Lightning Protection Calculation

Calculation for Evaluating Need for Protection - by BS6651 1. Collection Area, Ac (sqm) 1.1. Rectangle Building Lengthm 10 1.2. Tower Radius m 10 Height m 30 Collection Area Ac sqm 5026.6 Width m 10 Height m 12 Collection Area Ac (sqm 1032.4

Formula: Ac=LW+2LH+2WH+H

Formula: Ac=(H+R)2

1.3. Sloping Roof (Here pitch 45,if pitch <45,adopt 1.1) Collection Lengthm Height Area Ac 2 m sqm Formula: Ac=H +2LH 20 30 4027.4 2. Flash density, Ng (per/sqkm) Thunderstor m days per year Td 20 Note: adopt for north Africa Flash density, Ng (per/sqkm) 1.10

From Curve of Table 6

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Lightning Protection Calculation

3. Risk of being struck, p 4. Overall risk factor 1 2 Risk of being struck, A p Use of structure (Table 8)

1.1E-03

Formula: p=AcNg10

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Weighting factors B C D Type of Contents or Degree of construction consequential isolation (Table 9) effects (Table 11) (Table 10) 0.4 0.3 1.0

E Type of country (Table 12)

7 8 Overall Overall risk multiplying factor (product factor of columns 1 (product of and 7) columns 2 to 6)

9 Recommendations

1.1E-03

0.3

0.3

0.011

1.23E-05

protection recommended

Note: Risk less than 110-5 do not generally require protection; risk between 110-5 and 110-4 protection is recommended; risk greater than 110-4 require protection.

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Weighting factors

Flash density

Weighting factors

Flash density

Curve of Flash

density and Thunder day per year

Note: This curve is made from Table 6 of BS 6651