Lightning Protection System Design Services

Our core design services cover all key phases of a compliant lightning protection system:

Evaluating the structure’s vulnerability based on parameters like location, height, usage, and environmental exposure.

Creating custom layouts using CAD tools that adhere to UL 96A, NFPA 780, and IEC 62305 standards.

Selecting and sizing system elements such as:

• Air Termination Network: Captures lightning at the highest point.
• Down Conductors: Provide a direct, low-resistance path to the ground.
• Bonding: Minimizes potential differences between structural elements and conductive parts.
• Ground Termination System: Dissipates charge safely into the earth.

We ensure complete integration with architectural and MEP designs, and provide clear, code-compliant installation guidance.

ICS designs high-performance grounding systems that provide:

• Low-resistance discharge paths for fault and lightning current.
• Soil resistivity testing and analysis to inform grounding grid design.
• Electrode layout planning based on system load and environmental conditions.
• Compliance with IEEE 80, NEC, and international safety codes.

Our grounding solutions reduce step and touch voltages, enhance electrical safety, and maintain system stability in the event of surges.

To prevent electrical and electronic equipment from voltage spikes caused by lightning or internal switching, we provide tailored Surge Protection Device (SPD) planning and integration.

• Selection of SPD Types (Type 1, 2, and 3) based on system architecture.
• Strategic placement across distribution panels, control rooms, data networks.
• Designs aligned with UL 1449, IEC 61643, and IEEE C62 standards.
• Layered defense against both external (lightning) and internal surges.

Every ICS lightning protection and grounding design is delivered with:

• Detailed CAD drawings
• Component-level material take-off (MTO)
• Installation guidelines and inspection support
• Compliance documentation for safety authorities or third-party auditors

We work closely with your project stakeholders — architects, structural engineers, consultants, and contractors — to ensure seamless integration and on-site execution.

It is a conductive element of a lightning protection system that can ably receive a lightning strike and connect it to a path to the ground.

A conductor carries lightning currents between strike termination devices and grounding electrodes.

Any splice or joining of two conductors or the connection of a conductor to a metal object will require a connector or fitting.

Connectors can be utilized anywhere on a lightning protection installation.

Bimetallic connectors and fittings are used for splicing or bonding different metals.

All of our mechanical type connections use stainless steel fasteners which resist corrosion.

There are (4) types of mechanical fittings like Cable Connectors, Clamps, Bonding lugs, and Bonding Plates.

Grounding electrodes are the parts of a lightning protection system, such as a ground rod, ground plate, or ground conductor placed to enable lightning current progress into the earth.

Connected at a shared access point in or upon the structure, the lightning protection system can have just one big-sized conductor attached to the common bonding point.

This common bonding point includes a ground bar, a water pipe section, or the metallic structure as per UL 96.

Our talented design specialists excel at striking the right balance between crafting the required solution for protection based on the unique and novel needs of a specific construction site or structure and getting it all done at a pocket-friendly and personalized price.

We forge our lightning protection system design in an all-encompassing way, taking care of the diverse scape of the existing rules.

We also strive to ensure high efficiency, competence, and productivity of the best order, with the highest levels of protection against lightning possible.

The design team at ICS is a genuinely dynamic powerhouse of skill, assistance, and reliability.

We enable our design's workability within the precincts of the current legal code standards of NFPA 780, UL 96A AND LPI-175, such that the inhabitants at the site are entirely safe and secure.

Our engineered protection systems are trusted by clients in:

• Industrial Plants & Warehouses
• Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
• Solar Energy Parks & Wind Farms
• Airports & Aviation Infrastructure
• Educational Institutions
• High-rise Residential & Commercial Buildings
• Oil & Gas Facilities