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SECTION 264313 - SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section includes factory installed or field-mounted SPDs for:

1. Low-voltage (up to 1000 V) power distribution and control equipment whose specific
requirements are covered under Articles 2.2 to 2.7 inclusive.
2. Telecommunications and Signal Processing Equipment whose specific requirements
are covered under Articles 2.8 to 2.11 inclusive.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. In: Nominal discharge current.

B. Iimp: Impulse current.

C. Imax: Maximum discharge current.

D. Icw: Combination wave generator short-circuit current.

E. Uc: Maximum continuous operating voltage.

F. MOV: Metal-oxide varistor; an electronic component with a significant non-ohmic current-

voltage characteristic.

G. GDT: Gas discharge tube.

H. ESG: Encapsulated spark gap

I. SAD: Silicon avalanche diode.

J. SPD: Surge protective device.

K. TOV: Temporary overvoltage.

L. Up: Voltage protection level.

M. Uoc: Open circuit voltage.

N. UT: Temporary overvoltage test value.

O. fG: Cut-off frequency is equivalent to the frequency which induces an insertion loss of 3 dB
under certain test conditions as per IEC 61643-21. Unless otherwise indicated, this value
refers to a 50 Ω system

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1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1. Include rated capacities, operating characteristics, electrical characteristics, and

furnished specialties and accessories.
2. Copy of type test certificate in accordance with IEC 61643.

B. Energy coordination verification between SPDs installed at different levels according to

manufacturer recommendation.

C. Field quality-control reports.

D. Sample Warranty: For manufacturer's special warranty.

E. Maintenance Data: For SPDs to include in maintenance manuals and to the satisfaction of
Employer’s requirements.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturer Qualification: A firm regularly engaged in the manufacture of surge protec-

tive devices, of types and capacities required, and whose products have been in satisfactory
use in similar service for not less than five years.

B. Codes and Standards: Comply with the following standards:

1. IEC 62305
2. IEC 61643-11.
3. IEC 61643-12.
4. IEC 61643-21.
5. IEC 61643-22.
6. BS 7671 (IET Wiring Regulations – Latest Edition).

As an alternative, SPDs in compliance with UL 1449 is also considered.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Install certified “shock-guards’ on the equipment before shipping from the factory and shall
be retained in place till unpacked at site and inspected by Engineer, to ascertain whether the
“shock-guard” has been activated by any shock/impact during shipment.

1.7 WARRANTY

A. Provide complete system warranty in which Manufacturer, Installer, and Contractor are
jointly and severally liable and agree to repair or replace all defective components of the
warranted item. Warranty shall include both, materials and workmanship, warranty shall in-
clude:
1. Defective materials and installation.
2. Failure to comply with requirements stated in technical specifications.
3. Structural failures including, but not limited to, excessive deflection.
4. Faulty operation of movable parts such as hardware.
5. Deterioration of metals, metal finishes, and other materials beyond normal weather-
ing and use.

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6. Delamination of exterior or interior facing materials.

7. Making good and installation and finishing all items that are disturbed and that may
be required due to repair or replacement of defective items. Coordinate with Employ-
er, manufacturer, and installer of adjacent disturbed items to ensure that their warran-
ty is not cancelled due to the repair work

B. Warranty Period: 1 year from the date of the substantial completion of the project.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Approved Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by

one of the following or approved equal:

1. ABB.
2. Eaton / Moeller
3. Eaton.
4. Emerson Electric.
5. GE Zenith Controls.
6. Leviton.
7. Siemens.
8. Dehn.
9. Furse.
10. Schneider Electric.
11. Lovato
12. Phoenix Contact

2.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AC POWER SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Maximum continuous operating voltage (Uc) of the SPD shall be equal to 110% of the
nominal system voltage as a minimum or the next higher rating to ensure the ability of the
system to withstand temporary r.m.s overvoltage (swell conditions), unless otherwise
recommended by manufacturer and approved by engineer.

