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Calculate Area of Building / Structure

Calculate Collection area of Structure
Calculate Probable No of Strike on Structure
Calculate Overall Risk Factor
Calculate whether Lighting Protection Required or Not
Calculate Number of Down Conductor

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About Jignesh.Parmar
Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E(Electrical). He is member of
Institution of Engineers (MIE) and CEng,India. Membership No:M-1473586.He has more than 16 years
experience in Transmission -Distribution-Electrical Energy theft detection-Electrical Maintenance-
Electrical Projects (Planning-Designing-Technical Review-coordination -Execution). He is Presently
associate with one of the leading business group as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad,India. He has
published numbers of Technical Articles in “Electrical Mirror”, “Electrical India”, “Lighting
India”,”Smart Energy”, “Industrial Electrix”(Australian Power Publications) Magazines. He is Freelancer
Programmer of Advance Excel and design useful Excel base Electrical Programs as per IS, NEC,
IEC,IEEE codes. He is Technical Blogger and Familiar with English, Hindi, Gujarati, French languages.
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15 Responses to Building Lighting Protection Calculation (Excel)

cinmoi says:
September 20, 2015 at 2:13 pm
Thank u

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Rameshkumar says:
September 21, 2015 at 8:37 am
Thanks for your post. i need one clarification, as per calculation sheet, down conductors are not
varying while changing the height of the building. Is height of the building considered for down
conductors

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Jignesh.Parmar says:
September 21, 2015 at 3:13 pm
Definitely Change.
Collection Area Ac=(L x W) + 2 (L x H) + 2(W x H) + 3.14 H2
Where H=Height of Building.
You need to enter Proper Value of Maximum Acceptable Overall Risk Factor …

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nethravathi nethra says:
September 22, 2015 at 5:38 am
Hello Sir,

My Self is Nethra, am working in Electrical consultancy field as an Design Engineer. I need some
clarification regarding FRLS wire. In Residential , Apartments all are using FRLS wire , i just wanted
know what is reason behind that. Is there any IS standards for that?? Plz do the need full. Am
awaiting your reply.

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Warm Regards , Nethra

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Eswaran.G says:
September 23, 2015 at 3:44 am
Sir,
My self is Eswaran and working in HT maintenance. I need numeric relay se ings and minimum
se ings of relay. which one is the best among the relays.

with regards
eswar

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Sony Francis says:
September 24, 2015 at 1:40 am
Thank you very much Mr. Jignesh

Best Regards, Sony Francis Ele. Design Engr. Kuwait National Petroleum Co.

Sent from my iPhone

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R K Veerabhadra Rao says:
September 26, 2015 at 3:08 am
Hello sir,

IS 694 : 2010 is for ” POLYVINYL CHLORIDE INSULATED UNSHEATHED

AND SHEATHED CABLES/CORDS WITH RIGID AND
FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR FOR RATED VOLTAGES
UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V
( Fourth Revision )” . It defines all wires in 2 categories FR ( Flame retardant ) & FR-LSH ( Flame
retardant Low smoke and halogen) . The FRLS category is under commercially available category
Between FR and FR-LHS.

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vengat says:
November 6, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Dear sir
i need some clarification for arc gap in between two rods of lightning arrester that could be used for a
11 kV transmission lines
1)The space in between two metal rod will give a capacitance effect or it will act as a resistance
2)what standards could i follow for ge ing accurate results for calculation of arc in between two
metal rods
3)what will be the change in the density of arc (electrical parameters) when it sparks out from leading
electrode and when it reaches the end electrode after ionising the air molecules when a lightning
strike occurs directly lightning strokes and if lightning hits the transmission line( please provide
guidance such that it would be useful for my carrier)

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Rakesh Tailor says:

January 7, 2016 at 4:24 am
Dear Sir,

Please mail me OHSAS practices docs or general safety required in Transmission & Distribution
(rural electrification) work.

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Kuldeep Singh says:
January 8, 2016 at 6:02 am
Dear Sir

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Kuldeep Singh says:
January 8, 2016 at 6:10 am
Dear Sir,

A building structure height is 95 meter and a vertical air termination lighting protection is provided
at top. will it cover 95meter in circle at an angle of 45 degree…..

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Kuldeep Singh says:
January 8, 2016 at 6:15 am
Dear sir,

Greeting!!!

A building structure height is 95 meter and a vertical air termination lighting protection is provided
at top. Will it cover 95 meter in circle at an angle of 45 degree..

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PURVESH SONI says:
July 20, 2016 at 9:12 am
Kindly Change the heading to “Lightning”. Presently its “Lighting”

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ramkumar says:
August 10, 2016 at 7:10 am
IS 2309 has been replaced by IS IEC 62305.

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Rajendra says:
December 8, 2017 at 6:59 am
Hi
I need help to design Lightening protection system as per IEC 62305.
If anybody is having template / procedure to prepare design document please share.
Rajendra

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