DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 62561-1
; VDE 0185-561-1:2017-12
Lightning Protection System Components (LPSC) - Part 1: Requirements for connection components (IEC 62561-1:2017); German version EN 62561-1:2017
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 1: Anforderungen an Verbindungsbauteile (IEC 62561-1:2017); Deutsche Fassung EN 62561-1:2017
Overview
The DIN EN 62561 standard series deals with the requirements and tests for lightning protection system components (LPSC) used for the installation of a lightning protection system designed and implemented according to DIN EN 62305. These include metallic connection components, air termination systems, down conductors, and metallic earth electrodes, as well as isolating spark gaps and conductor fasteners. Additional parts of the standard series deal with earth electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals, devices intended to count the number of lightning strike pulses flowing in a conductor as well as earthing enhancing chemical compounds. Part 1 of EN 62561 deals with the requirements and tests for metallic connection components used for the installation of a lightning protection system (LPS) designed and implemented according to the IEC 62305 standard series. These lightning protection system components (LPSC) typically include connectors, bonding and bridging components, expansion pieces and test joints. Testing of components for an explosive atmosphere is not covered by this standard. The responsible committee is DKE/K 251 "Blitzschutzanlagen und Blitzschutzbauteile" ("Lightning protection installations and lightning protection components") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
