IEC_62561-3-2017.pdf

IEC 62561-3 Edition 2.0 2017-06 INTERNA TIONAL STA NDA RD Lightning protection sy stem components(LPSC)Part 3:Requirements for isolating spark gaps(ISG)IEC 62561-3:2017-06(en)THIS PUBLICA TION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2017 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no par t of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any for m or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without per mission in writing fr om either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional r ights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further infor mation.IEC Centr al Office Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 3,rue de Varemb Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 CH-1211 Geneva 20 infoiec.ch Switzerland www.iec.ch About t he IEC The International Electr otechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepar es and publishes Inter national Standards for all electr ical,electronic and related technologies.A bout IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sur e that you have the latest edition,a cor rigenda or an amendment might have been published.IEC Cat alogue-webstore.iec.ch/cat alogue The stand-alone application for consulting the entire bibliographical information on IEC International Standards,Technical Specifications,Technical R eports and other documents.A v ailable for PC,Mac OS,A ndroid Tablets and iPad.IEC publications search-w w w.iec.ch/searchpub The adv anced search enables to find IEC publications by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projec ts,replaced and withdrawn publications.IEC Just Published-webstore.iec.ch/justpublished Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details all new publications released.A v ailable online and also once a month by email.Elect ropedia-w w w.elect ropedia.org The worlds leading online dic tionary of elec tronic and electrical terms containing 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equiv alent terms in 16 additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV)online.IEC Glossar y-st d.iec.ch/glossary 65 000 elec trotechnical terminology entries in English and French extracted from the Terms and Definitions clause of IEC publications issued since 2002.Some entries hav e been collected from earlier publications of IEC TC 37,77,86 and CISPR.IEC Customer Service Cent re-webstore.iec.ch/csc If y ou wish to giv e us y our feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please contact the Customer Serv ice Centre:csciec.ch.IEC 62561-3 Edit ion 2.0 2017-06 INTER NA TIONAL STA NDA R D Lightning protection system components(LPSC)Part 3:R equirements for isolating spark gaps(ISG)INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION ICS 91.120.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-4455-5 R egist er ed tr ademar k of t he Int er national Electr ot echnical Commission W arning!Make sure that y ou obtained this publication from an authorized distributor.2 IEC 62561-3:2017 IEC 2017 CONTENTS FOREWORD.4 INTRODUCTION.6 1 Scope.7 2 Normative references.7 3 Terms and definitions.8 4 Classification.9 4.1 According to ISGs capability to withstand lightning current.9 4.2 According to ISGs location installation.9 5 Requirements.10 5.1 General.10 5.2 Environmental requirements.10 5.3 Installation instructions.10 5.4 Lightning current carrying capability.10 5.5 Rated impulse sparkover voltage.10 5.6 Rated withstand voltage.10 5.6.1 Rated DC withstand voltage.10 5.6.2 Rated power frequency withstand voltage.10 5.7 Isolation resistance.10 5.8 Marking.11 5.9 UV(ultraviolet)resistance.11 6 Tests.11 6.1 General conditions for tests.11 6.2 UV(ultraviolet)light test.12 6.3 Resistance tests to corrosion.12 6.4 Mechanical tests.12 6.5 Electrical tests.14 6.5.1 Isolation resistance.14 6.5.2 Withstand voltage.14 6.5.3 Rated impulse sparkover voltage.15 6.5.4 Lightning current.15 6.6 Installation instructions.16 6.6.1 General conditions for tests.16 6.6.2 Acceptance criteria.16 6.7 Marking test.16 6.7.1 General conditions for tests.16 6.7.2 Acceptance criteria.16 7 Electromagnetic compatibility(EMC).16 8 Structure and content of the test report.16 8.1 General.16 8.2 Report identification.17 8.3 Specimen description.17 8.4 Standards and references.17 8.5 Test procedure.17 8.6 Testing equipment description.18 8.7 Measuring instruments description.18 8.8 Results and parameters recorded.18 IEC 62561-3:2017 IEC 2017 3 8.9 Statement of pass/fail.18 Annex A(normative)Flow chart of tests.19 Annex B(normative)Environmental test for isolating spark gaps.21 B.1 General.21 B.2 Salt mist treatment.21 B.3 Humid sulphurous atmosphere treatment.21 B.4 Ammonia atmosphere treatment.21 Annex C(normative)Environmental test for outdoor isolatin