RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON CHARACTERIZATION OF SURGES IN LOW-VOLTAGE (1000 V AND LESS) AC POWER CIRCUITS
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
1 Overview
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 How to use this document
1.4 Context and contents
2 References
2.1 General
2.2 Reference documents
3 Definitions
4 Summary of the surge environment
4.1 General
4.2 Lightning surges
4.3 Switching surges
4.4 Systems-interaction overvoltages
4.5 Location categories - Scenario I
4.6 Direct flash to the structure - Scenario II
4.7 Exposure level
5 Development of recommended selection of representative
surges
5.1 Approach
5.2 Worst-case design and economic trade-off
5.3 Surge effects
6 Definition of standard surge-testing waveforms
6.1 General
6.2 Selection of peak values of standard waveforms
6.3 Detailed specifications of waveforms
7 Definition of additional surge-testing waveforms
7.1 The EFT Burst
7.2 The 10/1000 [mu]s Long Wave
7.3 The capacitor-switching ring wave
7.4 Scenario II parameters
8 Concluding remarks
Annex A (informative) - Scenario II parameters
Annex B (informative) - Bibliography
Index
Characterizes the surge environment at locations on ac power circuits described in IEEE Std C62.41.1 by means of standardized waveforms and other stress parameters.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |
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