Power distribution system equipment overvoltage protection

Author

Paul, Dev ; Venugopalan, S.I.

Author_Institution

ICF Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

2-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

1560

Abstract

Characteristics of surge arresters are reviewed from the application point of view. Fundamentals of surge energy are presented, and the MOV (metal oxide varistor) surge arrester selection parameters are discussed. The need for industry standards for the application of DC surge arresters is contemplated. It is noted that, to avoid confusion and misapplication of MOV surge arresters, the present differences of IEC and ANSI standards should be reviewed. Special systems such as arc furnaces and capacitor bank switching should require transient overvoltage study before selection of appropriate surge protective devices

Keywords

arc furnaces; distribution networks; overvoltage protection; power capacitors; power system protection; standards; surge protection; switching circuits; varistors; ANSI; IEC; MOV; application; arc furnaces; capacitor bank switching; distribution system; metal oxide varistor; overvoltage protection; standards; surge arresters; surge energy; ANSI standards; Arresters; Capacitors; Furnaces; IEC standards; Power distribution; Power system protection; Surge protection; Varistors; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1462-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1993.299239

Filename

299239