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How to evaluate protection reliability based on statistical methodology and zones

How to evaluate protection reliability based on statistical methodology and zones

This note's origin is not quite ordinary, and it is worth explaining in order to avoid surprising the reader without a good reason — especially since we've talked about the method of choosing lightning arresters based on protection zones multiple times during our ...

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Video recording of the webinar "Is State Standard GOST R 59789-2021 dangerous for lightning protection professionals?"

Video recording of the webinar "Is State Standard GOST R 59789-2021 dangerous for lightning protection professionals?"

On December 20, 2023, a webinar was held by E. M. Bazelyan, Professor, G. M. Khrzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute ...

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Video recording of the webinar "Lightning protection and grounding of packaged transformer substations 10/0.4 kV on the section of an electrified railroad"

Video recording of the webinar "Lightning protection and grounding of packaged transformer substations 10/0.4 kV on the section of an electrified railroad"

A webinar by Denis Pozdnyakov, an engineer at ZANDZ Technical Center, an expert in lightning protection and grounding, was held on December 6, ...

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Useful Materials

SCHEDULE AND RECORDINGS OF WEBINARS FOR DESIGNERS

SCHEDULE AND RECORDINGS OF WEBINARS FOR DESIGNERS

Popular online seminars for designers and service professionals provide an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge about the design and maintenance of protective equipment, share experiences with Russian and foreign colleagues, and learn about modern and unique lightning and surge protection methods used around the world.

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PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES ABOUT LIGHTNING PROTECTION

PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES ABOUT LIGHTNING PROTECTION

The materials are created by highly qualified experts and are designed to help designers, engineers, installers and maintenance services to answer the most pressing questions in the design and installation of grounding and lightning protection systems.

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EXAMPLES OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION AND GROUNDING PROJECTS

EXAMPLES OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION AND GROUNDING PROJECTS

Projects of protective systems of facilities of various types are described in detail. For example:
- grounding for a transformer substation
- lightning protection of warehouse from sandwich panels
- lightning protection of shopping mall
- lightning protection and grounding of the car service center
The documentation is in DWG and PDF format.

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BOOK "ISSUES OF PRACTICAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION" BY E.M. BAZELYAN

BOOK "ISSUES OF PRACTICAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION" BY E.M. BAZELYAN

The book is addressed to engineers - designers of external and internal lightning protection of surface structures. It is based on the practical experience of the author and the staff of the Laboratory of the G.M. Krzhizhanov Energy Institute, which he directs.
A brief description of the lightning mechanism and its parameters necessary for lightning protection design is given. Domestic regulatory documents on lightning protection are analyzed, with a focus on ...

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SOIL RESISTIVITY

SOIL RESISTIVITY

The calculated specific electrical resistance of the ground (Ohm*m) is a parameter that determines the level of "electrical conductivity" of the ground as a conductor, i.e. how well the electric current will flow in such an environment from the earth electrode.
Data on many types of soil from various sources are collected.

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GROUNDING. WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO MAKE IT.

GROUNDING. WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO MAKE IT.

An article for beginners, describing in simple language the knowledge of grounding.
The first part describes the terminology, the main types of grounding (purpose) and requirements for grounding.
In the second part - the story about traditional solutions used in the construction of earthing devices, listing the advantages and disadvantages of these solutions.
The third part contains a description of the new technologies used ...

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GREEN LIGHTNING PROTECTION - A SYSTEM OF COMPLETE INSULATION AGAINST LIGHTNING STRIKES

GREEN LIGHTNING PROTECTION - A SYSTEM OF COMPLETE INSULATION AGAINST LIGHTNING STRIKES

The fundamental difference in the operation of devices "green lightning protection" and traditional (or active) lightning receivers, is the difference in the principles of operation - the isolation of the object from lightning, rather than deliberate reception, interception of lightning on itself. This allows you to avoid the most dangerous and hard-to-beat enemy of sensitive electronic equipment and flammable materials - the electromagnetic wave from the lightning channel, lightning receivers and current collectors (the secondary striking factor of lightning).

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ELECTROLYTIC GROUNDING

ELECTROLYTIC GROUNDING

Electrolytic grounding ZANDZ is designed for use in permafrost, stony or sandy soils with high resistivity (from 300-500 Ohm*m), without the use of special equipment and bulk ground. Installation and calculation of such grounding is very simple. But behind this simplicity there are high-tech and modern solutions aimed only at uncompromising quality of the result.

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