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The Risk of Lightning Losses in a Structure Equipped with RTC Devices According to the Standard EN 62305-2.2008

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  • Zofia Wróbel

    (PKP Polish Railway Lines JSC, Railway Lines Establishment in Rzeszów, St. Batorego 26 Str., 35-005 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Adam St. Jagiełło

    (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24 Str., 31-155 Kraków, Poland)

Abstract

Incorrect adjustment of railway traffic control devices (rtc) to the specificity of the area in terms of lightning density may result in their damage by lightning-caused electromagnetic pulses. An associated risk assessment, as the standard in the analyses of the strength of rtc devices, should be made. However, manufacturers of rtc devices typically do not perform tests with respect to such high overvoltage conditions. Particularly in the case of the EN 62305-2 standard, the manufacturers of new rail traffic control devices usually do not carry out such analyses. In this paper, an analysis of the damage vulnerability of rtc devices caused by lightning discharges for a selected structure, including a signal box equipped with digital rtc devices is presented. The necessity of conducting a lightning damage vulnerability analysis for rtc devices is demonstrated. A part of the railway track where lightning discharges occur was analyzed. The results of the risk analysis obtained with the use of the DEHN Risk Tool software and based on the standard EN 62305-2 (2008, Lightning protection. Part 2. Risk management) are presented. Due to the fact that railway devices are not included in the current standard, three documents were adopted for the analysis: two editions of EN/IEC 62305-2 (from 2008 and 2012) and the recommendations of the ITU-International Telecommunication Union ITU-T K.39 (10/1996). The presented analysis is performed according to the 2008 standard version and to the chosen device.

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  • Zofia Wróbel & Adam St. Jagiełło, 2021. "The Risk of Lightning Losses in a Structure Equipped with RTC Devices According to the Standard EN 62305-2.2008," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:6:p:1704-:d:519949
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