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Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5: Requirements for earth
electrode inspection housings and earth electrode seals
Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 5: Anforderungen an Revisionskästen und
Erderdurchführungen
Composants de système de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) - Partie 5: Exigences
pour les regards de visite et les joints d'étanchéité des électrodes de terre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62561-5:2017
ICS:
91.120.40 =DãþLWDSUHGVWUHOR Lightning protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62561-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2017
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 Supersedes EN 62561-5:2011
English Version
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - Part 5:
Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth
electrode seals
(IEC 62561-5:2017)
Composants de système de protection contre la foudre Blitzschutzsystembauteile (LPSC) - Teil 5: Anforderungen
(CSPF) - Partie 5: Exigences pour les regards de visite et an Revisionskästen und Erderdurchführungen
les joints d'étanchéité des électrodes de terre (IEC 62561-5:2017)
(IEC 62561-5:2017)
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Ref. No. EN 62561-5:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 81/565/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 62561-5, 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 this document has to be (dop) 2018-06-01
implemented at national level
by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2020-12-01
with this document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 62561-5:2011.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62561-5:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 62305 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 62305 (series).

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 When 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.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62305-3 -  Protection against lightning -- Part 3: EN 62305-3 -
Physical damage to structures and life
hazard
IEC 62561-5 ®
Edition 2.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) –

Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings and earth

electrode seals
Composants de système de protection contre la foudre (CSPF) –

Partie 5: Exigences pour les regards de visite et les joints d'étanchéité

des électrodes de terre
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.020; 91.120.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-4636-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Classification . 8
4.1 Earth electrode inspection housings . 8
4.2 Earth electrode seals . 8
5 Requirements . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Installation instructions . 8
5.3 Earth electrode inspection housing . 8
5.4 Earth electrode seal . 8
5.5 Marking . 8
6 Tests . 9
6.1 General test conditions . 9
6.2 Earth electrode inspection housing . 9
6.2.1 General . 9
6.2.2 Load test . 9
6.3 Earth electrode seal test . 11
6.3.1 Earth electrode in watertight housing . 11
6.3.2 Earth electrode in or through watertight concrete . 11
6.4 Installation instructions . 13
6.4.1 General conditions for tests . 13
6.4.2 Acceptance criteria . 14
6.5 Marking . 14
6.5.1 General conditions for tests . 14
6.5.2 Acceptance criteria . 14
7 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 14
8 Structure and content of the test report . 14
8.1 General . 14
8.2 Report identification . 15
8.3 Specimen description . 15
8.4 Standards and references . 15
8.5 Test procedure . 15
8.6 Testing equipment, description . 15
8.7 Measuring instruments description . 16
8.8 Results and parameters recorded . 16
8.9 Statement of pass/fail . 16
Bibliography . 17

Figure 1 – Test arrangement for load test . 10
Figure 2 – Test arrangement for sealing test . 11

IEC 62561-5:2017 © IEC 2017 – 3 –
Figure 3 – Example for a test arrangement for depth of penetration of water under
pressure . 13

Table 1 – Parameters for concrete used for the test arrangement . 12

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LPSC) –

Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings
and earth electrode seals
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62561-5 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 81:
Lightning protection.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2011. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following major technical changes with respect to the previous
edition.
– Testing requirements have been added for the sealing of earth electrode installed in or
through watertight concrete.
IEC 62561-5:2017 © IEC 2017 – 5 –
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
81/565/FDIS 81/568/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 62561 series, published under the general title Lightning
protection system components (LPSC), can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
This part of IEC 62561 deals with the requirements and tests for lightning protection system
components (LPSC), specifically earth electrode inspection housings and earth electrode
seals, used for the installation of a lightning protection system (LPS) designed and
implemented according to IEC 62305 (all parts).

IEC 62561-5:2017 © IEC 2017 – 7 –
LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LPSC) –

Part 5: Requirements for earth electrode inspection housings
and earth electrode seals
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62561 specifies the requirements and tests for earth electrode inspection
housings (earth housing) installed in the earth and for earth electrode seals.
Lightning protection system components (LPSC) can also be suitable for use in hazardous
atmospheres. There are therefore additional requirements when installing the components
under such conditions.
NOTE Different r
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