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  • CEI EN 62305-3 : 2013

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    PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING - PART 3: PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND LIFE HAZARD

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    Published date:  01-01-2013

    Publisher:  Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Lightning protection system (LPS)
    5 External lightning protection system
    6 Internal lightning protection system
    7 Maintenance and inspection of an LPS
    8 Protection measures against injury to living
      beings due to touch and step voltages
    Annex A (normative) - Positioning the
            air-termination system
    Annex B (normative) - Minimum cross-section
            of the entering cable screen in order
            to avoid dangerous sparking
    Annex C (informative) - Evaluation of the
            separation distance s
    Annex D (informative) - Additional information
            for LPS in the case of structures
            with a risk of explosion
    Annex E (informative) - Guidelines for the design,
            construction, maintenance and inspection
            of lightning protection systems
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    Describes the requirements for protection of a structure against physical damage by means of a lightning protection system (LPS), and for protection against injury to living beings due to touch and step voltages in the vicinity of an LPS.

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    Committee CT 81
    Development Note Classificazione CEI 81-10/3. Supersedes CEI 81-1:1998, CEI 81-4:1996 and CEI 81-8:2002. (05/2006) Supersedes CEI 81-4 V1. (05/2008) COR 2013 Issued on 01/11/2013 is only available in Italian. (12/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    CEI 64-8/7 : 2012 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 7: REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL INSTALLATIONS OR LOCATIONS
    CEI 64-19 : 2014 EXTERNAL LIGTHING INSTALLATION - INSTALLATION CRITERIA
    UNI 10372 : 2013 DISCONTINUOUSLY LAID ROOF COVERINGS - CRITERIA FOR DESIGN, EXECUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROOFING MADE OF METAL SHEETS
    CEI 81-28 : 2013 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING - APPLICATION GUIDE
    CEI 64-8/4 : 2012 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 4: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY
    CEI 64-8/5 : 2012 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5: ERECTION AND SELECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    CEI 81-2 : 2013 PROTECTION MEASURES AGAINST LIGHTNING - VERIFICATION CRITERIA
    CEI 81-27 : 2013 ERECTION OF THE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES UPSTREAM OF THE ORIGIN OF THE LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - APPLICATION GUIDE

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    EN 60079-10-1:2015 Explosive atmospheres - Part 10-1: Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres
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    EN 62305-4:2011/AC:2016-11 Protection against lightning - Part 4: Electrical and electronic systems within structures
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    EN 62305-2:2012 Protection against lightning - Part 2: Risk management
    IEC 60079-14:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection
    ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
    EN 50164-1:2008 Lightning Protection Components (LPC) - Part 1: Requirements for connection components
    EN 60079-14:2014/AC:2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 14: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS DESIGN, SELECTION AND ERECTION (IEC 60079-14:2013/COR1:2016)
    EN 62561-1:2017 Lightning Protection System Components (LPSC) - Part 1: Requirements for connection components
    IEC 60050-826:2004 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 826: Electrical installations
    IEC 62305-4:2010 Protection against lightning - Part 4: Electrical and electronic systems within structures
    IEC 61557-4:2007 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding
    IEC 62305-2:2010 Protection against lightning - Part 2: Risk management
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