

Structures for which an LPS of special design might be considered. Typical cases are as follows:

structures under construction.

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Table 1 - Examples of structure classification

Type of structure

Effects of lightning Puncture of electrical installations, fire and material damage

Damage normally limited to objects exposed to the point of strike or to the lightning path Farm Primary risk of fire and hazardous step voltages

Failure of fire alarms resulting in delayed fire fighting measures

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Lightning parameters

Lightning parameters are usually obtained from measurements taken on high objects. The data given in this guide relates to both downward and upward flashes.

The statistical distribution of the recorded lightning parameters can be assumed to have a logarithmic normal distribution. On this basis, the probability of occurrence of any value of each parameter can be calculated from the values given in annex A.

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The lightning ground flash density expressed in terms of ground strokes per square kilometre per year should be determined by measurement.
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The purpose of selecting a protection level is to reduce, below the maximum tolerable level, the risk of damage by a direct lightning flash to a structure, or to a volume to be protected. For each structure the risk of damage can be estimated taking into account the annual frequency of direct lightning flashes to the structure ( N d ) , the probability with which lightning causes damage and the average possible loss amount which may appear as a consequence of lightning to the structure.

Once the maximum tolerable level of the risk of damage to the structure considered has been selected. the maximum accepted value N, of annual frequency of lightning flashes which can cause damage to the structure can be evaluated. Therefore the selection of the adequate level of protection for the LPS to be provided can be based on the expected frequency Nd of direct lightning flashes to the structure to be protected and on the accepted annual frequency N, of lightning flashes.

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presence of flammable and explosive substances; number of people concerned by the damage; type and importance of the public service concerned; value of goods having suffered damage;

- measures provided to reduce the consequential effects of lightning;

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Only those objects which have permanent durability and adequate resistance against lightning stresses shall be taken into account. In any case a minimum value of the equivalent collection area is to be assumed equal to the horizontal projection of the structure itself.

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Procedure for selection of LPS

The design of an LPS shall meet the requirements given in the standard for the selected protection level.
If an LPS of efficiency P lower than E is installed, additional measures of protection shall be provided.

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NOTE - Other more sophisticated methods are available and can be used for a more precise evaluation of the equivalent collection area.

More detailed explanation of LPS selection procedure is given in the flow diagram of figure 4. Critical values of required efficiency E, of the LPS, as a function of the direct lightning frequency Nd to the structure, and accepted lightning frequency of flashes Ncare shown in figure 5. Table 3

- LPS efficiencies corresponding with protection levels

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lo3
102
10'

5.5 X 1 0 '
6.0 6.5 X

55X .
52X .

lo3
lo5

lo4

2.5

15 X 1 . 0 '

Cumulative frequency First negative strokes

SA N

95 %
Maximum rate of rise Average steepness between: 30 % and 90 % of peak current 10 % and 90 % of peak currant

50 %

by

91 .

24

ac

ed

26 . 17 .

7.2

lly

ia

Subsequent negative strokes

re pl

Cumulative frequency
50 %
40

ar t

95 O h 10

01

Average steepness between:

30
OO /

;p

Maximum rate of rise

Rate of rise (kA/ps)

and 90 % of peak current

1 % and 90 O/O of peak current 0

6-

4.1 3.3

20 15

20

07

-0

Cumulative frequency

Positive flashes

on

95 %

50 % 2.4

W ith

dr a

Maximum rate of rise

0.2

62

5%
65

20 14

5% 162

99 72

5% 32

30

51: 20 07

Front time duration (PS)

Cumulative frequency First negative strokes

95 %
Total rise time Rise time between:

50 % 5.5

5Y o

30 % and 90 % of peak current 10 % and 90 % of peak current

1.5 2.2

3.8 5.6

Cumulative frequency Subsequent negative strokes

Total rise time Rise time between:

SA N

95 % 0.2

50 %
1 .l

re pl

Positive flashes

ac

ed

30 % and 90 % of peak current 10 % and 90 % of peak current

by

0.1 0.2

0.6 0.8

Cumulative frequency

lly

95 % 3.5

50 % 22

-0

1;

-0 6

pa rt

ia

Total rise time

Stroke duration (vs)

Cumulative frequency

07

Lightning stroke

95 % 30 6.5 25

/ 50 Oo

20

First negative strokes

75 32 200

on

Subsequent negative strokes Positive flashes

W ith

dr a

62

30
5% 4.5
3.0

200

2 000

51: 20 07
10 14 3.5 5% 5% 200 140

1 .8

18

Total flash duration (PS)

Cumulative frequency Lightning stroke

95 %
All negative flashes Subsequent negative strokes positive flashes
0,15

50 %
13

5%

31

180
85

900 500

14

Cumulative frequency Lightning stroke

95 %
Multiple negative strokes

SA N

50 %
33

by

The cumulative frequency distribution of lightning parameters is reported in figure A.1.

W ith

dr a

on

20

07

-0 6

-0

1;

pa rt

ia

lly

re pl

ac

ed

Time intervals between lightning strokes (ms)

62

5%

150

30

51: 20 07

1 l00

-0 6

-0

1;

pa rt

Parameter

Scale of abscissa kA

20

First negative stroke

ia

lly

Subsequent negative strokes

re pl

ac

ed

by

SA N

07

Positive stroke

Negative flash

on

0 8 c 9 0

0.

0. 8

62

~tota~

C C
kJ111 kAlp S kAl~s

dr a

Qirnpu~se

W/R

O @
0 0.

8. 0
@

W ith

d i d tmX
diM '30/90 Sb

Figure A . l - Cumulative frequency distribution of lightning parameters

30
Positive flash

51: 20 07
0.
sabs pta

19