They are driven into nat-
ural soil, which usually only found beneath found-
ations. Depending the soil
conditions, earth rods can driven into the earth by
hand using suitable electric, petrol pneumatic
hammers. This
should routed distance 1.
• Down-conductors are interconnected near the sur-
face the ground.g. Type earthing
systems comprise horizontal and vertical earth elec-
trodes, connected each conductor.
• Earther arrangement, type connection inside and
outside the building structure.5 for vertical routing and for hori-
zontal routing apply for type earthers for lightning
protection classes III and IV.1 Type earth rod structure
Functional method
As single earth electrodes, earth rod 9.
Earth rod, type A
Underground connection
Main earthing rail (MER)
Earthing system, type Connection outside the building
structure
The type fan earth rods not fulfil the require-
ments for equipotential bonding and potential control.
A type earthing system suitable for low building
structures (e.
• type earthing systems, there minimum re-
quirement two earth rods.0 in
length recommended for each conductor.
The required earther lengths may
be split into several lengths con-
nected parallel. these
cases, when determining the minimum length the
earther, sufficient assume specific ground
resistance 1,000 Ohm/m.5 below the
surface the earth under the frost limit. single-occupancy dwellings), existing
building structures, for LPS with air-termination rods or
tension cables, for isolated LPS.4.3.
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All earth rods must connected with ring earther
inside outside the building and with entry to
the equipotential busbar.
Information arrangement type earthers
• general, earth rods are inserted vertically into the
earth fairly large depths.
• Often, the specific ground resistance cannot de-
termined the densely built-up areas.0 from the
foundation the building and min.
As minimum dimension (according IEC 62305-3),
a length 2. 0
