EN 62561-4:2011

Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners

IEC 62561-4:2010 deals with the requirements and tests for metallic and non-metallic conductor fasteners that are used in conjunction with the air termination, down conductor and earth termination system. This standard does not cover the fixing of conductor fasteners to the fabric/membrane/gravel roofing of structures due to the vast number and types used in modern day construction. LPSC may also be suitable for use in hazardous atmospheres. Regard should then be taken of the extra requirements necessary for the components to be installed in such conditions.

Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 4: Anforderungen an Leitungshalter

Composants de système de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) - Partie 4: Exigences pour les fixations de conducteur

La CEI 62561-4:2010 spécifie les exigences et les essais pour les supports métalliques et non métalliques de conducteur qui sont employés avec des dispositifs de capture, des conducteurs de descente et des prises de terre. La présente norme ne traite pas la fixation des supports sur les structures d'édifice/membrane/toiture gravillonnée en raison des nombreuses solutions modernes de construction. Les CSPF peuvent aussi être employés dans des atmosphères dangereuses. Dans ce cas, il convient de veiller à ce que les caractéristiques des composants soient en adéquation avec ces conditions.

Zahteve za elemente sistema za zaščito pred strelo (LPSC) - 4. del: Zahteve za pritrdilne elemente (IEC 62561-4:2010, spremenjen)

Ta mednarodni standard določa zahteve in preskuse za kovinske in nekovinske pritrdilne elemente strelovodov, ki se uporabljajo v povezavi s strelovodno zaščito in spodnjim delom strelovoda, preskusov za pritrjevanje pritrdilnih elementov strelovodov na tkane/membranske/peščene strehe zgradb zaradi velikega števila in vrst, ki se uporabljajo v sodobni gradnji, pa ta standard ne zajema.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 03-Mar-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 20-Feb-2014
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• ICS: 91.120.40 - Lightning protection
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 81X - Lightning protection
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 81 - IEC_TC_81
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 81 - IEC_TC_81
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2020
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62561-4:2011 - Requirements for Lightning Protection System Components (LPSC) - Part 4: Requirements for fasteners

Relations

• Replaces: EN 50164-4:2008 - Lightning Protection Components (LPC) - Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN 62561-4:2017 - Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners
• Effective Date: 05-Dec-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

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Requirements for Lightning Protection System Components (LPSC) - Part 4:
Requirements for fasteners
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 4: Anforderungen an Leitungshalter
Composants de Système de Protection contre la Foudre (CSPF) - Partie 4: Exigences
pour les fixations de conducteur
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62561-4:2011
ICS:
91.120.40 =DãþLWDSUHGVWUHOR Lightning protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62561-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 Supersedes EN 50164-4:2008

English version
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) -
Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners
(IEC 62561-4:2010, modified)
Composants de système de protection Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) -
contre la foudre (CSPF) - Teil 4: Anforderungen an Leitungshalter
Partie 4: Exigences pour les fixations de (IEC 62561-4:2010, modifiziert)
conducteur
(CEI 62561-4:2010, modifiée)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-02-21. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 62561-4:2011 E
Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 62561-4:2010, prepared by IEC TC 81, Lightning protection,
together with common modifications prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 81X, Lightning
protection, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 62561-4 on 2011-02-21.
This European Standard supersedes EN 50164-4:2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2012-02-21
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2014-02-21
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62561-4:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard with agreed common modifications as given below.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62305-1:2006 NOTE  Harmonized as en 62305-1:2006 (not modified).

COMMON MODIFICATIONS
Through the complete document:
Replace all IEC 62305 references by EN 62305.

Replace all IEC 62561 references by EN 62561.

