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Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection


Course Outline

This online course provides guidelines for determining adequacy of lightning and static electricity protection systems for all types of facilities. The contents cover applicable codes and standards, lightning phenomena, bonding and grounding. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: TM 5-811-3/AFM 88-9 Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Course Content

The purpose of this course is to provide guidelines for determining adequacy of lightning and static electricity protection systems for all types of facilities. You are required to study Chapter 3 of Technical Manual TM 5-811-3/AFM 88-9 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA:

TM 5-811-3/AFM 88-9: Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection
(20 pages, PDF file format, 237 KB).

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The following contains the outline of the Technical Manual TM 5-811-3:

Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - General
Chapter 2 - Lightning Protection
Chapter 3 - Static Electricity Protection
Appendix A - References

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

National Lightning Safety Institute
Lightning - Teacher's Guide
SAE Inc.

Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDHonline.org or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.