Surge Protection Solutions Surge Trap®

Type 2 fail-safe
Surge Protective Devices

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Reducing the impact
Surge Trap® SPD offers a patented no-fuse Type 2 solution
and a superior thermal overload technology that delivers
higher safety ratings and protection.
Power-related problems cost U.S. companies
more than $80 billion a year. The impact is far-
reaching and affects just about every aspect of
business. It drives up maintenance and production
costs, causes production delays, lost sales, late
deliveries, as well as increased spoilage and
scrap. Ferraz Shawmut’s Surge Trap® Surge
Protective Devices (SPD) help minimize power-
related problems by protecting sensitive electrical
equipment from harmful transients.
Most transients originate from within a facility
and nearly 80% of today’s overvoltage problems
are caused by equipment and power disturbances
within the plant. These inner-facility transients are
caused by light load panels switching on and off,
motors starting and stopping, and close conductor
proximity, just to name a few. Less than 20% of
transient problems originate outside of the facility
due to lightning strikes, utility grid switching,
switching of capacitor banks, and electrical
accidents.
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Agriculture Medical
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of transient damage
Transients cause three general types of damage
to sensitive electrical equipment, for example:
> Disruptive – A voltage transient enters an
electronic component which interprets the valid
logic command, resulting in system lock-up,
malfunctions, faulty output or corrupted files.
>D  issipative – A repetitive, short duration energy
surge resulting in long-term degradation.
>D  estructive – Associated with high level energy
surges, resulting in immediate equipment
failure (most obvious)
When exploring your surge suppression options,
keep in mind that not all SPDs are created equally.
Most SPDs are designed to function in tandem
with fuses. If you need a space-saving option or
are looking for ways to reduce costs, then consider
an integrated system. Ferraz Shawmut’s Surge
Trap® is the only SPD featuring our patented
TPMOV® technology inside, eliminating the need
for additional overcurrent protection.
To evaluate the safety performance of an SPD, look
for compliance with IEC 61643-1, UL 1449 Third
Edition, RoHS, and ANSI/IEEE C62.41.
Automation Solar Power
Wind Power Transportation
 The unique benefits
of the Surge Trap® SPD
The Surge Trap® SPD is a fail-safeType 2 surge protective device
Industries that is easy to install or retrofit needing no fuse in series for
> Agriculture disconnecting. Direct connection is available with the DIN-rail mount
> Medical option. The Surge Trap® SPD has a small foot print, visual indicator
and an IP20 finger-safe design.
> Solar Power/ Photovoltaic
Optional remote indicators are available when status to critical
> Telecommunication control circuits are needed.
> Water Treatment
> Wind Power
> Transportation
Surge Trap® Pluggable
> Oil & Gas Remote indicator
(3-pin dry contact) Color strip identifies
> Utilities product type
> Pulp & Paper (PV, UL, IEC, etc.)

Visual
Applications DIN rail indicator
> AC/DC distribution mountable base IP20 Finger-safe
> Power supplies removable plug
> Industrial automation
Internal
> Telecommunications TPMOV®
> Motor controls and starter systems
> Programmable logic controller
(PLC) applications
> Power transfer equipment Surge Trap® Modular
> HVAC applications
Remote indicator
> AC drives (3-pin dry contact) Box connectors
> UPS systems
DIN rail
> Security systems mountable
> IT / Data centers IP20 Finger-safe
enclosure Internal
> Medical equipment TPMOV®

Visual
indicator

Configurations and Grounding – IEC

> 2 Single Phase
230V
TT (neutral connected to earth)

L1
IT (neutral isolated or via impedance)

L1
400V
L2 L2

L3 L3
N N

PE

Or

Three Phase TN-C wiring diagram TN-S wiring diagram

230/400V
400/690V L1 L1
L2 L2

L3 L3
PEN N
PE
 Surge Trap®
applied in
an electrical
panel.

Meeting the toughest

world standards
Overvoltage Protection Terms to Know

8/20 current impulse current: impulse with Nominal Discharge Current (In): Peak value
a virtual front time1 of 8μs and a time to half-value2 of the current through the SPD, selected by the
of 20μs. manufacturer from a list of predetermined values,
having a short-circuit current wave shape of 8/20 μs
Note 1 The front time is defined according
where the SPD remains functional after 15 surges.
to IEC 60060-1 to be 1.25 x (t90 – t10).
Note 2 The time to half-value is defined *Voltage Protection Rating (Up): A rating
as the time between the virtual origin and the 50% per UL 1449 Third Edition, signifying the rounded
point on the tail. up average measured limiting voltage of an SPD
when the SPD is subjected to the surge produced
Clamp Voltage: The peak MOV terminal Voltage
by a 6 kV, 3kA 8/20 μs combination waveform
measured with an applied 8/20 μs pulse of rated
generator.
impulse current
*Short Circuit Current Rating (SCCR):
Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV): An electronic
The suitability of an SPD for use on an AC power
component that is commonly used to divert
circuit that is capable of delivering not more than
excessive current to the ground and/or neutral
a declared rms symmetrical current at a declared
lines.
voltage during a short circuit condition.
*Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage
Surge Protective Device (SPD): A device that
(MCOV): The maximum rms voltage that may be
contains at least one nonlinear component and
continuously applied to the SPD for each connected
is listed to limit surge voltages and divert surge
mode.
current.
*Terms are referenced in the table on the reverse
side.

