Lightning is one of the major causes of poor performance by medium-voltage overhead lines in distribution networks. On some Eskom medium-voltage networks, for example, up to 78% of equipment failures ...

New NEC requirements make it important to understand the difference between surge protectors, surge arresters, and transient voltage surge suppressors The term “surge protector” can describe any ...

Cooper Power Systems has introduced the UltraSIL polymer-housed Evolution distribution-class surge arrester, an arrester that enables electric utilities to upgrade the efficiency of the power grid and ...

The primary defense to protect electrical equipment from over-voltages is surge arresters. These necessary devices hold metal oxide varistors (MOVs) and are rapid response protectors against voltage ...