How to select an SPD - Surge Protection Device or surge arrester for an entire installation?

To select an SPD or surge arrester for any installation, we must first be sure that we need an SPD for direct or indirect lighting. Once we are sure about this thing, we need to be sure about some characteristics required to select an SPD or lightning arrestor. Please refer to the following document detailing these features:

https://www.se.com/be/fr/download/document/CA903014E/

For more details on surge protectors, we invite you to refer to chapter J of our Electrical Installation Guide accessible on the link below:

https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/Overvoltage_protection

or downloaded on the following link:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/products/product-launch/electrical-installation-guide/

This guide contains detailed information on selecting the SPD or arrester as well as selecting the correct short circuit protective device and installations with multiple SPDs or arresters in the same installation.

Details on the coordination between the SPD or surge arrester and its short-circuit protection device, as well as a specific table and information on the installation of two SPDs or surge arrester in an installation are available in the following catalog:.

https://www.se.com/be/fr/download/document/CA903014E/

Publié pour:Schneider Electric Belgium