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back on the 'surge'

 Good morning to all.  Revisiting a surge issue please.

 

Imagine a final circuit (or it could be some equipment cabling e.g to radio mast but Im not familiar so prefer to use a final circuit as the example ) that is fed from a [upfront] SPD protected board . The circuit runs back outside  (across a zone boundary? ), overhead/buried, for some distance (e.g 100m or whatever)  to equipment that is in contact with earth.

 

  • is it true that circuit could introduce a ‘surge' back into the installation just as the DNO supply may at the origin ?
  • in such a case if true, would there need to be another SPD after the final circuit's OPD to cater for this **… or if not where would the SPD(s) go and across which conductors ?
  • what ‘surge’ levels coming back in to the installation might one expect ?

 

e.g. origin----SPD---DB/CU outdoor circuit OPD--- **additional SPD ------ overhead/buried run (100m) ---- [grounded?] outdoor equip (poss with local SPD)

 

Sorry in advance if I am not understanding well enough to ask a coherant question ! :-)

 

Thank you, Habs

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  • The first question to ask, is whether the mast is high enough for BS EN 62305 to apply because of direct strikes?

    If yes, then definitely there is an issue and you need to adopt BS EN 62305.

    If not, then yes it's possible if you are going outside the particular protection zone … and the guidance is in Section 534 regarding zones.

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  • The first question to ask, is whether the mast is high enough for BS EN 62305 to apply because of direct strikes?

    If yes, then definitely there is an issue and you need to adopt BS EN 62305.

    If not, then yes it's possible if you are going outside the particular protection zone … and the guidance is in Section 534 regarding zones.

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