Lightning Protection Calculation
primtech features a powerful lightning protection calculation implementing conventional lightning protection calculation methods. Using lightning protection rods and wires as lightning arresters, it visually illustrates the required results in form of the lightning protection volumes and areas.
Supporting international standards
primtech supports the lightning calculations according to the DIN VDE 0101 and the rolling-sphere method according to IEC 62305-1 and IEEE 998 Standard.
Optimal Support in the Engineering
Due to the rapid calculation of the 3-D protection volumes – which is spanned by the lightning protection facility – primtech ideally supports the engineering process for high voltage substations. It enables the quick calculation of different lightning protection classes or the variation of lightning arresters (e.g. adjusting height of rods) which can then both be easily visually compared and evaluated.
Rods and Wires
The primtech lightning protection calculation considers protection rods and wires as lightning arresters. The calculation includes an automatic detection for the protection equipment. Even a larger substation with 21 bays and 46 lightning rods is fully calculated within a second.
Exporting the Protected Areas
For the documentation of the lightning protection, primtech shows the protected areas horizontally at the heights to be protected and vertically along sectional planes of your choice.
Development of High Voltage Substations
The lightning protection calculation is designed and optimized for Air Insulated Substations (Switchyard). This allows for rapid and consistent protection calculations even for large substations. Furthermore, the protection calculations can be applied to buildings, for example of a Gas Insulated Substation (GIS).
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Which standards does the lightning protection calculation support?
primtech supports lightning calculations according to DIN VDE 0101 and the rolling-sphere method according to IEC 62305-1 and IEEE 998.
Which lightning arresters are considered?
The calculation considers lightning protection rods and wires as lightning arresters and includes an automatic detection of the protection equipment.
How fast is the calculation?
Even a larger substation with 21 bays and 46 lightning rods is fully calculated within a second. This makes it easy to compare different lightning protection classes or variations of the arresters, e.g. adjusting the height of rods.
How can the results be documented?
primtech shows the protected areas horizontally at the heights to be protected and vertically along sectional planes of your choice.
Can the calculation be used for GIS buildings as well?
Yes. The calculation is designed and optimized for Air Insulated Substations (Switchyards), and the protection calculations can also be applied to buildings, for example of a Gas Insulated Substation (GIS).
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