132 pages Buyer's Guide: ABB surge arresters are the primary protection against atmospheric and switching overvoltages. They are generally connected in parallel with the equipment to be protected to divert the surge current. The active elements (ZnO blocks) of ABB surge arresters are manufactured using a highly non-linear ceramic resistor material, composed primarily of zinc oxide mixed with other metal oxides and sintered together. Strong focus on quality at all stages, from raw material through to finished product, ensures that ABB surge arresters survive the designed stresses with ease and with good margins. Different dimensions permit a large variety of standard arresters as well as client-specific solutions as regards protection levels and energy capability. This Buyer’s Guide deals with high voltage surge arresters for standard AC applications. For other applications, such as series capacitors protection, shunt capacitor protection or DC applications, contact your ABB sales representative. surge arresters in SF6 gas-insulated design for mounting on all commercial GIS switchgear.

Protection of high voltage system assets. Brochure for the North American market.

This technical information discusses the different aspects of insulation withstand and provides guidelines for positioning EXLIM and PEXLIM surge arresters in outdoor substations.

Leaflet about successful installation and use high voltage apparatus with silicone rubber insulators

Certificate from BVQI valid until April 2015

108 pages Buyers Guide (french): ABB surge arresters are the primary protection against atmospheric and switching overvoltages. They are generally connected in parallel with the equipment to be protected to divert the surge current. The active elements (ZnO blocks) of ABB surge arresters are manufactured using a highly non-linear ceramic resistor material, composed primarily of zinc oxide mixed with other metal oxides and sintered together. Strong focus on quality at all stages, from raw material through to finished product, ensures that ABB surge arresters survive the designed stresses with ease and with good margins. Different dimensions permit a large variety of standard arresters as well as client-specific solutions as regards protection levels and energy capability. This Buyer’s Guide deals with high voltage surge arresters for standard AC applications. For other applications, such as series capacitors protection, shunt capacitor protection or DC applications, contact your ABB sales representative. surge arresters in SF6 gas-insulated design for mounting on all commercial GIS switchgear.

108 pages Buyer's Guide (russian): ABB surge arresters are the primary protection against atmospheric and switching overvoltages. They are generally connected in parallel with the equipment to be protected to divert the surge current. The active elements (ZnO blocks) of ABB surge arresters are manufactured using a highly non-linear ceramic resistor material, composed primarily of zinc oxide mixed with other metal oxides and sintered together. Strong focus on quality at all stages, from raw material through to finished product, ensures that ABB surge arresters survive the designed stresses with ease and with good margins. Different dimensions permit a large variety of standard arresters as well as client-specific solutions as regards protection levels and energy capability. This Buyer’s Guide deals with high voltage surge arresters for standard AC applications. For other applications, such as series capacitors protection, shunt capacitor protection or DC applications, contact your ABB sales representative. surge arresters in SF6 gas-insulated design for mounting on all commercial GIS switchgear.

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Results from pollution withstand tests on polymer-housed metal-oxide surge arresters are given. The results are used to calculate the risk for flashover of arrester insulators at different pollution levels and for different selection of creepage distance. The calculations are calibrated against long term field test results at two heavy polluted test sites in UK and South Africa. The outcome of the calculations indicates that it is possible to significantly decrease the required creepage for arresters in coastal areas with the use of polymer-housings with silicone rubber as external insulation. Paper presented at Cigre joint colloquium, Tokyo September 2005.

A seismic test performed at Astro Nuclear/Dynamic Inc. (ANDI), Jefferson Hills, PA, USA. 1 g ground acceleration tested on multi-axis shaking table according to IEEE 693 draft 1 (1998). Test specimens: PEXLIM Q192-XH245 and PEXLIM Q060-XV072.

This paper discuss in greater detail the role of arresters in improving the reliability of supply over HV transmission lines, the desirable electrical and mechanical characteristics for such arresters and accessories and ABB's designs to obtain such characteristics using polymeric arresters without any external gaps. Paper presented at CEPSI seminar, Manila October 23-27, 2000.

This report describes the use of transmission line arresters on EHV lines in order to limit switching surge overvoltages. Overvoltages profiles along sample lines are given for a number of installed arresters along the lines. In addition energy requirements on station and transmission line arresters are given. A polymer-housed arrester suitable for line switching surge control is presented. Paper presented at Cigré SC-33 international conference, Zagreb, 1998.

This report describes the work carried out to develop a delta 420 kV compact line with 5 m phase spacing, utilising line surge arresters and elimination shield wires. Long term audible noise meaurements were taken on a full-scale outdoors test line. Special grading rings were developed and tested. The design is based on tension towers only, to overcome the clearance problems of short insulator strings on compact towers. Paper presented at Cigré general session, Paris, 1998.

Since some years, arresters with polymer-housings have been available on the market for distribution and medium voltage systems. In recent years, this type of arresters have been introduced also on higher voltage systems up to and including 550 kV. However, the international standardisation work is far behind this rapid development and many of existing designs with polymer-housings for high voltage systems have only been tested according to existing IEC standard, IEC 99-4 of 1991, which in general only covers arresters with porcelain housings. Paper presented at GCC Cigré 9th symposium, Abu Dhabi, October 28-29, 1998.

Tranmission line arresters may be subjected to high energy stresses caused by lightning. Calculations of energy stresses were carried out for a typical line arrester installation. Three line configurations with different degree of shielding efficiency were used for the study. The calculated results were compared with energy stresses in standardized tests on surge arresters. Paper presented at IEEE/PES transmission and distribution conference and exposition, Los Angeles, September 1996.

Transmission line arresters may be subjected to high energy stresses caused by lightning. Calculation of energy stresses were carried out for a typical 138 kV line arrester installation. An additional type test procedure is proposed to account for energy stresses typical for line arresters with regard to lightning conditions. Paper presented at the Cigré Brazil SC-33 International workshop on line surge arresters and lightning, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 24-26, 1996

The thermal performance of ZnO surge arresters were studied in the laboratory and in the field. Results from two natural pollution test sites are presented in terms of temperature rise and charge accumulation. The feasibility of reproducing the thermal stress on the arresters in the laboratory by means of the salt fog method and the slurry method is discussed. Paper presented at Cigré general session, Paris, 1992.

Various methods for determination of the condition of ZnO surge arresters by means of measurement of the arresters leakage current are discussed. A new method, which is based on harmonic analysis of the leakage current is presented. The report were Presented at IEEE SM, Long Beach, California, July 9-14, 1989