Plants Bonding to LPS

Dear Team,

Seeking an advice to below,

There are mechanical plants on the rooftop in one of my projects, and they are enclosed by a metal fence. We are laying copper tape around the metal fence for protection. As a result, the mechanical plants are now within a protected zone. Refer below snap for your reference & rectangles are mechanical plants.


I am wondering if they still need to be bonded to the LPS.

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  • the height of the fence, the conductor you are laying and the height of the plant buildings will decide the level of protection.
    The tape you are adding - where does the other end of it go to the LPS, and how is that earthed, how is the building frame (and so the plant buildings) earthed, and how is the wiring within the building earthed ?
    Its  not as simple a question  as it looks.
    Mike

  • Its  not as a question simple as it looks.

    Seconded.

    Assuming you're in the UK, a risk assessment and design in accordance with BS EN 62305 (series) should be / have been carried out. Often this is by a specialist consultant / contractor (depending on the life stage of the building), and you would be well advised to consult them.

    For example they should be able to provide the specfiic separation distance between LPS conductors and other earthed metallic conductors (such as your plant) necessary to prevent flashover., even if you're "within a protected zone"... this can be further than you think.

    Note that older buildings may have been designed be to a different standard, and these may need a different solution.

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  • Its  not as a question simple as it looks.

    Seconded.

    Assuming you're in the UK, a risk assessment and design in accordance with BS EN 62305 (series) should be / have been carried out. Often this is by a specialist consultant / contractor (depending on the life stage of the building), and you would be well advised to consult them.

    For example they should be able to provide the specfiic separation distance between LPS conductors and other earthed metallic conductors (such as your plant) necessary to prevent flashover., even if you're "within a protected zone"... this can be further than you think.

    Note that older buildings may have been designed be to a different standard, and these may need a different solution.

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