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What is a
Lightning
Arrester?
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NO…..
It’s not a
very fast
Police
Officer
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According to
most definitions,
a Lightning
Arrester is….
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A Device Used on
Power Systems
above 1000V to
Protect other
Equipment from
Lightning and
Switching Surges
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Other Devices
Similar to Lightning
Arresters
Surge Suppressor: This is also a surge diverter,
but generally for voltages well below 1000 volts.
How do
Lightning
Arresters Protect
Power Systems?
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What is a Lightning Arrester
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8400 Volts
Impulse Sensitive
Transformer
System
Without
Arrester
115 or 220 Volts
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Typically
8400 Volts
When
Lightning
Transformer
strikes the
system
----
equipment
is damaged
and the
115 or 220 Volts lights go out
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Typically
8400 Volts Lightning Arrester
However
on a
System
115 or 220 Volts
With an
Arrester
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Typically
8400 Volts Lightning Arrester
When
Lightning
strikes
Sensitive
equipment
115 or 220 Volts
is saved by
the Arrester
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Ok, how
does it
divert
lightning?
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MOV
The MOV Disk is a very
fast acting electronic
switch
It is an open switch to standard
system AC voltages and a closed
switch to lightning voltages
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between the
grains ZnO Grain
Antimony
Phase
ZnO Grain
10 micro meters
ZnO Grain
ZnO Grains
are low
impedance
linear ZnO Grain
element of
circuit
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Spinal Phase
ZnO Grain
ZnO Grain
Very
Nonlinear
Part of
Circuit
ZnO Grain
ZnO Grain
ZnO Grains
are low
impedance ZnO Grain
linear
element of
circuit
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Jonathan Woodworth