Title :
Lightning rods to transzorbs: a wholistic view of surviving lightning strikes
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst. Protection Div., Nottingham, UK
Abstract :
The British Standard B56651: 1990 is a code of practice which covers the aspects involved in protecting a building from lightning strikes and the possibility of injury within a structure. Lightning transients can be induced onto telecommunications, data and mains lines by three different mechanisms: resistive coupling, inductive coupling, and capacitive coupling. A plethora of discrete components exist to provide protection against transients. These include gas discharge tubes, transient suppression diodes (transzorbs), varistors, transformers, inductors and resistors
Keywords :
electromagnetic induction; lightning protection; telecommunication transmission lines; transients; British Standard B56651: 1990; EM induction; building; capacitive coupling; data lines; gas discharge tubes; inductive coupling; inductors; lightning protection; lightning rods; lightning strikes; lightning transients; mains lines; resistive coupling; resistors; telecommunications lines; transformers; transient suppression diodes; transzorbs; varistors;
Conference_Titel :
Experience of Lightning and Surge Damage by Users of Telecommunications Equipment and the Proposed Remedies, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
