Topics: HOW TO DESIGN EARTHING AND LIGHTNING SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS? on General Discussion
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ahmed saeed
08-23-2014 09:36 AM
HOW TO DESIGN EARTHING AND LIGHTNING SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS?
HOW TO DESIGN EARTHING AND LIGHTNING SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS SUCH AS OFFICE BUILDING OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ???? THANKS
08-23-2014 12:12 PM
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Leonardo Lima
08-23-2014 12:12 PM
With care, paying attention to the requirements, particularly those from the applicable codes. And, in general, having an experienced professional to do it or at least to supervise and review the whole design.
08-23-2014 02:48 PM
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Roy Boyer
08-23-2014 02:48 PM
Agree with Leo. I designed both lighting and grounding systems early in my career, but learned how to do it from very experienced coworkers. On the one hand the design does not require a lot of math and is fairly straight forward. On the other, there can be numerous codes which must be followed for commercial, and thus public use buildings. The issue is safety of occupants. The old IEEE color book series gave guidance, but local codes must be followed.
08-23-2014 05:05 PM
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Clychawn D. Wilson
08-23-2014 05:05 PM
Get familiar with the NEC section on general lighting loads. And grounding conductor sizing.