2 Normative references
Replace the first six references to IEC standards with the following:
EN 60068-2-52:1996, Environmental testing – Part 2: Tests – Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride
solution) (IEC 60068-2-52:1996)
EN 62305-1, Protection against lightning – Part 1: General principles (IEC 62305-1)
EN 62305-3, Protection against lightning – Part 3: Physical damage to structures and life hazard
(IEC 62305-3)
EN 62305-4, Protection against lightning – Part 4: Electrical and electronic systems within the structure
(IEC 62305-4)
EN ISO 4892-2:2006, Plastics – Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources – Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
(ISO 4892-2:2006)
- 3 - EN 62561-4:2011
EN ISO 6988:1994, Metallic and other non-organic coatings – Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation
of moisture (ISO 6988:1985)
Subclause 6.3.1
st
Delete at the end of the 1 paragraph the word “fastening” after “… for screwed…”.

Subclause 6.3.2
st
Delete at the end of the 1 paragraph the word “fastening” after “… for screwed…”.

Sublause 6.3.3
st
Delete at the end of the 1 paragraph the word “fastening” after “… for screwed…”.
rd
Replace the 3 paragraph by the paragraph:
“The specimens are deemed to have passed this part of the test if the conductor or metal parts of the
conductor fastener do not exhibit any corrosive deterioration and if its plastic parts show no sign of
disintegration and no cracks visible to normal or corrected vision.”

Subclause 8.1
st
line of the clause after “…general requirements for type test reports issued by the …”.
Add in the 1
Delete “…test reports.” at the end of the sentence.
Annex A
Clause A.1
Replace “ISO 60068-2-52:1996” by “EN 60068-2-52:1996”.

In the NOTE replace “ISO 60068-2-52:1996” by “EN 60068-2-52:1996”.

Clause A.2
Replace “ISO 6988:1985” by “EN ISO 6988:1994”.
In the NOTE replace “ISO 6988:1985” by “EN ISO 6988:1994”.

Bibliography
Add the following reference:
“EN 60068-2-75:1997, Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
(IEC 60068-2-75:1997)”.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60068-2-75 1997 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-75 1997
Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests

ISO 4892-3 2006 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory EN ISO 4892-3 2006
light sources -
Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
ISO 4892-4 2004 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory - -
light sources -
Part 4: Open-flame carbon-arc lamps

ISO 6957 1988 Copper alloys - Ammonia test for stress - -
corrosion resistance
IEC 62561-4 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) –
Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners

Composants de système de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) –
Partie 4: Exigences pour les fixations de conducteur

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
S
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 ISBN 978-2-88912-261-5
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CONTENTS
FOREW ORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Sc o pe . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Classification . 7
5 R e q uirements . 7
5.1 Ge n eral . 7
5.2 Environmental requirements . 7
5.3 Mechanical strength . 8
5.4 Installation instructions . 8
5.5 Marking . 8
6 Tests . 8
6.1 General test conditions . 8
6.2 Preparation of the specimen . 9
6.3 Environmental influence test . 9
6.4 Resistance to mechanical effects . 11
6.5 Installation instructions . 14
6.6 Marking test . 15
6.7 Construction . 15
7 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 15
8 Structure and content of the test report . 15
8.1 General . 15
8.2 Report identification . 16
8.3 Specimen description . 16
8.4 Characterization and condition of the test sample and/or test assembly . 16
8.5 Conductor . 16
8.6 Standards and references . 17
8.7 Test procedure . 17
8.8 Testing equipment, description . 17
8.9 Measuring instruments description . 17
8.10 Results and parameters recorded . 17
Annex A (normative) Environmental test for metallic conductor fasteners . 18
Annex B (normative) Environmental test for non-metallic conductor fasteners –
Resistance to ultraviolet light . 19
Annex C (normative) Flow chart of tests . 20
Bibliography . 21

Figure 1 – Basic arrangement of specimens . 10
Figure 2– Basic arrangement of lateral load test . 12
Figure 3– Typical arrangement for axial movement test . 13
Figure 4 – Impact test apparatus . 14

62561-4 Ó IEC:2010 – 3 –
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LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LPSC) –

Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners

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