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A Happy and Prosperous New Year from me and all at Voltimum! This first VoltiTECH for 2012 is all about surge protection, a topic that is becoming increasingly important as ever greater volumes of sensitive electrical and electronic equipment are being installed for essential duties.

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Spike those power surges with SPDs !

James Hunt
Managing Editor

Dear Reader

A Happy and Prosperous New Year from me and all at Voltimum! This first VoltiTECH for 2012 is all about surge protection, a topic that is becoming increasingly important as ever greater volumes of sensitive electrical and electronic equipment are being installed for essential duties.

Power surges and voltage spikes can easily damage such equipment. Surge protection devices (SPDs) play a vital role in protecting sensitive equipment from damage caused by overvoltages or other electrical power surges or spikes. But what are the issues, and how do surge arrestors work? Voltimum's Technical Experts have provided comprehensive information in the technical articles below

Are you required to carry out continuing professional development (CPD)? Read this VoltiTECH, answer our quiz and join the 1,587 users who have already completed one of Voltimum’s online CPD modules and received a certificate. Go to CPD test on surge protection.

Voltimum Managing Editor James Hunt reports

Q & A

Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Day, concerning earthing a genset to lightning protection, and whether this would satisfy the 17th Edition, is answered by SELECT.

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Q & A of the Day - Will earthing genset earth to lightning protection satisfy the 17th Edition?


Voltimum - How to overcome surge, spike and lightning strike problems

Introductory article by James Hunt, Managing Editor , Voltimum

Schneider Electric - Overvoltage protection (surge arrester). Selection and installation guide

Download a will-illustrated PDF from Schneider Electric showing how to choose and install the best surge protection devices

Voltimum - Standards for surge arrestors

Technical Article by James Hunt, Managing Editor, Voltimum

ABB - PV surge application - protection of the inverter and MDB AC side

Useful downloadable PDF looking at the solar PV application of overvoltage and surge protection.

Schneider Electric - Surge protection and the Control Panel Technical Guide

Download this comprehensive guide covering all aspects of prevention of machine malfunction and electronic damage due to voltage surges.

ABB - Lightning and overvoltage protection for water treatment plants

This article contains a 10-page PDF document examining overvoltage protection for water treatment plants

The IET - the 17th Edition and surge protection

Useful background reading from Voltimum's technical articles archive.

Weidmuller - The basics of over-voltage protection

More useful background material from Voltimum's technical articles archive containing a 26-page full colour PDF.

Surge protection for LV supplies - a PDF by Weidmuller

Article contains yet another very useful 6-page PDF on surge arrestors and lightning protection from Voltimum's archive of Technical Articles.

Surge protection Online training - ABB University Online - Surge Protection Devices

This is just one of several free training courses available at ABB's University Online. Register today to enrol and take the course at your convenience.




VoltiTECH – January 2012 – Surge Protection – has been been certified as suitable for CPD purposes by the Construction CPD Certification Service

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... this month's practical snag and its solution from the NICEIC

Steel conduit systems

Metal conduit systems in older installations are often found to have no internal circuit protective conductor (cpc) installed

Read more on Steel conduit systems

This article is extracted from Snags and Solutions Part 3 published by the: NICEIC Group



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