NEMA 5VS survey results on surge protective devices for the protection of safety equipment

Author

Hotchkiss, Ronald W.

Author_Institution

NEMA 5VS Tech. Comm., Surge Suppression Inc., Brooksville, FL, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

27-31 July 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Given the emphasis on reliability of life-safety equipment in facilities, this paper will report the findings of a NEMA 5VS Section sponsored survey on electrical surge damage to such equipment and the financial impact for electrical systems and life-safety equipment. Further, the paper will outline the expected transient voltage surge environment in an electrical system with a focus on the potential sources of these surges. Lastly, the survey data and conclusions drawn from the data are presented.

Keywords

lightning protection; power supply quality; power system reliability; surge protection; NEMA 5VS survey results; electrical surge damage; electrical systems; life-safety equipment reliability; lightning; power quality; safety equipment protection; surge protective devices; transient voltage surge environment; Circuit faults; IEEE standards; Lightning; Surge Protective Devices - c62; Surge protection; Surges; Switches; downtime; lightning; power quality; reliability; safety; surge protective devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PES General Meeting | Conference & Exposition, 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

National Harbor, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESGM.2014.6939890

Filename

6939890