B. The SPD shall be suitable for a supply main’s frequency between 47 Hz and 63 Hz.

C. All installed SPDs shall be connected in common mode to eliminate overvoltage between
each phase and earth and between neutral and earth, unless otherwise specified.

D. SPDs shall have the following features and accessories:

1. Integral or external fused disconnect or circuit breaker based on manufacturer’s

specific coordination tables...
2. Indication for protection status and end of life.
3. Control interface: SPDs installed on main distribution boards shall be equipped with
dry contacts for monitoring and displaying the SPD’s status and alarms from the
IBMS. As an alternative, software interface with IBMS may be provided. Coordinate
with IBMS supplier for interface requirements.
4. Surge counter, for SPDs installed on main distribution boards in compliance with
ANSI/UL Standards.

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E. SPDs installed adjacent to the protected equipment shall have galvanized and electrostatic
painted enclosure and provided with suitable DIN rails for SPD and disconnector switch
fixation, unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the Engineer.

F. Generally, SPDs shall be installed as follows, unless otherwise specified/required in the

equipment specification sections or shown on the Drawings:

1. Type 1+2 SPDs shall be installed at:

a. Incomer(s) of all MDB(s).

2. Type 1 SPDs shall be installed at:

a. Outdoor Feeder Pillars.
b. Outdoor equipment control panel, unless otherwise recommended by the
equipment manufacturer.

3. Type 2 SPDs shall be installed at:

a. Roof Mounted Equipment.

b. Distribution panels (feeding equipment located on building roof or façade).

c. Incomer of MCCs / MCPs (feeding equipment located on building roof ).
d.

4. Type 2+3 SPDs shall be installed at:

a. Final distribution panelboards feeding equipment located on building roof or
facade in case of absence of Type 2 in the upstream.

5. Type 3 SPDs shall be installed at:

a. Final distribution panelboards feeding equipment located on building roof or
facade where incoming side is protected by Type 2.
b. Integrated in Outdoor LED type luminaires installed at high masts and street
lighting poles.
c. SPD shall be Series connected to avoid exposure of the luminaries to surges
after interruption of its SPD; unless there is a high security requirement to
avoid disconnection of the light.

G. All SPDs shall be installed within or adjacent to the protected equipment within a distance
not exceeding 10 m. Where distance between two consecutive SPDs is less than 10 m, the
downstream SPD is not required.

2.3 COMBINED Type 1+2 OR TYPE 1 HYBRID SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Combined surge protective devices shall utilize MOV and GDT/ ESG technologies and
shall provide common mode and differential mode protection to eliminate overvoltage
between each phase and neutral and between neutral and earth.

B. Type I + II surge protective devices shall be provided where specified or shown on the
Drawings.

C. SPDs: Comply with IEC 61643-11, combined Type 1+ Type 2.

D. SPD shall be tested for Iimp simulated with 10/350 microseconds waveform, with the
following parameters for common mode: Iimp 100 kA within 50 micro seconds, charge (Q)

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50 As within 5 ms and energy (W/R) 2500 kJ/Ohm within 5 ms, unless otherwise
recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the Engineer.

E. SPD shall be tested for Iimp simulated with 10/350 microseconds waveform, with the
following parameters for differential mode: Iimp 25 kA within 50 micro seconds, charge (Q)
12.5 As within 5 ms and energy (W/R) 156 kJ/Ohm within 5 ms, unless otherwise
recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the Engineer.

F. Voltage protection level (Up) shall not exceed 1500 V.

G. Short Circuit Withstand Capability (Isccr): Match the Switchboard short circuit level as a
minimum.

H. Common Mode Nominal Discharge Current (In): 100 kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform
unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the Engineer.

I. Differential Mode Nominal Discharge Current (In): 25 kA with 8/20 microseconds

waveform unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the
Engineer.

