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Agenda
Installation rules.
Electrical overvoltage,
unique characteristics
Sources Characteristics
Lightning
Lightning Ultra-rapid transient
phenomenon. Unit Voltage
of measurement =
kV/ s Operations
Highly destructive
energy.
Overvoltage Repetitive
generated by phenomenon Irms
operations or leading to
incidents on the premature aging.
network.
Malfunction which
may even result in
permanent damage.
malfunction,
destruction of equipment,
unavailability of production tools,
etc.
T2
Case Distance of more than 30
No.2 metres
Mainboard
T2 = type 2 surge arrester
T3
T2 Floor
switchboard
Incoming
circuit-breaker
Lightning *
current
Sensitive equipments
At the end of its life, a thermal protector integrated into the surge
arrester:
isolate the surge arrester from the rest of the installation.
activates the red end-of-life warning light, indicating that the surge
arrester needs to be changed.
circuit breaker.
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Choose the best upstream
protection for a surge arrester
E.g. the best disconnection circuit breaker for a breaking capacity of 15kA
and Imax of 40kA is a C60H.
Safe
Efficient
Easy selection
Quick PF and
Quick PRD
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Installation rules
1000V
500V
L 50cm
L2 L2
L3
L3 Intermediate
Main earth earth terminal
bar Main earth
L > 50cm bar
L1+L2+L3 < 50 cm
L2 ~ 0cm
L3 ~ 5cm
L3 ~ 15cm