MOV Arrester TOV Simulator and Resulting Energy Dissipation Calculator

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16 Arrester Voltage 1000 This simulator is for a mulitcolumn MOV arrester using C
Arrester Current 4 disks

14 100 TOV
Input
Adjust 8.4
12 10 27 1

Arrester Current (Amps)

Arrester Voltage (kV)

10 1 Output
13.5
8 0.1 Applied
Overvoltage 9.5
1.14
6 0.01
0.0
Resulting Current
0.001
4 0.001
0.0

2 0.0001 74.76
Resulting Energy
3524718
0 0.00001 56395.50
2.887
Disk Info
2.887

0.14 0.00014 Temperature rise 0.000

cumulated Temperature

Accumulated
ccumulated Energy (J)

0.12 Energy (J) 0.00012

0.1 Temperature 0.0001
Rise (C) Arrester VI Cu
0.08 0.00008
(C)

0.06 0.00006 25.00

0.04 0.00004
0.02 0.00002
 0.1 0.0001
Rise (C)

Accumulated Tem
Accumulated En
Arrester VI Cu
0.08 0.00008

(C)
0.06 0.00006 25.00
0.04 0.00004
0.02 0.00002
20.00

Arrester Voltage
0 0

( kV peak)
15.00

10.00

5.00

0.00
1E-06 1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E

Arrester Current
sipation Calculator
tcolumn MOV arrester using Class
4 disks
Input
Uc or MCOV of Column
Number of Columns
Output
kV (crest)
kV rms
pu Uc or MCOV
Peak Current (amps)
Peak Column Current (amps)
kJ Disipated per cycle
Max kJ Absorption
Cycles to Max Energy
Seconds to Max Energy
Number of Disks in column
Number of Disks in Arrester
Deg C Rise per cycle
Arrester VI Curve
These are both inputs entered by the user as basic
parameters of the Arrester
This is the applied voltage across the arrester and is
controlled by the TOV Adustment above. The PU
value is based on the Uc of the Column entered above
These two currents are looked up on table based on
the VI Characteristics of actual an Class 4 disk
Intergal of Voltage, Current and Time of one Cycle
Based on number of columns and max Disk Capabilities
Time to reach maximum energy rating of the Protector
The number of disks with Uc of 2.91kV rms.
Just Height in disks times number of columns
Calculated based on the specific heat of MOV material
This VI Curve is calculated based on the Actual VI
data of one class 4 disk with a Uc of 2.91kV rms
 Arrester VI Curve This VI Curve is calculated based on the Actual VI
data of one class 4 disk with a Uc of 2.91kV rms

1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 1E+03 1E+04

Arrester Current (amps peak)

 Example IEEE TOV Curves

Duration in Desired TOV

Seconds Curve
Distribution Riser Station With Duty
0.1 1.67 1.6 1.54 1.46 1.0526316
1 1.57 1.5 1.44 1.37 1.0526316
10 1.48 1.4 1.36 1.29 1.0526316
100 1.4 1.3 1.29 1.22 1.0526316
1000 1.33 1.3 1.22 1.16 1.0526316
10000 1.26 1.2 1.16 1.10 1.0526316

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 Example IEEE TOV Curves

Typical TOV Curves for IEEE Arresters

1.7
1.67
TOV Withstand Capability (pu MCOV in kV rms)

Distribution Arretser
1.6
1.6
1.57
Riser Pole Arrester
1.54
1.5 1.5
1.48 Station Class Arresters no
1.46 prior duty
1.44

1.4 1.4 1.4

1.37 1.36
1.3 1.33
1.3 Station Class Arresters 1.29 1.29
with priorduty 1.3
1.22 1.22
1.2
1.16

1.1
0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00 1,000.00 10,0
TOV Duration (sec)

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 Example IEEE TOV Curves

EE Arresters

ss Arresters no
or duty

1.33
9
1.3 1.26
2 1.22
1.2
1.16 1.16

1.10
1,000.00 10,000.00

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 Example IEC TOV Curves

1.07

Duration in Desired TOV

Seconds Curve
Distribution Riser Station With Duty
0.1 1.23 1.2 1.21 1.15 1
1 1.17 1.1 1.13 1.08 1.016
10 1.10 1.0 1.05 1.00 1.032
100 1.04 1.0 0.97 0.93 1.048
1000 0.97 0.9 0.89 0.85 1.064
10000 0.92 0.9 0.84 0.80 1.08

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 Example IEC TOV Curves

12kV TOV Factor 15kV 9kV

14.64 1.22 18.3 10.98
13.80 1.15 17.25 10.35
13.08 1.09 16.35 9.81
12.36 1.03 15.45 9.27
11.64 0.97 14.55 8.73 Typical TOV Cu
10.92 0.91 13.65 8.19 1.3

TOV Withstand Capability (pu Ur in kV rms)

Distribution Arretse
1.23 DH, DM, DL
1.2
1.21
1.17
1.15
1.13
1.1 1.1
1.08
1.0

1.0 Station Class Arresters 1.0

with no prior duty

0.9

0.8

0.7
0.10 1.00 10.00
TOV Dur

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 Example IEC TOV Curves

Typical TOV Curves for IEC Arresters

Distribution Arretser
DH, DM, DL

1.17
1.13
1.10
1.08
1.05
1.04
n Class Arresters 1.00
no prior duty 0.97 0.97
0.93 0.92
0.89

0.85 0.84
Station Class Arresters
with prior duty 0.80

1.00 10.00 100.00 1,000.00 10,000.00

TOV Duration (sec)

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