J. Maximum Discharge Current (Imax): 100 kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform.

K. SPDs temporary overvoltage withstand shall comply with IEC 61643-11 requirements.

L. As an alternative to combined Type 1+2 SPD, hybrid surge protective devices may be used.
Hybrid SPDs shall be constructed using a primary and secondary stage hybrid transient
suppression system separated by suitable line inductive impedance to ANSI/UL 1449. The
primary stage shall utilize SAD technology, while the secondary stage shall be constructed
using multiple surge current diversion modules utilizing MOV technology and tested for
manufacturing defects. The SAD module shall not be self-sacrificing to protect the system;
rather it shall provide immediate transition to the secondary stage when subjected to
potentially harmful levels. The modules shall be designed and constructed in a manner that
ensures surge current sharing.

2.4 Type 1 SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Type 1 surge protective devices shall utilize GDT/ ESG technology.

B. Type 1 surge protective devices shall be provided where specified or shown on the
Drawings.

C. SPDs: Comply with IEC 61643-11, Type 1.

D. SPD shall be tested for Iimp simulated with 10/350 microseconds waveform, with the
following parameters: Iimp [25] [35] kA within 50 micro seconds, charge (Q) [12.5] [17.5]
AS within 5 ms and energy (W/R) [156] [310] kJ/Ohm within 5 ms.

E. Voltage protection level (Up) shall not exceed 1500V.

F. Short Circuit Withstand Capability (Isccr): Match the Switchboard short circuit level as a
minimum.

G. Nominal Discharge Current (In): 25 kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform, unless otherwise
recommended by the manufacturer and approve by the Engineer.

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H. SPDs temporary overvoltage withstand shall comply with IEC 61643-11 requirements.

2.5 Type 2 SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Type 2 surge protective devices shall utilize MOV technology.

B. Type 2 surge protective devices shall be provided where specified or shown on the
Drawings.

C. SPDs: Comply with IEC 61643-11, Type 2.

D. SPD shall be tested with simulated 8/20 microseconds waveform, with In [5] [15] [20] kA.

E. Maximum Discharge Current (Imax): [25][40][65] kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform.

F. Voltage protection level (Up) shall not exceed 1500 V.

G. Short Circuit Withstand Capability (Isccr): Match the Switchboard short circuit level as a
minimum.

H. SPDs temporary overvoltage withstand shall comply with IEC 61643-11 requirements.

2.6 Type 2+3 SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Type 2+3 surge protective devices shall utilize MOV technology and shall provide common
mode and differential mode protection to eliminate overvoltage between each phase and
neutral and between neutral and earth.

B. Type 2+3 surge protective devices shall be provided where specified or shown on the
Drawings.

C. SPDs: Comply with IEC 61643-11, combined Type 2+ Type 3.

D. SPD shall be tested with a simulated combination wave of 8/20 microseconds waveform for
short circuit current and 1.2/50 microseconds waveform for open circuit voltage with U oc 6
kV.

E. Voltage protection level (Up) shall not exceed 1500 V.

F. Short Circuit Withstand Capability (Isccr): Match the Switchboard short circuit level as a
minimum.

G. Nominal Discharge Current (In): 2.5 kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform.

H. SPDs temporary overvoltage withstand shall comply with IEC 61643-11 requirements.

2.7 Type 3 SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES

A. Type 3surge protective devices shall utilize MOV technology and shall provide common
mode and differential mode protection to eliminate overvoltage between each phase and
neutral and between neutral and earth.

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B. Type 3 surge protective devices shall be provided where specified or shown on the
Drawings.

C. SPDs: Comply with IEC 61643-11, Type III.

D. SPD shall be tested with a simulated combination wave of 8/20 microseconds waveform for
short circuit current and 1.2/50 microseconds waveform for open circuit voltage with Uoc
[6][10][20] kV.

