EN IEC 62561-4:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62561-4:2018
Elementi sistema za zaščito pred strelo (LPSC) - 4. del: Zahteve za pritrdilne
elemente (IEC 62561-4:2023)
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 4: Requirements for conductor
fasteners (IEC 62561-4:2023)
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 4: Anforderungen an Leitungshalter (IEC 62561-
4:2023)
Composants de systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) - Partie 4: Exigences
pour les fixations de conducteur (IEC 62561-4:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62561-4:2023
ICS:
91.120.40 Zaščita pred strelo Lightning protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62561-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2023
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 Supersedes EN 62561-4:2017
English Version
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 4:
Requirements for conductor fasteners
(IEC 62561-4:2023)
Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 4: Anforderungen
(CSPF) - Partie 4: Exigences pour les fixations de an Leitungshalter
conducteurs (IEC 62561-4:2023)
(IEC 62561-4:2023)
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European foreword
The text of document 81/734/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 62561-4, prepared by IEC/TC 81 "Lightning
protection" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2024-08-17
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-05-24
document have to be withdrawn
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62561-4:2023 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62305-1 NOTE Approved as EN 62305-1
IEC 62305-4 NOTE Approved as EN 62305-4
IEC 62561-4:2017 NOTE Approved as EN 62561-4:2017 (not modified)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-52 2017 Environmental testing - Part 2-52: Tests - EN IEC 60068-2-52 2018
Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride
solution)
IEC 60068-2-75 2014 Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - EN 60068-2-75 2014
Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 62305-3 (mod) 2010 Protection against lightning - Part 3: EN 62305-3 2011
Physical damage to structures and life
hazard
IEC 62561-1 - Lightning protection system components EN IEC 62561-1 -
(LPSC) - Part 1: Requirements for
connection components
ISO 4892-2 - Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory EN ISO 4892-2 -
light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
ISO 4892-3 2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory EN ISO 4892-3 2016
light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV
lamps
ISO 4892-4 - Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory - -
light sources - Part 4: Open-flame carbon-
arc lamps
ISO 6957 1988 Copper alloys; ammonia test for stress - -
corrosion resistance
ISO 22479 2019 Corrosion of metals and alloys – Sulfur EN ISO 22479 2022
dioxide test in a humid atmosphere (fixed
gas method)
IEC 62561-4 ®
Edition 3.0 2023-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) –

Part 4: Requirements for conductor fasteners

Composants des systèmes de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) –

Partie 4: Exigences pour les fixations de conducteurs

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.020, 91.120.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-7614-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Classification . 8
4.1 According to the material of the conductor fastener . 8
4.2 According to the fixing arrangement of the conductor within the conductor
fastener . 8
4.3 According to the conductor clamping arrangement . 8
5 Requirements . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Environmental requirements . 9
5.2.1 Corrosion resistance . 9
5.2.2 Ultraviolet (UV) light resistance . 9
5.3 Mechanical strength . 9
5.3.1 Perpendicular and axial loads . 9
5.3.2 Impact tests . 9
5.4 Installation instructions . 9
5.5 Marking . 10
5.5.1 Content of marking . 10
5.5.2 Durability and legibility . 10
6 Tests . 10
6.1 General test conditions . 10
6.2 Preparation of the specimen . 11
6.3 Environmental influence test . 11
6.3.1 General . 11
6.3.2 Metallic . 11
6.3.3 Non-metallic . 12
6.3.4 Composite . 12
6.4 Resistance to mechanical effects . 13
6.4.1 Lateral load test . 13
6.4.2 Axial load test . 14
6.4.3 Impact test . 15
6.5 Installation instructions . 15
6.5.1 General conditions . 15
6.5.2 Acceptance criteria . 15
6.6 Marking test . 15
6.6.1 General test conditions . 15
6.6.2 Acceptance criteria . 15
6.7 Construction . 16
7 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 16
8 Structure and content of the test report . 16
8.1 General . 16
8.2 Report identification . 16
8.3 Specimen description . 17

IEC 62561-4:2013 © IEC 2023 – 3 –
8.4 Conductor . 17
8.5 Standards and references . 17
8.6 Test procedure . 17
8.7 Testing equipment, description . 17
8.8 Measuring instruments description . 17
8.9 Results and parameters recorded . 17
8.10 Statement of pass and fail . 18
Annex A (normative) Resistance to corrosion for metallic and composite conductor
fasteners . 19
A.1 General . 19
A.2 Salt mist treatment . 19
A.3 Humid sulphurous atmosphere treatment . 19
A.4 Ammonia atmosphere treatment. 19
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