RUSSINDO CORPORATION GROUP

Lightning Protection
System Assessment
Audit Direct Strike, Indirect Strike & Grounding System
What is lightning
protection system?

Protection Infrastructure against:

• Direct Strike by using Air terminal
(point of strike), Down Conductor
(cable, can be isolated or non-isolated)
and Grounding system for dissipation
current

• Indirect Strike by using Surge

Protection Devices (Surge Arrester,
Spark Gaps) with coordinated by
functions
 Direct Strike, can cause:

• Physical Damages such as broken

tree, houses, causes fire (for fuel tank).
• Can cause sudden death to living
How (humans and animals).
lightning
Indirect Strike, can cause:
affect us?
• System damages such as broken
electronics devices
• Cause down time to power supply
• System corrupt/error
 Conventional Methods
• Passive Air Terminal Rods, ref. IEC 62305
(EGM, Rolling sphere)

Direct Strike Early Streamer Emission Methods

Protection • Active Air Terminal Rods, ref. NFC 17-102
(Triggered time active protection)

Collection Volume Methods

• Active Air Terminal Rods (Active
protection by heights)
Direct Strike Lightning Protection

• Conventional System, govern at IEC 62305, NFPA 780, UL

Level Protection definition is MANDATORY before defining area protection
Rolling Sphere /
Angle Method Mesh Method
Electro Geometric Model
Protection Mesh Spacing
Level (m)
I 5x5
II 10 x 10
III 15 x 15
IV 20 x 20

Protection M i n. peak Sphere

l ev el current (kA) radius (m)
I 2 .9 20
II 5 .4 30
III 1 0 .1 45
IV 1 5 .7 60
Direct Strike Lightning Protection

• Conventional System, govern at IEC 62305, NFPA 780, UL

• Air Terminal Rod (Copper or Aluminum), Size 15-16mm or more

• Down Conductor: Bare Copper Cable or Ground Cable (Yellow

Green) size 50-70sqmm or Copper Tape size 25x3mm or more
------> non-isolated system

Alternate can use: Rebar structure system, or using shielded cable

down conductor
Direct Strike Lightning Protection

• Non-Conventional System govern by NFC 17-102

so called “ESE” or Early Streamer Emission
Level Protection definition is MANDATORY before defining area protection

• Triggered Time Air Terminal (equal to 60μs or under)

• Down Conductor by Isolated (Shielded Cable) or Non-

Isolated (BC/NYA/Copper tape)
 Define Lightning Defined Protection
Defining
Define Early
Protection Level (I- Streamer Product: Radius against
IV) from: Area layout and
∆T 10 µs
Direct Strike
side view.
- Local flash
∆T 25 µs Placement ESEAT
density
not less than 2m

Protection
∆T 45 µs
- Surrounding from protected
structure ∆T 60 µs area

Define Lightning
Protection Level (I-
IV) from: Defined Protection
Simulation EGM Radius against
- Local flash
against structure Area layout and
density
side view.
- Surrounding
structure
 Protection for
Electrical/Power
• Class/Type 1 (Entry Panels)
Indirect • Class/Type 2 (Sub Panels)
Strike • Class/Type 3 (Device)
Protection Protection for IT/Data
System/Radio
• By connection type
(POE/RJ45/RJ11/RF)
Indirect Strike Protection
 Based on Standard IEC, purpose grounding
Do we need design for:

Good • Safety
• Equipment protection
Grounding • Transient protection
system? • Electrostatic Discharge
• Noise discharge (neutral grounding)
 • Grounding for Lightning
Protection System in many
Do we need standard does not definite value
Good but offer methods
Grounding • Deep driven
• Star design
system? • Mesh design
• Chemical Rod
• Combine
 Grounding Issues identified in practice:
• Earthing resistance value
• Soil resistivity relatively high, soil consist
of limestone or rocks.
• Multi earth resistance value, create earth
Do we need potential rise due to different resistance
from each driven rods.
Good • Maintenance failure, corroded
Grounding components

system? • Neutral grounding value

• Floating neutral grounding (ungrounded),
complicated applications
• Solidly neutral grounding, applied to most
transformer but frequently has leakage
implication to neutral ground value high
Lightning Protection System Assessment
Objectives

Identify technical
Identify safety risks of
risks of lightning
lightning protection
protection

Set up and agree an

Set up a proposal for
action plan with the
risk reduction
management
 Scope
• Defining Lightning Protection System Scope of work

Review Direct Strike

• Review, audit, and assessment existing direct strike protection
Lightning (LPS): installation service, device warranty, function check
Protection Review Indirect strike
System • Review, audit and assessment existing indirect strike
protection (SPD) if any. Design check (if available), Device
Assessment check if available
Objectives Review Maintenance
• Review, audit maintenance processes, targeted to grounding
system

Generate
• Generate engineering drawing for the final protection
 • Value Measurement
Grounding • Standards Reference
check (IEC/SNI/UL)
Measurement

Assessment
Report &
Assessment Direct Strike
infrastructure
• Visual check
• Lightning incidents log
Analysis

Activities
• Standards Reference
check check (IEC/NFC) Design and
(physical)
BoQ (for
construction)
Indirect Strike • Visual check
Infrastructure • System disturbances log
• Standards Reference
(Equipment check (IEC)
List & Panels)
Assessment
Deliverables
Assessment Deliverables

• Lightning disturbances simulations and explanations

• Direct Strike Protection Design (ready for construction includes BoQ) with
accordingly to Lightning Protection System standards (IEC 62305 for conventional
and NFC 17-102 for ESE)
• Indirect Strike Protection Design (ready for construction includes BoQ) with
accordingly to Lightning Protection System Device coordination (IEC 61643)
• Grounding System Design (IEC 62305/NFPA780/UL) that suitable for the premises
RUSSINDO CORPORATION GROUP
Jalan Ampi No.09, Air Dingin, Simpang Tiga
Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia 28284
Tel > (+62) 761 675803/8442592
Fax > (+62) 761 8442592
email > info@russindo.com
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