E. Voltage protection level (Up) shall not exceed 1500 V.

F. Short Circuit Withstand Capability (Isccr): Match the Switchboard short circuit level as a
minimum

G. Nominal Discharge Current (In): 3 kA with 8/20 microseconds waveform.

H. SPDs temporary overvoltage withstand shall comply with IEC 61643-11 requirements.

2.8 IDENTIFICATION

A. The following information shall be provided by the manufacturer on the nameplate as a

minimum:

1. Manufacturer’s name and model number.

2. Maximum continuous operating voltage.
3. SPD Type and discharge parameters for each mode of protection declared by the
manufacturer:

a. Type I+II, Iimp in kA and In in kA.

b. Type I and Iimp in kA.
c. Type II and In in kA and Imax in kA.
d. Type III and Uoc in kV

4. Nominal discharge current.

5. Voltage protection level.
6. Identification of terminals.
7. Compliance standards.

2.9 PROTECTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

EQUIPMENT

A. Telecommunications and signal processing equipment, being sensitive devices susceptible

to destruction by surge voltages induced by lightning or by electrical switching operations,
shall be protected by SPD’s.

B. The SPD’s shall be deployed based on the source of the surge and its intensity at the
boundary of each lightning protection zone (LPZ 0A/0B/1/2) as defined by IEC 62305-4.

C. SPD’s shall be properly designed to take into account the surge energy that they will be
subjected to and to limit the transient over-voltages to safe levels for equipment within the
protected zone.

D. SPD’s shall be able to limit conducted interference to a safe level so that the immunity of
the protected terminal equipment is not exceeded in accordance with the requirements of the

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immunity and the test set-up described in EN 61000-4-5. The voltage protection level has to
be adapted to the immunity of the equipment to be protected.

E. SPD’s shall comply with the standardized test waveforms with peak currents used to test
SPD’s at each LPZ boundary given in IEC 61634-21 Table 3. Accordingly, each protective
device shall be labeled and tested to multiple categories and performance classes.

F. Identification, Documentation and Marking

1. Identification, documentation and marking shall be in accordance with IEC 61643-21:

2. The SPDs shall be clearly marked with the following items:

a. The Manufacturer's name or trademark.
b. Model number.
c. Manufacturing traceability.
d. The maximum continuous operating voltage.

3. The following information shall be either marked on the body of the SPD or included
in the submittals for review. For each test performed on the SPD, the test conditions
shall be stated in the documentation:
a. Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b. Year and week of manufacture, or serial number.
c. Model number.
d. Service conditions.
e. Maximum continuous operating voltage Uc (AC and/or DC).
f. Rated current.
g. Voltage protection level Up.
h. Impulse reset (if applicable).
i. AC durability.
j. Impulse rating (according to IEC 61643-21 Table 3 - category and
corresponding parameters e.g. C2: 2k V/ 1kA).
k. Transmission characteristics (appropriate to the intended SPD use).
l. Additional information such as surge currents In, Iimp, series resistance.
m. SPD Category and rating.

G. SPD’s for telecommunications and signal processing equipment may be classified into three
basic application groups:
1. Telephone and data transmission equipment.
2. Data processing networks.
3. Radio communication equipment.

2.10 SPD’S FOR TELEPHONE AND DATA TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT

A. Surge protectors for telephone and data transmission equipment are divided into three types
:
1. Surge protectors for telecom networks.
2. Surge protectors for industrial networks.
3. Surge protectors for Local Area Networks (LANs).

B. Surge protectors for telecom networks.

1. Designed to protect telecom transmission devices such as PBX, modems, data
terminals.
2. Designed and selected to fit into the existing installations such as:
a. Mounting on DIN rail.

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b. Insertion in connection strips.

c. Wall mounting.
d. Mounting on telecom Main Distribution Frames.
e. Plug-in on termination outlets.

C. Surge protectors for industrial networks.

1. Equipment to be protected shall include but shall not be limited to:
a. Fire detection system
b. Access control system
c. Input / Output cards
d. Industrial process equipment
e. SCADA system
f. Converters and interfaces
g. Actuators
h. Probes
i. Transmission systems
2. Surge protectors shall be designed to fit on DIN rail and shall be available in various
configurations, as required.
a. Number of protected wires: 1 wire or 2 pairs.
b. Plug-in modules: removable to facilitate maintenance.
c. Transmission and protection of the shield wire.

