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Selection of Surge Protective Device (SPD)-

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Typical System Voltage & MCOV rating (As per

IEEE):

Typical IEEE System Voltages

Normal (Line to Maximum ( Line to Maximum (Line to
Min
Line) Voltage (KV Line ) Voltage (KV Ground) Voltage (KV
MCOV
rms) rms) rms)
kV rms kV rms kV rms kV rms
2.40 2.52 1.46 1.46
4.16 4.37 2.52 2.52
4.80 5.04 2.91 2.91
6.90 7.25 4.19 4.19
8.32 8.74 5.05 5.05
12.0 12.6 7.28 7.28
12.5 13.1 7.57 7.57
13.2 13.9 8.01 8.01
13.8 14.5 8.38 8.38
20.8 21.8 12.6 12.6

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22.9 24.0 13.9 13.9

23.0 24.2 14.0 14.0
24.9 26.2 15.1 15.1
27.6 29.0 16.8 16.8
34.5 36.2 20.9 20.9
46.0 48.3 27.9 27.9
69.0 72.5 41.9 41.9
115.0 121 69.8 69.8
138.0 145 83.8 83.8
161.0 169 98 97.7
230.0 242 140 140
345.0 362 209 209
500.0 525 303 303
765.0 800 462 462

Typical System Voltage & MCOV rating (As per

IEC):

Typical IEC System Voltages

Normal (Line to Maximum ( Line to Maximum (Line to
Minimum
Line) Voltage (KV Line ) Voltage (KV Ground) Voltage (KV
Uc
rms) rms) rms)
kV rms kV rms kV rms kV rms
3.3 3.7 2.1 2.1
6.6 7.3 4.2 4.2
10.0 11.5 6.6 6.6
11.0 12.0 6.9 6.9
16.4 18.0 10.4 10.4
22.0 24.0 13.9 13.9
33.0 36.3 21.0 21.0

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47.0 52 30.1 30.1

66.0 72 41.6 41.6
91.0 100 57.8 57.8
110.0 123 71.1 71.1
132.0 145 83.8 83.8
155.0 170 98.3 98.3
220.0 245 142 142
275.0 300 173 173
330.0 362 209 209
400.0 420 243 243

SPD and Fuse / CB co-ordination chart:

Fuse/CB co-ordination chart

Incoming feeder Incoming feeder CB SPD fuse rating SPD CB rating
fuse rating (A) Rating (A) (A) (A)
16 6 10 4
25 10 16 6
32 16 20 10
40 20 25 16
63 32 40 20
80 40 50 25
125 63 80 40
160 80 100 50
250 125 160 80
500 250 320 160

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Sample Specifications of SPD for 277/480V

Supply System

Voltage :277/480V 3Ø WYE, 480V 3Ø Delta

Frequency: 50/60Hz
Surge Technology: 40mm MOV
Nominal Discharge Rating (IN):20kA
Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage (MCOV): 320V
L-L=640V
L-N=320A
L-G=320A
G-N=320A
Maximum Surge Current, Per Mode (Per Phase) : 200kA (400kA
Voltage Protection Rating (VPR) (Clamping) : 800V(L-N)/700V(L-L)
Short Circuit Current Rating (SCCR): 10kA
Connection Type: Parallel Connection

Reason for Failure of SPD :

Most SPDs will last for many years. The things that cause sudden failure are

External supply faults such as overvoltage -faulty transformer, MV lines

Local supply faults -broken or ungrounded neutral.
Wrongly-selected SPD voltage.
A surge in excess of the SPD’s rating.

Classes’ of surge arrestors according to

impulse current:

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1 = Test impulse current for lightning current arresters

2 = Test impulse current for surge arresters

There are 3 x main categories of lightning surge arresters.

Class 1/A – (10/350) lightning current arresters, which can withstand direct lightning
Class 2/B – (8/20) surge arresters, to protect against induced surge currents
Class 3/C – (8/20) surge arresters, to protect against induced surge currents

Meaning of 20kA (8/20μS) impulse current.

In 8/20µ The first value (8) is the rise time (from 10% to 90% of peak). The second value
(20) is the duration for the test transient to decrease to half its peak value.

Standard for SPD:

Underwriter laboratories—UL 1449 (3rd Edition 2009)

IEEE C62.45 (2002)
NECT National Electrical Code Articles 245, 680 and 800.
NFPAT 780 Lightning protection code recommendations for the use of surge protection
devices at a facility service entrance.

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About Jignesh.Parmar
Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E(Electrical). He is
member of Institution of Engineers (MIE) and CEng,India. Membership No:M-1473586.He
has more than 16 years experience in Transmission -Distribution-Electrical Energy theft
detection-Electrical Maintenance-Electrical Projects (Planning-Designing-Technical
Review-coordination -Execution). He is Presently associate with one of the leading
business group as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad,India. He has published numbers of
Technical Articles in “Electrical Mirror”, “Electrical India”, “Lighting India”,”Smart
Energy”, “Industrial Electrix”(Australian Power Publications) Magazines. He is Freelancer
Programmer of Advance Excel and design useful Excel base Electrical Programs as per IS,
NEC, IEC,IEEE codes. He is Technical Blogger and Familiar with English, Hindi, Gujarati,
French languages. He wants to Share his experience & Knowledge and help technical
enthusiasts to find suitable solutions and updating themselves on various Engineering
Topics.

5 Responses to Selection of Surge Protective Device (SPD)-

(Part 4)

shantilal parmar says:

August 2, 2015 at 11:17 am
I LIKE IT . IT IS USEFUL FOR ME. THANK Q

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Nitin Patil says:
August 4, 2015 at 5:56 am
Dear Jignesh,I am regularly reading your articles / mail . I passed out electrical
engineering in the year 1992. Since then due to some reasons I was not worked in the
field which I studied. At present I am in the business of Turnkey Interior project
contracting. As I always wish to do some thing concrete in the field of electricals , but
confused . Also realizing that I forget the basics . Hence please guide me from where to
start . REGARDS

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Sudheesh says:
December 1, 2015 at 5:02 am
Dear Sir,
It’s really informative, and very simple presentation to understand a common man.
Thanks a lot…
Sudheesh

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Sankar says:
June 25, 2016 at 6:55 am

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Sir, I have a utility pole near my home from which the service(single phase supply
230v) is taken and my distribution box is 20 ft away from the service panel. Kindly
suggest me where to install the type 2 spd in the main service panel or in the db box?
Since all the sockets in the home are earthed to the earth pit do I need to provide
separate earth pit for spd or can I connect it to the existing earth pit. Thank u

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Vikas Almadi says:
November 4, 2017 at 4:45 am
Nice a empt Mr. Parmar

However the standards used in India are IEC standards like most of the countries of the
world . BIS has also followed the same and published IS/IEC 62305 (all four parts).
Kindly update your list accordingly.

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