Project Description

Lightning Rods PDC 3.3


  • Manufactured in AISI 304L stainless steel. Does not need an external power supply. Guarantee of electrical continuity and operation after the lightning strike, in any atmospheric conditions.? Lightning rod with non-electronic ESE (Early Streamer Emission) system, standardized according to norms UNE 21.186 and NFC 17.102.
Adaptable to all types of buildings.
Application standards:
UNE 21.186   NFC 17.102
EN 50.164/1   EN 62.305
  • Manufactured in AISI 304L stainless steel .
Does not need an external power supply.
Guarantee of electrical continuity and operation after the lightning strike, in any atmospheric conditions.
Protection radii calculated according to: Norm UNE 21.186 & NFC 17.102.
(These radii of protection have been calculated according to an altitude difference of 20 m. between the end of the lightning rods and the considered horizontal plane).

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Working Principles

During thunderstorm conditions when the lightning down-leader is approaching ground level, an upward leader may be created by any conductive surface. In the case of a passive lightning rod, the upward leader propagates only after a long period of charge reorganization. In the case of PDC series, the initiation time of an upward leader is greatly reduced. The PDC series generates controlled magnitude and frequency pulses at the tip of the terminal during high static fields characteristic prior to a lightning discharge. This enables the creation of an upward leader from the terminal that propagates towards the downward leader coming from the thundercloud.

System Requirements

The design and installation of the terminals should be completed in compliance with the requirements of the French Standard NF C 17-102. In addition to terminal placement requirements, the standard requires a minimum of two paths to ground per terminal for non-isolated conductor systems. A down conductor cross-sectional area of ≥50 mm2 is specified. The down conductors are to be secured at three points per meter with equipotential bonding made to nearby metallic items.
Each down conductor requires a test clamp and a dedicated earth system of 10 ohms or less. The lightning protection ground should be connected to the main building ground and any nearby buried metallic items. The NF C 17-102 and similar ESE standards requirements for inspection and testing range from each year to every four years dependent upon location and protection level selected.