Transcription of Lightning and surge protection - basic principles
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Lightning and surgeprotection - basic principles October 2016AN904-1002 Rev IApplication noteMTL surge protectionCONTENTS ..Page1 INTRODUCTION ..1 The need for surge protection ..1 surge protection devices (SPDs) ..12 Lightning ..2 Introduction ..2 Generation of atmospheric discharges ..2 Lightning conductors and buildings ..2 Lightning -induced transients ..3 Transient specifications ..33 surge protection COMPONENTS ..4 Introduction ..4 Arc or carbon spark gaps ..4 Gas discharge tubes ..4 Zener diodes ..5 Metal oxide varistors ..5 Fuses ..6 surge relays ..6 Circuit breakers ..6 Multistage hybrid circuits.
1.2 Surge protection devices (SPDs) Electronic equipment can be protected from the potentially destructive ef-fects of high-voltage transients. Protective devices, known by a variety of names (including ‘lightning barriers’, ‘surge arrestors ‘, ‘lightning protection units’, etc.) are available.
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