Chapter 7: application of surge protection devices, Recommendations – ERICO Practical Guide to Electrical Grounding User Manual
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Chapter 7: Application Of Surge Protection Devices
Location Category And Exposure Levels As Defined By IEEE STD C62.41-1991
For Line-Line & Line-Neutral
Table 7-1
Location
System
<<Peak
Values (3)>>
1.2/50 µs Volts
Zone (1)Exposure
Volts - kV peak
Current - kA peak,
and 8/20 µs Amps
(2)
1.2/50 µs
0.5 µs-100kHz Ring Wave
-kA pk (4)
A1
Low
2
70
A2
Medium
4
130
A3
High
6
200
B1
Low
2
170
1
B2
Medium
4
330
2
B3
High
6
500
3
C1
Low
6
3
C2
Medium
10
5
C3
High
20
10
Location Category And Exposure Levels As Defined By IEEE STD C62.41-1991
For Neutral-Ground
Table 7-2
Neutral
Distance
System
0.5 µs/100 kHz
1.2/50 x 8/20 µs
Grounding
From
Exposure (3)
Ring Wave Peak
Peak Volt.
Practice (1)
Surge (2)
Voltage - kVp
kVp
Neutral earthed
Close
All
None
None
at service
Nearby
All
1
None
entrance
Far away
All
3
None
Ungrounded
All
Low
2
2
neutral at service
All
Medium
4
4
entrance
All
High
6
6
Note 1. See figure 7-1.
Note 2. See Section 7.3.3 of above standard.
Note 3. Waveshapes are defined in above standard.
Note 4. Combination Wave defined in above standard.
Note 1. Bonding the Neutral to Ground at the service entrance prevents further propagation of Neutral to Ground voltage
and current from sources beyond the service entrance (or any separately derived source). When the Neutral is not bonded to
the earth or the building ground, then Neutral to Ground voltages may be similar to Line to Neutral voltages and Table 7-1
should be consulted.
Note 2. This has not been defined and is a matter of experience and judgment.
Note 3. See section 7.3.3 of above standard.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Specify SPDs for the voltage and energy levels as
defined in ANSI/IEEE Std C62.41.
2. Specify SPDs which are UL Listed.
3. SPDs can fail. They usually fail in the short circuit
mode. If this feature is important, decide what to do about
it. For example, fusing the SPD prevents its shorting from
taking out other equipment, but the SPD no longer pro-
vides protection.
4. Is the overall grounding system, to which the SPDs are
connected, the lowest practical impedance?
5. Are connecting leads short, clean and tight?
6. Is the SPD enclosure, if any, suitable for the operating
environment?
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