Process Engineering Division – Instrumentation and Automation Section – Daily Topics – Topic No. 2020-11-27
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Process Engineering Division – Instrumentation and Automation Section – Daily Topics – Topic No. 2020-11-27: Discussion topic: 309. Is it necessary to obtain thunderstorm data monitored by the local meteorological department in order to implement lightning protection standards for instrumentation systems? What should be done if the meteorological agency says it is no longer monitoring?
The meteorological bureau doesn’t conduct monitoring, but we still need to take precautions against lightning – it’s all for safety, and it’s our own responsibility
The meteorological bureau no longer conducts monitoring; we carry out the monitoring ourselves, as well as inspections of lightning protection and grounding systems, which we do every year.
Lightning protection testing is mandatory, to be carried out twice a year by a third party, who then issues a report. It seems to have nothing to do with the meteorological bureau.
Purchase a specialized thunderstorm database from the meteorological agency; no monitoring is carried out, instead reference data from surrounding areas at the same time along with historical data
Thunderstorm data is available online, such as in various areas of Xinjiang
The meteorological bureau monitors data such as the number of thunderstorms and their intensity in the area; this information is used as a basis for determining the appropriate settings in lightning protection design. What people refer to as testing actually relates to the inspection of the lightning protection grounding system, and there is a difference between the two. . . .
The meteorological bureau no longer conducts monitoring; we carry out the monitoring ourselves, as well as inspections of lightning protection and grounding systems, which we do every year.
Even though the meteorological bureau no longer conducts monitoring, it is still necessary to take measures against lightning; inspections of lightning protection grounding must be carried out twice a year.