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3.1 Necessity of a lightning protection system - legal regulations

3.2 Assessment of the risk of damage and selection of protective components

 3.2.1 Risk Management

  3.2.2 Fundamentals of risk assessment
  3.2.3 Frequency of lightning strikes
  3.2.4 Probabilities of damage
  3.2.5 Types of loss and sources of damage
  3.2.6 Loss factor
  3.2.7 Relevant risk components for different lightning strikes
  3.2.8 Tolerable risk of lightning damage
  3.2.9 Choice of lightning protection measures
  3.2.10 Economic losses / Economic efficiency of protective measures
  3.2.11 Summary
  3.2.12 Designing aids

3.3 Inspection and maintenance

  3.3.1 Types of inspection and qualification of the inspectors
  3.3.2 Inspection measures
  3.3.3 Documentation
  3.3.4 Maintenance

  5.1.2 Air-termination systems for buildings with gable roofs
  5.1.3 Air-termination systems for flat-roofed structures
  5.1.4 Air-termination systems on metal roofs
  5.1.5 Principle of an air-termination system for structures with thatched roof
  5.1.6 Walkable and trafficable roofs
  5.1.7 Air-termination system for green and flat roofs
  5.1.8 Isolated air-termination systems
  5.1.9 Air-termination system for steeples and churches
  5.1.10 Air-termination systems for wind turbines (WT)
  5.1.11 Wind load stresses on lightning protection air-termination rods

5.2 Down-conductor system

  5.2.1 Determination of the number of down-conductors

  5.2.2 Down-conductor system for a non-isolated lightning protection system
    5.2.2.1 Installation of down-conductors systems
    5.2.2.2 Natural components of a down-conductor system
    5.2.2.3 Measuring points
    5.2.2.4 Internal down-conductor systems
    5.2.2.5 Courtyards

  5.2.3 Down conductors of an isolated external lightning protection system

  5.2.4 High voltag-resistant, isolated down-conductor system - HVI conductor

   5.2.4.1 Installation and performance of the isolated down-conductor system HVI
   5.2.4.2 Installation examples
   5.2.4.3 Project example: Training and residential building
   5.2.4.4 Separation distance

5.3 Materials and minimum dimensions for air-termination conductors and down conductors

5.4 Assembly dimensions for air-termination and down-conductor systems

  5.4.1 Change in length of metal wires
  5.4.2 External lightning protection system for an industrial structure and a residential house
  5.4.3 Application tips for mounting roof conductor holders

5.5 Earth-termination systems

  5.5.1 Earth-termination systems in accordance with IEC 62305-3 (EN 62305-3)
  5.5.2 Earth-termination systems, foundation earth electrodes and foundation earth electrodes for special structural measures
  5.5.3 Ring earth electrodes - Earth electrodes Type B
  5.5.4 Earth rods - Earth electrodes Type A
  5.5.5 Earth electrodes in rocky ground
  5.5.6 Intermeshing of earth-termination systems

 5.5.7 Corrosion of earth electrodes

   5.5.7.1 Earth-termination systems with particular consideration of corrosion
   5.5.7.2 Formation of voltaic cells, corrosion
   5.5.7.3 Choice of earth electrode materials
   5.5.7.4 Combination of earth electrodes made of different materials
   5.5.7.5 Other anticorrosion measures

  5.5.8 Materials and minimum dimensions for earth electrodes

5.6 Electrical isolation of the external lightning protection system - Separation distance

5.7 Step and touch voltages

  5.7.1 Control of the touch voltage at down conductors of lightning protection systems

7.1 Lightning protection zones concept

7.2 LEMP protection management

7.3 Calculation of the magnetic shield attenuation of building/room shielding

  7.3.1 Cable shielding

7.4 Equipotential bonding network

7.5 Equipotential bonding on the boundary of LPZ 0A and LPZ 1

  7.5.1 Equipotential bonding for metal installation
  7.5.2 Equipotential bonding for power supply installations
  7.5.3 Equipotential bonding for information technology installations

7.6 Equipotential bonding on the boundary of LPZ 0A and LPZ 2

  7.6.1 Equipotential bonding for metal installations
  7.6.2 Equipotential bonding for power supply installations
  7.6.3 Equipotential bonding for information technology installations

7.7 Equipotential bonding on the boundary of LPZ 1 and LPZ 2 and higher

  7.7.1 Equipotential bonding for metal installations
  7.7.2 Equipotential bonding for power supply installations
  7.7.3 Equipotential bonding for information technology installations

7.8 Coordination of the protective measures at various LPZ boundaries

  7.8.1 Power supply installations
  7.8.2 IT installations

7.9 Inspection and maintenance of the LEMP protection

8.1 Power supply systems (within the scope of the lightning protection zones concept according to IEC 62305-4 (EN 62305-4)

  8.1.1 Technical characteristics of SPDs
  8.1.2 Use of SPDs in various systems
  8.1.3 Use of SPDs in TN Systems
  8.1.4 Use of SPDs in TT Systems
  8.1.5 Use of SPDs in IT Systems
  8.1.6 Rating the length of the connecting leads for SPDs
  8.1.7 Rating of the terminal cross-sections and the backup protection of surge protective devices

8.2 Information technology systems

  8.2.1 Measuring and control systems
  8.2.2 Technical property management
  8.2.3 Generic cabling sytems (EDP networks, TC installations)
  8.2.4 Intrinsically safe circuits
  8.2.5 Special featuress of the installation of SPDs