Approvals/Standards Ratings
> IEC 61643-1 Type 2 > 100kA short circuit current rating
> ANSI/IEEE C62.41 > 50kA 8/20 μs surge capacity (per mode)
> CE > 100kA 8/20 μs surge capacity (per phase)
> RoHS compliant > Surge life @ 3kA-8/20 μs: 5000 events
> UL 1449 Third Edition, File No E210793 > Surge life @ 10kA-18/20 μs: 1000 events
> Type 4 UL Recognized Component > Operating and storage temperature: -40oC to +85oC
(tested to SPD Type 2) > Wiring range: #6 to #14 AWG

Choose your Product

> 3 Define the Catalog Number
C atalog N umber
Comments on system type
Type Voltage System Type M
STP - Pluggable 230 TN Blank - No Microswitch TN System 1 line
ST- Modular 230 IT M - Microswitch Included IT system 1 line
400 TN1 TN System 1 phase + neutral
600 TT1 TT System 1 phase + neutral
1000 TNC TNC System 3 phase + neutral
TNS TNS System 3 phase + neutral
TT3 TT System 3 phase + neutral
PV Photovoltaic DC Application
Product Offering Surge Trap® Pluggable and Modular
Surge Protective Devices
Pluggable and Modular Ordering Information
Catalog Number Nominal Nominal Max. Discharge Short Circuit
MCOV (Uc) No of System Replacement
Type 2 Surge Trap® Pluggable System Voltage Discharge Current Current Rating
L-PE(N) Poles Type Plug Part No
(Includes Base & Plugs) (Vac) Current (In, kA) (Imax, 8/20, kA) (SCCR)
STP230TN(M) 230 275 1 TN 20 50 100,000 SP275E
STP400IT(M) 400 510 1 IT 20 50 100,000 SP510E
STP230TN1(M) 230 275 2 TN (1 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 SP275E, SP180E (N to PE)
STP230TT1(M) 230 455 2 TT (1Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 SP275E, SP180E (N to PE)
STP230TNC(M) 230 275 3 TNC (3 Ph + PEN) 20 50 100,000 SP275E
STP230TNS(M) 230 275 4 TNS (3 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 SP275E, SP180E (N to PE)
STP230TT3(M) 230 455 4 TT (3 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 SP275E, SP180E (N to PE)
STP600PV(M) 600V DC 670 2 DC 20 50 100,000 SP420E
STP1000PV(M) 1000V DC 1120 3 DC 20 50 100,000 SP510E
Catalog Number Nominal Nominal Max. Discharge Short Circuit
MCOV (Uc) No of System Replacement
Type 2 Surge Trap® Voltage Discharge Current Current Rating
L-PE(N) Poles Type Plug Part No
Modular System (Vac) Current (In, kA) (Imax, 8/20, kA) (SCCR)
ST230TN(M) 230 270 1 TN 20 50 100,000 NA
ST400IT(M) 400 510 1 IT 20 50 100,000 NA
ST230TN1(M) 230 270 2 TN (1 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 NA
ST230TT1(M) 230 450 2 TT (1Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 NA
ST230TNC(M) 230 270 3 TNC (3 Ph + PEN) 20 50 100,000 NA
ST230TNS(M) 230 270 4 TNS (3 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 NA
ST230TT3(M) 230 450 4 TT (3 Ph + N) 20 50 100,000 NA
ST600PV(M) 600V DC 670 2 DC 20 50 100,000 NA
ST1000PV(M) 1000V DC 1120 3 DC 20 50 100,000 NA

Surge Trap® Circuit Connection Wiring Diagrams

TN/IT TN (1 Ph + N) TT (1 Ph + N) TNC (3 Ph + PEN) TNS (3 Ph + N) TT (3 Ph + N)

Surge Trap® Pluggable Dimensional Diagrams Surge Trap® Modular Dimensional Diagrams
2.80” .43”
3.89 .41” 71.0mm 11.0mm

98.9 Poles A
10.5mm
TYP. .70”
17.8mm
.35 TYP.
8.9 1 Pole .71 mm
.60
15.2 2 Pole 1.42 mm
.70 3.58”
91.0mm
17.8 3 Pole 2.13 mm 4.09”
1.77” 103.9mm
A 45.0mm

4 Pole 2.84 mm

.20”
5.1mm
INDICATOR
IN TRIPPED
POSITION
.15 1. 09”
27.7mm
3.9
1.93”
49.0mm
2.70”
WIRE MARKER 68.5mm
LOCATION .27”
6.9mm
TYP.

2.82 Poles A
2.00 71.8
50.7 1 Pole 17.8 mm
** UL FILE #E210793
2 Pole 35.5 mm ** WIRE SIZE: 6-14 AWG

.44 ** TORQUE: 14.75 LBS-IN

3 Pole 53.3 mm
11.1 ** USE 35mm DIN RAIL

4 Pole 71.0 mm

Surge Trap® Microswitch (Optional) Diagram

NO 1 Subminiature Switch
NC 2 125 VAC-3A max
-25o C to 85oC
Common 3

Signal Wire Range: #16 to #30 AWG

Terminal Torque: 1.8lb-in
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