LIGHNING SOLUTION:
expected No. of Failures due to lightning
Lightning Risk Assessments
Many constructions of building & some
equipment facilities are more at risk from
lighting stroke due to lack of installed lighting
protection device such as Grounding
electrodes, surge protectors.
If building is not protected by lightning stroke,
the lightning can travel through the walls
immediately moisture converted into steam
which may result in high pressure explosion of
concrete walls. If intensity high may severe
personnel injury occur.
Assessing the Risk of a
Lightning Strike
By means of lightning risk assessment engineer
can provide lightning protection system by
consideration of environmental factors &
tolerable risk factors. after analysis lightning
solution will provided.
Risk associated with fire, loss of life or injury,
loss of service, loss of equipment based on an
analysis of this factors Lightning risk
assessment & lightning protection plan are
developed for site. Proposed lightening
solution will base on reach up to acceptable
risk level.
Lightning Risk Assessment
Process
Lighting risk assessment- this assessment uses
a variety of environmental & engineering
factors to determine two variables:
Need of lightning protection system
Identify Lightning protection level (I-IV)
 IEEE 998 lightning strike shielding analysis
ensure withstand capacity of lightning
strikes at site or equipment.
 IEEE998 3D rolling sphere analysis carried
out to assess ground flash density, stroke
current range, unprotected area including
stroke
Lighting Protection System
Design
Comprehensive lightning risk assessment and
lightning protection system are based on
software analysis include a full report of
proposed system drawing & recommendation
to minimise hazards
Reducing the Risks of a
Lightning Stroke
Lightning solution given by professional design
engineer design proper lightning system &
surge protection device to reducing risk of
lightning hazard from top -of lightning aerial to
bottom tip of ground rod.
EARTHING SOLUTION:
A grounding design starts with a site analysis,
collection of geological data, and soil resistivity
of the area. Typically, the site engineer or
equipment manufacturers specify a resistance-
to-ground number.
For sensitive equipment and under extreme
circumstances, when designing a ground
system, the difficulty and costs increase
exponentially as the target resistance-to-
ground approaches the unobtainable goal of
zero ohms.
Soil Resistivity survey
Soil resistivity play very vital role in Earthing
design. driven rods at the location can be
tested using the 3-point fall-of-potential
method or an induced frequency test using a
clamp-on ground resistance meter.
Analysis & Design
After collection of data effective Earthing
solution given by Engineer with help of
Software tool.