Title :
Lightning protection of home automation systems
Author :
Amicucci, Giovanni Luca ; Fiamingo, Fabio ; Martirano, Luigi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Innovative Technol. for Safety, Nat. Inst. for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Lightning discharges are able to damage electric and electronic devices that usually have a low protection level and are influenced also by current or voltage pulses with a relatively low energy, such as those induced by lightning currents. Home automation systems contain electronic parts and hence are more vulnerable than normal electric systems. The risk of damage can be assessed by using the procedure described in the standard series IEC 62305. Then, protection measures can be characterized, if necessary, in order to reduce the value of the economic loss to an acceptable level.
Keywords :
IEC standards; discharges (electric); home automation; lightning protection; IEC 62305 standard series; damage risk; economic loss; electronic parts; home automation systems; lightning currents; lightning discharges; lightning protection; Actuators; Conductors; Home automation; IEC standards; Lightning; Surges; Lightning protection system; home automation system; lightning risk assessment;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7992-9
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165306
