10 kA Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters 6-36 kVWea 10 kA Metal-Oxide PolyGarde Aoea Meta One ey ‘ter years of nteansive research work, A hole for the M12 batts all that is Mechanical Design of PolyGarde ‘we have succeeded in fundamentally’ required to instal the arvester on apola MDA Surge Arrester redesigning the conventional methods of crossarm. A range of adapters Is manufacturing meta-oxide varistors, available 10 replace other types of thus crucially mproving the arresters with a PolyGarde arrester. The characterises of these elements. polymer housing is less susceptible to “Twenty years of experience in the feld of break in transit or during instalation. crossinked polymers for medium or high-voltage applications have led us to introduce on the market a family of surge arresters forthe 6 - 96 KV range, which 's capable of setting new standards of performance. Having successfully completed an extensive sores of tests IEC 99-4 ANSI-C62, 11-87, CSA C233.1 87), ‘several thousands of our arresters are already in use al aver the wort. No sealing problems ‘The arrester assembly, comprising metal-oxide disks and a fber-einforcedt ‘composite structure, is fully encapsulated bya heat-recovered polymer housing. ‘The interfaces are each sealed by a mastic coating. The complete arrester forms a sold component. High energy absorbing capacity ‘The new manufacturing method used tor our metal-oxide disks has resulted in Considerably improved homogeneity in the ceramic materia. Iis now possible to handle high energy impulses dung ‘an overvatage condition using disks wth ‘smal diameter, while atthe same time reducing leakage currents to a minimum during normal operation Hazards from failures drastically reduced Despite the high duty rating ofthis arrester's design, the consequences of ‘electrical falures cannot be ignored. PolyGarde arrastors have been tested in ‘accordance with various standards using taut currents trom 500 A for 120 cycles 10 20 KA for 12 cyctes. Altests ‘demonstrated that the destructive cetfects on the environment are substantially reduced compared with ‘designs employing porcelain housings. Easy to handle/Resistant to breakage PoyGarde weigh typically around 35% less than arrasters wi 1 Zine-onide cisks porcelain housings, 2 Cup spring 3 Bectrodes 4. Fiber-reinforced composite structure Mastic seal 7 Non-tackng polymer= 0 kA Surge Eheitafog Corest imontnn | Steep Gurrent Long Duration Impulse 1OKA ays — 500 A/Z000 px Voltage Uc Ur SKA 10KA 20KA SOKA wv i Wa Ma iv = 6 7 166 90a 1a = 71 7a 6 8 se zee i 0 25 0 _ sa wa aes 74 ir 12 7] 3240 oe zak e 5 18 305 80 m5 ara ie cc m5 36860 ea ue Br a ms et Tes ne ar 2 30.0 74800 we wan = ir z Ss shy 00 ey 66. = 30 as ‘ao 100 Toe Fat EI 5 a 1% ar = 36 5042 ta as ‘ar, Power frequency voltage versus yy, ‘characteristic +50 ‘The curve ocposto shims tna tena tor hin am amestar ewe withesare! power 18 frequency temcoray svenitages (FM 5 without sierra ay ares 138 130 tes oT TT | 7 r nis 110 405 | OS, thou ere ene EC aN TOOK e100 rer eneray at : w wo xm t0608 #00000 see