Lightning Protection for Low-Voltage Systems: 2nd Edition

Author: Hasse
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The original work "Overvoltage Protection of Low Voltage Systems, 2nd Edition" is the 33rd volume in the IEE POWER AND ENERGY SERIES, published in 2000. It is currently the only comprehensive monograph internationally that addresses the integrated lightning protection of low-voltage systems. The original author, Dr. Peter Hasse, is an internationally renowned lightning protection expert and serves as the German representative for IEC TC81 (Lightning Protection). He led the working group in developing IEC standards for lightning protection of information systems. This monograph is based on the author's extensive research experience, standard development, and engineering practice. It begins with the losses caused by lightning and operational overvoltage and their origins, and then, in conjunction with German and IEC standards, elaborates on lightning hazard risk analysis, the concept of lightning protection zones, the design, implementation, and testing of comprehensive lightning protection measures, and the protection of low-voltage distribution systems and communication systems. It embodies the electromagnetic compatibility philosophy of comprehensive lightning protection and analyzes various lightning protection measures and devices, including lightning rods, building and cable shielding, equipotential bonding, lightning arresters, and isolation gaps. The book focuses on power surge protectors, information system surge protectors, and their selection and coordination. It provides case studies on the structure, function, and application of various types of SPDs, along with typical engineering examples of lightning protection for industrial and mining enterprises, power stations, television transmission towers, airport control towers, mobile telecommunication facilities, and computer networks. The book is richly illustrated and easy to read. From origins, hazards, standards, protection to applications, it systematically and comprehensively discusses lightning protection for low-voltage systems, with particularly in-depth coverage of protection methods and device applications. It also offers a well-explained introduction to international lightning protection standards in conjunction with practical applications, making it suitable for professionals in the fields of construction, electrical engineering, meteorology, communication, public security, and lightning protection device manufacturing and sales.