NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Jhocson St, Sampaloc , Manila

Jhocson Memorial Building
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

AC APPARATUS AND DEVICES

FEEOM52 ELEP06

Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor

Assignment 1

Submitted by:

Aldrin Jesril R. Basco

Submitted to:

Engr. Danlor P. Alorsabes

Professor

JANUARY 15, 2021

 A “Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor” (also known as TVSS) is an older industry term
which has been replaced in Standards bodies by the term “surge protective device” or SPD. A
transient voltage surge suppressor is a device which is installed on an AC or DC power line to
act as a cutoff if there is a momentary surge of electrical power, also known as a “transient.”
TVSS devices are considered crucial to the protection of sensitive equipment which would
result in circuitry damage or data loss if power overloads were allowed to pass through to
them. With regard to surge protection, TVSS devices or SPDs are by far the most popular forms
of damage avoidance available today.
TVSS and SPDs are typically installed at AC and DC inputs and outputs in order to serve
as effective barriers against transients and power fluctuations over time. While the typical
functioning of these devices is to provide no ongoing change to power flow, they are installed
for the specific occurrences where the flow of electricity will cause damage.