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Details
IEC 62793:2020 describes the characteristics of thunderstorm warning systems (TWSs) in order to implement lightning hazard preventive measures.
Single sensors and/or a network of sensors (e.g. lightning location system) can be used as a TWS.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- portable devices are no longer covered by this standard,
- in Clause 5, classes of TWS have been deleted,
- in Clause 6, updated figures and more detailed text are provided to better illustrate the alarm timeline,
- in Clause 9, the text has been summarized and refers now to the application guide given in Annex F,
- annexes have been reorganized,
- Annex E is normative.
Additional Info
| Author | International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
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| Committee | TC 81 |
| Published by | IEC |
| Document type | Standard |
| Edition | 2.0 |
| ICS | 29.020 : Electrical engineering in general
91.120.40 : Lightning protection |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Replace | IEC 62793:2016 |
| Document history | IEC 62793:2016,IEC 62793:2016 |
| Keyword | IEC62793,IEC 62793:2020,IEC 62793,TC 81 |
