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  • IEEE C62.42.0-2016

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    IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Components in Surge-Protective Devices and Equipment Ports--Overview

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-09-2017

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1. Scope
    2. Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
    3. Protection or mitigation or suppression?
    4. Surge mitigation functions
    5. Component technologies and characteristics
    6. Examples of protective circuit configurations
    Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
    Annex B (informative) - Impulse (surge) generators
            used to test surge-protective components (SPCs)
    Annex C (informative) - Derived wave shape parameters
    Annex D (informative) - Changes introduced by
            IEC 61000-4-5 Edition 3 [B13]

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    The IEEE C62.42(TM) guide series covers surge-protective components (SPCs) used in power and telecom surge-protective devices (SPDs) and equipment ports.

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    Committee Surge Protective Devices/Low Voltage
    Development Note Supersedes IEEE C62.42. (09/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    IEC 60950-1:2005+AMD1:2009+AMD2:2013 CSV Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
    IEEE C62.33-1982 IEEE Standard Test Specifications for Varistor Surge-Protective Devices
    IEC 62475:2010 High-current test techniques - Definitions and requirements for test currents and measuring systems
    IEEE 487-2015 IEEE Standard for the Electrical Protection of Communications Facilities Serving Electric Supply Locations -- General Considerations
    IEEE 487.5-2013 IEEE Standard for the Electrical Protection of Communication Facilities Serving Electric Supply Locations Through the Use of Isolation Transformers
    IEC 60099-4:2014 Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems
    IEEE C62.31-2006 IEEE Standard Test Methods for Low-Voltage Gas-Tube Surge-Protective Device Components
    IEC 60050-212:2010 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 212: Electrical insulating solids, liquids and gases
    IEEE 487.4-2013 IEEE Standard for the Electrical Protection of Communication Facilities Serving Electric Supply Locations Through the Use of Neutralizing Transformers
    IEEE C62.39-2012 IEEE Standard for Test Methods and Preferred Values for Self-Restoring Current-Limiter Components Used in Telecommunication Surge Protection
    IEC 61643-311:2013 Components for low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 311: Performance requirements and test circuits for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
    IEEE C62.42.1-2016 IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Components in Surge Protective Devices and Equipment Ports--Part 1: Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs)
    IEEE 4-2013 IEEE Standard for High-Voltage Testing Techniques
    IEEE C62.50-2012 IEEE Standard for Performance Criteria and Test Methods for Plug-in (Portable) Multiservice (Multiport) Surge-Protective Devices for Equipment Connected to a 120 V/240 V Single Phase Power Service and Metallic Conductive Communication Line(s)
    IEC 61643-11:2011 Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 11: Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power systems - Requirements and test methods
    IEEE C62.37 : 1996 TEST SPECIFICATION FOR THYRISTOR DIODE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    IEEE 1149.6-2003 IEEE Standard for Boundary-Scan Testing of Advanced Digital Networks
    IEC TR 62066:2002 Surge overvoltages and surge protection in low-voltage a.c. power systems - General basic information
    IEEE C62.37.1-2012 REDLINE IEEE Guide for the Application of Thyristor Surge Protective Device Components
    TIA 968 : B2009 ADD 3 2016 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    IEC 60050-521:2002 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 521: Semiconductor devices and integrated circuits
    IEC TR 60664-2-1:2011 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 2-1: Application guide - Explanation of the application of the IEC 60664 series, dimensioning examples and dielectric testing
    IEEE C62.35-2010 IEEE Standard Test Methods for Avalanche Junction Semiconductor Surge-Protective Device Components
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