D. General Features of SPD’s for telephone and data transmission equipment:

1. SPD’s shall be based on a multi-stage hybrid design that combines a high discharge
current capacity with fast response time to provide:
a. A nominal discharge current greater than 5 kA at 8/20 μs impulse.
b. An ultra-fast response time < 1 ns.
c. Safe operation in end of life scenarios (fail-safe behavior: short circuit in case
of removal of device with no line-cut-off).
d. Low insertion loss.

E. Protection Configurations

1. Protection configurations shall be selected based on the type of network being

protected:
a. Standard Protection: Used mainly for the analog telecom network (PSTN):
1) A combination of a 3-electrode gas discharge tube, line resistors and fast
clamping diode.

b. Enhanced Protection: For very low voltage transmission lines.

1) A combination of a 3-electrode gas discharge tube, line resistors and 3-
pole clamping diode.

c. Line + Shield Protection: Transmission and protection for the shield wire.

d. K20 Protection: Complying with the ITU-T K20 International

recommendation:
1) A combination of a 3-electrode gas discharge tube, fast clamping diodes
and thermistors.

e. Low Capacitance Protection: For high bit rate links (> 1 Mbit/s):
1) A combination of a 3-electrode gas discharge tube, line resistors and 3-
pole low capacitance diodes.

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f. Cat 6/Cat6A Protection: Designed for very high bit rate LAN (up to 1000
Mbit/s):
1) A combination of a 3-pole low capacitance diode and MOV.

2. Below Table shows characteristics of typical protection configurations of combined

lightning protection and surge arresters that shall be required at Service Entrances
(LPZ 0A-LPZ 2 or higher) of common building services. Final selected configuration
shall be based on type of line to be protected, number of lines to be protected and
type of installation in addition to the recommendations of the protected equipment
manufacturer.

Characteristic Application
Telecom Industrial Industrial Industrial
Telecom RS232 Modbus / LON-Bus
systems, RS485 / (Echelon)
ADSL, etc. Profibus
DP/FMS
Nominal Voltage (Un) 180V 12V 5V 5V
Maximum Continuous Operating DC 180V 15V 6V 6V
Voltage (Uc)
Maximum Continuous Operating AC 127V 10.6V 4.2V 4.2V
Voltage (Uc)
Maximum Current at 45 Deg. C (IL) 750mA 750mA 1000mA 1000mA
D1: Total lightning impulse current 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA
(10/350 μs) (Iimp)
D1: Lightning impulse current 2.5 kA 2.5 kA 2.5 kA 2.5 kA
(10/350 μs) per line (Iimp)
C2: Total nominal discharge current 20 kA 20 kA 20 kA 20 kA
(8/20 μs) (In)
C2: Nominal discharge current (8/20 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA
μs) per line (In)
Voltage protection level line-line for ≤270V ≤50V ≤25V ≤25V
Iimp D1 (Up)
Voltage protection level line-earth ≤550V ≤37V ≤550V ≤550V
for Iimp D1 (U p)
Voltage protection level line-line at 1 ≤250V ≤38V ≤11 ≤9
kV/μs C3 (Up)
Voltage protection level line-earth at ≤550V ≤19V ≤550 ≤550
1 kV/μs C3 (U p)
In-line resistance 1.8 ohms 1.8 ohms 1.0 ohms 1.0 ohms
Cut-off frequency line-line (fG) 25 MHz 2.7 MHz 100 MHz 1 MHz
Wiring 2 pairs 4 wires 2 pairs 2 pairs

2.11 DATA PROCESSING NETWORKS

A. Ethernet network surge protectors shall be designed for computer networks with very fast
data transfer speeds, up to 1 Gbit/s networks of Category 5E/6/6A and PoE / PoE+
installations.

B. Surge protectors for Local Area Networks (LAN’s) shall be based on a combination of 3-
pole gas tubes and fast clamping diodes.

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C. Surge protectors shall be equipped with standard data processing connectors (such as RJ45
connectors) and shall be available in either a single enclosure to protect terminal equipment
or to fit in a 19’’ rack to protect at the switch level.

