IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Download or read book IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits written by IEEE Power Engineering Society. Surge Protective Devices Committee and published by Inst of Elect & Electronic. This book was released on 1995 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods are established for testing and measuring the characteristics of surge protectors used in low-voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms or 1200 Vdc. The surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements. Tests are included for characterizing standby performance, surge-limiting capabilites, and surge lifetime. Packaged single gas-tube, air-gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective devices are not covered, nor are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications.