STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC WORKS

EARTHING / LIGHTNING

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable Technical Standards, Tests, etc.)

TRANSCO STANDARD : S-TR-EARTH-LIGHTNING-GEN (REV.0-2009)

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 EARTHING / LIGHTNING
General Requirements
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CONTENTS

1 EARTHING/LIGHTNING............................................................................................. 3
1.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Associated Specifications.................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Fundamental Design Data ................................................................................................. 4
1.4 Drawings ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Site Conditions .................................................................................................................. 4
2 APPLICABLE CODES & STANDARDS..................................................................... 4
2.1 Earthing ............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Lightning ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Alternative Codes and Standards ...................................................................................... 6
2.4 Precedence of Codes and Standards .................................................................................. 6
3 APPLICABLE TESTS.................................................................................................... 6
4 APPROVAL OF DATA AND DRAWINGS................................................................. 6

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable Technical Standards, Tests, etc.)

1 EARTHING/LIGHTNING

1.1 General
This part of the Specification shall cover
¾ Design
¾ Manufacturing
¾ Factory Testing
¾ Marking and Packing
¾ Shipping
¾ Transportation to Site
¾ Installation
¾ Site Testing and Commissioning

of earthing/lightning system equipment specified in the following Specifications:

¾ S-TR-EARTH-GROUND - Earthing/Grounding Systems
¾ S-TR-EARTH-LIGHTNING - Lightning Protection System

For supply items, standard designs and models from a manufacturing program of program of
Bidder’s/Contractor’s are preferred, provided they meet the requirements of this Specification,
and serve the intended purpose.
It is not the intent to specify completely herein all the details of design and manufacturing of the
above specified equipment. It may be noted that norms, standards specified are the bare
minimum that is required. The above specified equipment shall conform in all respects to high
standards of engineering design and workmanship and should be capable of performing
continuous commercial operation within the parameters guaranteed by the supplier in a manner
acceptable to TRANSCO. TRANSCO shall have power to reject any material if found, in their
judgement, not in accordance with the specifications.
If a substantial improvement of any of the specified technical requirements, which is seen by the
Bidder/Contractor advantageous to TRANSCO, is desired to be presented in the Bid, this may be
proposed as an alternative to that, which is assumed to be in conformity with the specified
design. However, it is not mandatory that the alternative design is going to be accepted, but shall
be subject to the decision of TRANSCO upon evaluation of the same. The difference in price
shall be clearly stated in percentage/unit.

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All material and equipment to be supplied under above mentioned specifications shall be brand
new and unused and of the latest proven “state-of-the-art” technology. Prototype equipment shall
not be accepted.

1.2 Associated Specifications

Details of equipment associated with the above mentioned specifications are specified in the
following parts of the Standard Technical Specification:
¾ S-TR-CORR - Corrosion Protection

1.3 Fundamental Design Data

The fundamental design data are specified in the following part of the Standard Technical
Specification.
¾ S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Conditions
¾ S-TR-GEN-STC - Special Technical Requirements
¾ S-TR-GEN-SFL - System Characteristics
¾ S-TR-GEN-EDF - Electrical Design Fundamentals
¾ S-TR-GEN-CDF - Civil Design Fundamentals
¾ S-TR-GEN-ID - Components Marking
¾ S-TR-GEN-SQA - Safety and Quality

1.4 Drawings
Typical drawings connected with the above specified Earthing/Grounding System equipment are
provided under Standard Technical Specification, Part: Drawings.

1.5 Site Conditions

For site requirements, reference shall be made to the Standard Technical Specification Part:
¾ S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Conditions

2 APPLICABLE CODES & STANDARDS

The equipment provided under this Specification shall be manufactured under quality assurance
system conforming to the latest ISO versions or equivalent National Standard.
Reference shall be made to:
¾ S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Requirements - General Conditions

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 EARTHING / LIGHTNING
General Requirements
(Applicable Technical Standards, Tests, etc.)

The latest Revision or Edition of the following Standards shall be applicable:

2.1 Earthing
ANSI/UL 467 - Grounding and Bonding Equipment
IEC 60621-2 - Electrical installations for outdoor sites under heavy duty
conditions
IEC 60634 -
IEC 61936-1 - Power installations exceeding 1 kVac – Common Rules
ANSI/IEEE 80-2000 - Guide for safety in AC substation earthing
ANSI/IEEE 81 - Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground Impedance, and
Earth Surface Potentials of a Ground System
ANSI/IEEE 837 - Standard for Qualifying Permanent Connections used in
Substation Grounding
ANSI/IEEE C37.122 - Standard for Gas-Insulated Substations
VDE 0100 - Installation of power systems with nominal voltages to 1000 V
VDE 0101 - Power installations exceeding AC 1 kV
VDE 0151 - Materials and minimum dimensions of earth electrodes with
reference to corrosion
CIGRE 23.10 - Earthing of GIS – An Application Guide
BS 5345 - Earthing and safe working
BS 6651 - Earthing in Hazardous Areas
BS 7430 - Code of Practice for Earthing
WENNER - A method of measuring earth resistivity (Bull. of the American
Bureau of Standards, Report 25B-1116)
TAGG - Earth Resistances (Tower House, London 1964)

2.2 Lightning
IEC 61024 - Protection of structures against lightning
IEC 61312 - Protection against lightning electromagnetic impulse (LEMP)
IEC 61643 - Surge Protective Devices
IEC 61662 - Assessment of the risk of damage due to lightning

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IEC 61663 - Lightning protection – Telecommunication lines

IEC 61936-1 - Power installations exceeding 1 kVac – Common Rules
IEC 62305 - Protection against Lightning
VDE 0101 - Power installations exceeding AC 1 kV
VDE 0185 - Lightning system equipment
BS 6651 - Code of Practice for Protection of Structure against Lightning

2.3 Alternative Codes and Standards

The Bidder/Contractor may propose alternative Codes and Standards provided they are proven to
give equivalent degree of quality as the referenced Codes and Standards. Acceptance of any
alternative Codes or Standard is at the discretion of TRANSCO.

2.4 Precedence of Codes and Standards

In case of discrepancy between these Specifications and any of the applicable Codes and
Standards, the following order of precedence shall apply:
• This specification
• Applicable Codes and Standards
• Acceptable Alternative Codes and Standards.
The Bidder/Contractor shall note that compliance of the manufacturer with the provision of these
specifications does not relieve him from his responsibility to supply the equipment and
accessories of proper design, electrically and mechanically so as to meet the specifications and
guaranteed parameters during the service conditions.

3 APPLICABLE TESTS
Details of Tests are specified in Standard Technical Specification, Part:
S-TR-GEN-GDF - General Requirements – General Conditions

4 APPROVAL OF DATA AND DRAWINGS

The following information and data must be submitted to TRANSCO for approval prior to
manufacturing of the equipment:
• Vendor(s) details / reference list
• Completely filled in data sheets
• Testing schedule
• Documentation formats and quantities.

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