D. Video Transmission

1. Video Transmission shall be protected at the remote equipment level as well as at the
local digital recording devices.

2. Surge protectors for video transmission shall be designed to support different

configurations:
a. Analog Cameras: combining analog video and power supply protection into a
single unit.
b. IP Camera: combining Ethernet and power supply protection in a single unit.
c. Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Video: designed for Power Over Ethernet
applications.

E. The installation of surge protectors on data-processing networks shall be applied in

accordance with IEC 61643-21 in areas of high electromagnetic disturbance, inter-building
networks and wide area networks.

F. Below Table shows characteristics of typical protection configuration for SPD’s at transition
from lightning protection zone (LPZ 0B to LPZ 2 and higher). Final selected configuration
shall be based on type of network, application voltage level and data transmission speed.in
addition to the recommendations of the protected equipment manufacturer.

Characteristic Application
Industrial
Ethernet, PoE+,
Cat 6, Class EA
Nominal Voltage (U n) 48V
Maximum Operating DC 48V
Voltage (Uc)
Maximum Operating AC 34V
Voltage (Uc)
Maximum Continuous DC 57V
Voltage Pair-Pair (PoE) (Uc)
Nominal Current (IL) 1A
C2: Nominal discharge current 150A
(8/20 μs) line-line (In)
C2: Nominal discharge current 2.5 kA
(8/20 μs) line-earth (In)
C2: Total nominal discharge 10 kA
current (8/20 μs) line-earth (In)
C2: Nominal discharge current 150A
(8/20 μs) pair-pair (PoE) (In)
Voltage protection level line-line ≤190V
for In C2 (Up)
Voltage protection level line- ≤600
earth for In C2 (Up)
Voltage protection level line-line ≤600
for In C2 (PoE) (Up)

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Voltage protection level line-line ≤145V

at 1 kV/μs C3 (Up)
Voltage protection level line- ≤500V
earth at 1 kV/μs C3 (Up)
Voltage protection level pair- ≤600V
pair at 1 kV/μs C3 (PoE) (Up)
Insertion loss at 250MHz ≤2.0 dB
Transmission class to EN50173- Class EA
1
Wiring 8 wires + shield

2.12 RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

A. General features of surge protectors for radio communication equipment:

1. Generally, SPD’s shall employ Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) technology for the
following reasons:
a. GDT’s have very low capacitance at very high frequency transmission lines
(several GHz).
b. Following an overvoltage incidence, the GDT will return to its original
condition of high isolation and will become operational again. This occurs
since the GDT is connected in parallel between the central conductor and the
external shield of a coaxial type installation.
c. The GDT’s have a very wide bandwidth from DC to 6GHz.

2. “Quarter-Wave” SPD’s shall be used as ‘band-pass” filters to act as a short circuit

between the conducting core and the external ground for the tuned frequencies. They
filter out the lightning low-frequency spectrum from the operating frequencies.

3. Connector Types: N, TNC, SMA, F, BNC, etc. as required by the protected

installation.

B. SPD’s for outdoor use shall be suitable for the prevailing outdoor environmental conditions
described in Division 26, Section “Basic Electrical Materials and Methods”.

C. Material:
1. Housing: Brass, with white bronze tri-metal alloy.
2. Contacts: Bronze with gold/silver plating.

D. SPD’s shall be installed at the Service Entrance of the installation, to limit the propagation
of lightning currents, and also near sensitive equipment.

E. Below Table shows characteristics of typical protection configurations of combined

lightning protection and surge arresters that shall be required at Service Entrances (LPZ0 A-
LPZ2 or higher). Final selected configuration shall be based on type of line to be protected,
number of lines to be protected and type of installation in addition to the recommendations
of the protected equipment manufacturer.

