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IEC 62561-2 ED3

Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 2: Requirements for conductors and earth electrodes

General information

50.20     Jun 6, 2025

PRVD    Jul 18, 2025

IEC

TC 81

International Standard

29.020     91.120.40  

Scope

IEC 62561-2:2025 specifies the requirements and tests for
- metallic conductors (other than "natural" conductors) that form part of the air-termination and down-conductor systems, and
- metallic earth electrodes that form part of the earth-termination system.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2018. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) definitions of new conductor types mentioned in this document have been added;
b) the document has been updated in line with IEC 60068-2-52:2017 on salt mist treatment;
c) the document has been updated in line with ISO 22479:2019 on humid sulphurous atmosphere treatment;
d) a new normative Annex H for material, configuration and cross-sectional area test has been introduced;
e) a new normative Annex I for applicability of previous tests has been introduced.
f) equipotential earth grid has been introduced.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
IEC 62561-2:2018 ED2

PUBLISHED
IEC 62561-2:2018/COR1:2019 ED2

NOW

IN_DEVELOPMENT
IEC 62561-2 ED3
50.20 Proof sent to secretariat or FDIS ballot initiated: 8 weeks
Jun 6, 2025

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