EN IEC 62561-5:2024
(Main)Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals
IEC 62561-5:2023 is available as IEC 62561-5:2023 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 62561-5:2023 specifies the requirements and tests for earth electrode inspection housings (earth housings) installed in the earth and for earth electrode seals. Lightning protection system components (LPSC) can also be suitable for use in hazardous atmospheres. For this reason, there are additional requirements when installing the components under such conditions. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2017. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) A classification of earth electrode seals has been added.
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 5: Anforderungen an Revisionskästen und Erderdurchführungen
Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) - Partie 5: Exigences pour les regards de visite et les joints des électrodes de terre
IEC 62561-5:2023 est disponible sous forme de IEC 62561-5:2023 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.L'IEC 62561-5:2023 spécifie les exigences et les essais pour les regards de visite des électrodes de terre (regards de terre) installés dans le sol et pour les joints des électrodes de terre. Les composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) peuvent aussi être employés dans des atmosphères dangereuses. Pour cette raison, il existe des exigences supplémentaires pour installer les composants dans de telles conditions. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2017. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: a) une classification des joints d'électrodes de terre a été ajoutée.
Elementi sistema za zaščito pred strelo (LPSC) - 5. del: Zahteve za merilne omarice ozemljil in tesnjenje izolacije pri ozemljilih (IEC 62561-5:2023)
Ta del standarda IEC 62561 določa zahteve in preskuse za pregled ohišja ozemljil (ozemljitvena ohišja), ki so položena v zemljo, in za tesnila ozemljil.
Elementi sistema za zaščito pred strelo (LPSC) so lahko primerni tudi za uporabo v nevarnih ozračjih. Zaradi tega glede namestitve sestavnih delov v takih pogojih obstajajo dodatne zahteve.
OPOMBA: različne zahteve in preskusni postopki so navedeni v skupini standardov EN 124 [2] in skupini standardov EN 1253 [3].
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2024
Elementi sistema za zaščito pred strelo (LPSC) - 5. del: Zahteve za merilne omarice
ozemljil in tesnjenje izolacije pri ozemljilih (IEC 62561-5:2023)
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5: Requirements for earth
electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals (IEC 62561-5:2023)
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 5: Anforderungen an Revisionskästen und
Erderdurchführungen (IEC 62561-5:2023)
Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) - Partie 5: Exigences
pour les regards de visite et les joints des électrodes de terre (IEC 62561-5:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62561-5:2024
ICS:
91.120.40 Zaščita pred strelo Lightning protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62561-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2024
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 Supersedes EN 62561-5:2017
English Version
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5:
Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth
electrode seals
(IEC 62561-5:2023)
Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 5: Anforderungen
(CSPF) - Partie 5: Exigences pour les regards de visite et an Revisionskästen und Erderdurchführungen
les joints des électrodes de terre (IEC 62561-5:2023)
(IEC 62561-5:2023)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 62561-5:2024 E
European foreword
The text of document 81/738/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 62561-5, prepared by IEC/TC 81 "Lightning
protection" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2024-10-09
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2027-01-09
document have to be withdrawn
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The text of the International Standard IEC 62561-5:2023 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62305 (series) NOTE Approved as EN 62305 (series)
IEC 62561-5 ®
Edition 3.0 2023-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) –
Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth
electrode seals
Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) –
Partie 5: Exigences pour les regards de visite et les joints des électrodes de
terre
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.020, 91.120.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-7934-2
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Classification . 8
4.1 Earth electrode inspection housings . 8
4.2 Earth electrode seals . 8
5 Requirements . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Documentation and installation instructions . 8
5.3 Marking . 8
5.3.1 Content of marking . 8
5.3.2 Durability and legibility . 9
5.4 Earth electrode inspection housing . 9
5.5 Earth electrode seal . 9
6 Tests . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Documentation and installation instructions . 10
6.2.1 General conditions . 10
6.2.2 Acceptance criteria . 10
6.3 Marking test . 10
6.3.1 General test conditions . 10
6.3.2 Acceptance criteria . 10
6.4 Earth electrode inspection housing . 10
6.4.1 General test conditions . 10
6.4.2 Load test . 10
6.4.3 Acceptance criteria . 12
6.5 Earth electrode seal test . 13
6.5.1 Earth electrode in watertight housing . 13
6.5.2 Earth electrode in or through watertight concrete . 13
7 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 15
8 Structure and content of the test report . 16
8.1 General . 16
8.2 Report identification . 16
8.3 Specimen description . 16
8.4 Standards and references . 17
8.5 Test procedure . 17
8.6 Testing equipment, description . 17
8.7 Measuring instruments description . 17
8.8 Results and parameters recorded . 17
8.9 Statement of pass or fail . 17
Annex A (normative) Applicability of previous tests . 18
Bibliography . 19
Figure 1 – Test arrangement of the first alternative for load test . 11
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Figure 2 – Test arrangement of the second alternative for load test . 12
Figure 3 – Test arrangement for sealing test . 13
Figure 4 – Example of a test arrangement for depth of penetration of water under
pressure . 15
Table 1 – Parameters for concrete used for the test arrangement . 14
Table A.1 – Differences in the requirements for earth electrode inspection housings
and earth electrode seals complying with IEC 62561‑5:2011 or IEC 62561‑5:2017. 18
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LPSC) –
Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings
and earth electrode seals
FOREWORD
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IEC 62561-5 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 81: Lightning protection. It is an
International Standard.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2017. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) A classification of earth electrode seals has been added.
IEC 62561-5:2023 © IEC 2023 – 5 –
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
81/738/FDIS 81/753/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
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A list of all parts in the IEC 62561 series, published under the general title Lightning protection
system components (LPSC), can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn, or
• revised.
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INTRODUCTION
This part of IEC 62561 deals with the requirements and tests for lightning protection system
components (LPSC), specifically earth electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals,
used for the installation of a lightning protection system (LPS) designed and implemented
according to the IEC 62305 series [1] .
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Numbers in square brackets refer to the Bibliography.
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LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LPSC) –
Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings
and earth electrode seals
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62561 specifies the requirements and tests for earth electrode inspection
housings (earth housings) installed in the earth and for earth electrode seals.
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) can also be suitable for use in hazardous
atmospheres. For this reason, there are additional requirements when installing the components
under such conditions.
NOTE Different requirements and test procedures are given in the EN 124 series [2] and the EN 1253 series [3].
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
earth electrode inspection housing
metallic or non-metallic enclosure that houses the down conductor and earth termination
connection for inspection and testing purposes and consists of a housing and a removable lid
3.2
earth electrode seal
water pressure seal used in conjunction with an earth electrode that passes through or enters
the foundation or wall of the building, preventing ground water from entering the building
3.3
earth electrode
part or group of parts of the earth termination system which provides direct electrical contact
with and disperses the lightning current to the earth
EXAMPLE Earth rods, earth conduct
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