Characteristic Application
TETRA Wireless LAN Analogue &
5GHz Band Digital TV

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Frequency Range 380-512MHz 2-6 GHz DC, 5-2400 MHz

(1/4 wave
technology)
Maximum Continuous 0V 0V 24V
Operating DC Voltage
(Uc)
Nominal Current (IL) 0A 0A 2A
Max. transmission 3000W 300W -
capacity
D1 Lightning impulse 25kA 25kA 2.5kA
current (10/350 μs) (Iimp)
C2 Nominal discharge 50kA 50kA 10kA
current (8/20 μs) (In)
Voltage protection level ≤ 18 V ≤ 230 V
for Iimp D1 (U P)
Voltage protection level ≤ 130 V ≤ 30 V ≤ 300 V
for In C2 (UP)
Voltage protection level - - ≤ 60 V
at 1 kV/μs C3 (Up)
Insertion Loss 0.1dB ≤0.2dB 1.7dB (5-
862MHz)
1.9dB (862-
2400MHz)
Return Loss ≥20dB ≥20dB ≥14dB(8-
47MHz)
≥18(47-
2400MHz))
Surge Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 75 ohms

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Comply with IEC 61643-11, IEC 61643-21 and BS 7671.

B. For equipment installed at the roof / outdoor, coordinate with the equipment manufacturer
for surge protection requirements according to the recommendations of the equipment
manufacturer.

C. Leads / wires shall be routed through the shortest straight parallel path. Wires shall be
twisted type to reduce conductor’s inductance.

D. Install SPDs such that the total SPD lead length(s) and size(s) along with the distance
between the SPD and the protected equipment does not exceed the values required by IEC
60364-5-53 or recommended by manufacturer for proper operation whichever is more
stringent.

E. Use crimped connectors and splices only. Wire nuts are unacceptable.

F. Tighten electrical connectors and terminals, including screws and bolts, according to
manufacturer’s published torque-tightening values and / or recommendations. If
manufacturer’s torque values are not indicated, use those specified in applicable Standards.

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G. Wiring:

1. Power Wiring: Comply with wiring methods in Division 26 Section "Low-Voltage

Electrical Power Conductors and Cables."
2. Controls: Comply with wiring methods in Division 26 Section "Low-Voltage
Electrical Power Conductors and Cables."

H. Telecommunications and Signal Processing Equipment

1. To be effective, surge protectors shall be installed in accordance with the following

principles:

a. The grounding point of the surge protector and that of the protected equipment
shall be inter-connected.

b. Protection shall be installed at the network entrance to divert impulse currents

as fast as possible.

c. The protected equipment shall be located near the surge protector (less than
10m). If this rule cannot be achieved, secondary protection shall be installed
near the equipment for coordinated surge protection.

d. The grounding conductor between the ground output of the protector and the
installation bonding circuit shall be as short as possible (less than 50 cm) and
shall have a cross-sectional area of at least 2.5 mm².

e. The ground resistance shall comply with Project Specifications.

f. Protected and unprotected wires shall be kept apart to limit the potential for
coupling.

2. In an equipotential bonding network and to reduce the residual voltages during

lightning discharge currents, the connection of Radio communications protector to the
bonding network shall be as short as possible (less than 50 cm) and shall have a
proper cross sectional area of at least 4 mm².

3.2 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Perform the following tests and inspections with the assistance of a factory-authorized
service representative.

1. Compare equipment nameplate data for compliance with Drawings and

Specifications.
2. Inspect anchorage, alignment, grounding, and clearances.
3. Verify that electrical wiring installation complies with manufacturer's written
installation requirements.

B. Correct malfunctioning units on-site, where possible, and retest to demonstrate compliance;
otherwise, replace with new units and retest.

C. Prepare test and inspection reports.

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3.3 STARTUP SERVICE

A. Complete startup checks according to manufacturer's written instructions.

B. Do not perform insulation-resistance tests of the distribution wiring equipment with SPDs
installed. Disconnect SPDs before conducting insulation-resistance tests, and reconnect
them immediately after the testing is over.

C. Energize SPDs after power system has been energized, stabilized, and tested.

3.4 DEMONSTRATION

A. Train Employer’s maintenance personnel to operate and maintain SPDs. Refer to

Division 01 Section "Demonstration, Training and Closeout Procedures."

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