Title :
Why and how do surge protective devices (SPD) fail: a safety article
Author_Institution :
Control Concepts, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Due to the wide spread use of power system surge protective devices (SPDs) to protect the proliferation of electronic equipment, a more thorough understanding of potential failure modes of SPDs is essential for safety reasons. The intent of this article is to provide the reader with SPD failure concepts and appropriate mitigation techniques.
Keywords :
failure analysis; power system protection; power system reliability; safety; surge protection; mitigation techniques; potential failure modes; power system; safety; surge protective devices; Circuits; Degradation; Heating; Power system protection; Safety devices; Surge Protective Devices - c62; Surge protection; Surges; Threshold voltage; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Southcon/94. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9988-9
DOI :
10.1109/SOUTHC.1994.498137
