Graphical User Interface for A Risk Assessment Against Lightning Protection System in Malaysia

Muhammad Kamil Jazli Abd  Wahab; Mohamad Iqmal Hanafi Ahmad Hisham; Nik Aznan Ab Hadi

Authors

Muhammad Kamil Jazli Abd Wahab Department of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Mukah, KM 7.5 Jalan Oya, 96400, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia
Mohamad Iqmal Hanafi Ahmad Hisham Department of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Mukah, KM 7.5 Jalan Oya, 96400, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia
Nik Aznan Ab Hadi Department of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Mukah, KM 7.5 Jalan Oya, 96400, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia

Keywords:

Malaysian Standard, Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Abstract

This paper presents the general risk assessment calculations based in Malaysian Standard, Protection against lightning-Part 2 (MS IEC 62305-2:2007) using MATHLAB - Graphical User Interface (GUI). A GUI application was developed to calculate the general risk assessment concerned and compare it with the tolerable risk. All parameters’ values and calculation techniques used in (MS IEC 62305-2:2007) are available to the user. The parameter value used to calculate the risk assessment was guided in the program. This paper also provides the capability to evaluate new risk assessment after selecting the appropriate class of lightning protection system. The selection of the protection level would result in reducing the risk assessment, thus protecting the structure, power line and telecommunication lines.