Title :
Facts, fiction, and fallacies in SPD design and applications
Author :
Kladar, Dalibor ; Martzloff, François
Author_Institution :
Eaton Electr., Calgary, Alta.
Abstract :
After many years since the launching of practical and affordable low-voltage surge-protective devices made possible by the development of metal-oxide varistors and silicon avalanche diodes, several misconceptions or unrealistic expectations still linger among some specifiers and users of these devices. In this paper, we examine "items" that are sometimes cited as facts, but are in reality fiction or fallacies, and we attempt to correct the record
Keywords :
avalanche diodes; design engineering; surge protection; varistors; SPD; low-voltage surge-protective devices; metal-oxide varistors; silicon avalanche diodes; Diodes; Grounding; Power system analysis computing; Power system protection; Power system transients; Silicon; Surge protection; Surges; Varistors; Voltage control; fault currents; fuses; grounding; overvoltage protection; surge protection;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709258
