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Table 1. Height versus horizontal distance using protection angle method. (continued)

Height h of air-

termination (m)

Distance d (m) and protection angle

␣Њ (rounded down to nearest degree)

LPL I

LPL II

LPL III

LPL IV

Distance

Angle

Distance

Angle

Distance

Angle

Distance

Angle

41

19.12

25

29.79

36

42

18.70

24

30.51

36

43

18.25

23

30.11

35

44

18.68

23

28.57

33

45

18.18

22

29.22

33

46

28.74

32

47

28.24

31

48

27.71

30

49

28.29

30

50

28.87

30

51

28.27

29

52

28.82

29

53

29.38

29

54

28.71

28

55

28.02

27

56

27.31

26

57

26.58

25

58

25.82

24

59

25.04

23

60

25.47

23

h

1

d

1

d

2

h

2

1

Protected

Not Protected

Table 2. Lightning Protection Levels

Lightning Protection Level
(Class of LPS)

Peak current (10/350 µs)

Probability of exceedance

I

200 kA

≤ 1 %

II

150 kA

≤ 3 %

III

100 kA

≤ 9 %

IV

100 kA

≤ 16 %

1. DESIGN

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