Example of Calculating Energy Absorption of an Arrester

Impulsed at 23kA
This Data was generated by ATP model
ImpulseGenerator_with_Temp_Rise_Output
Jonathan Woodworth ArresterWorks

Current through Energy in Joules

Voltage in Power in Watts
Time in Sec the Arrester in (Accrument of
Volts (I x E * delta T )
Amps Power)
0 0 0 0.00E+00 0
1.00E-06 11621.8 2677.5 3.11E+01 3.11E+01
2.00E-06 12391.6 7446.35 9.23E+01 1.23E+02
3.00E-06 12744.9 11474.6 1.46E+02 2.70E+02
A m ps Joules

4.00E-06 12961.4 14810.5 1.92E+02 4.62E+02

5.00E-06 13112.5 17503 2.30E+02 6.91E+02
6.00E-06 13142.1 19603.1 2.58E+02 9.49E+02
7.00E-06 13121.4 21163 2.78E+02 1.23E+03
8.00E-06 13074.2 22234.4 2.91E+02 1.52E+03
9.00E-06 25000 Energy
13004.9 22868.2 Calculated
2.97E+02 and 1.81E+03
Plotted in Excel
1.00E-05 12917.1 23114.7 2.99E+02 2.11E+03
Volts

1.10E-05 12814.6 23022.3 2.95E+02 2.41E+03 Voltag

1.20E-05 20000
12700.7 22637.5 2.88E+02 2.70E+03 e
Curren
1.30E-05 12578.4 22004.5 2.77E+02 2.97E+03 t
1.40E-05 12450.5 21164.9 2.64E+02 3.24E+03 Energy
15000
1.50E-05 12319.3 20157.3 2.48E+02 3.48E+03
1.60E-05 12187.1 19017.6 2.32E+02 3.72E+03
1.70E-05 12047.1 17778.6 2.14E+02 3.93E+03
10000
1.80E-05 11867 16470.2 1.95E+02 4.13E+03
1.90E-05 11689.1 15119.5 1.77E+02 4.30E+03
2.00E-05 11515.55000 13749.8 1.58E+02 4.46E+03
2.10E-05 11347.8 12381.9 1.41E+02 4.60E+03
2.20E-05 11187.6 11033.7 1.23E+02 4.72E+03
2.30E-05 11035.9 0 9720.32 1.07E+02 4.83E+03
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2.40E-05 10871 8454.55 9.19E+01 4.92E+03
2.50E-05 10688.7 7247.27 7.75E+01 5.00E+03
2.60E-05 10519.6 6106.67 6.42E+01 Time in
5.07E+03
Seconds
2.70E-05 10364.2 5038.88 5.22E+01 5.12E+03
2.80E-05 10172.8 4048.36 4.12E+01 5.16E+03
2.90E-05 9944.71 3138.86 3.12E+01 5.19E+03
3.00E-05 9703.81 2311.7 2.24E+01 5.21E+03
3.10E-05 9452.81 1567.31 1.48E+01 5.23E+03
3.20E-05 9067.54 905.102 8.21E+00 5.24E+03
3.30E-05 8428.13 326.132 2.75E+00 5.24E+03
3.40E-05 -2636.79 -1.88E-05 4.96E-08 5.24E+03
3.50E-05 -173.717 -1.88E-06 3.27E-10 5.24E+03
3.60E-05 -8.33501 -9.04E-08 7.54E-13 5.24E+03
3.70E-05 -0.399918 -4.34E-09 1.73E-15 5.24E+03
3.80E-05 -0.019189 -2.08E-10 3.99E-18 5.24E+03
3.90E-05 -0.000921 -9.99E-12 9.20E-21 5.24E+03
4.00E-05 -4.49E-05 -4.79E-13 2.15E-23 5.24E+03
4.10E-05 -2.81E-06 -2.30E-14 6.45E-26 5.24E+03
4.20E-05 -7.89E-07 -1.10E-15 8.70E-28 5.24E+03
4.30E-05 -6.92E-07 -5.29E-17 3.66E-29 5.24E+03
4.40E-05 -6.87E-07 -2.54E-18 1.75E-30 5.24E+03
4.50E-05 -6.87E-07 -1.22E-19 8.37E-32 5.24E+03
4.60E-05 -6.87E-07 -5.84E-21 4.02E-33 5.24E+03
4.70E-05 -6.87E-07 -2.80E-22 1.92E-34 5.24E+03
4.80E-05 -6.87E-07 -1.27E-23 8.72E-36 5.24E+03
4.90E-05 -6.87E-07 2.52E-25 -1.73E-37 5.24E+03
5.00E-05 -6.87E-07 6.85E-25 2.35E-35 5.24E+03
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