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A P P L I C AT I O N N OT E A N N E X   1 . 2   A 1

Selection table Uc

Earthing Earth fault Uc Uc

System configuration of neutral factor k phase arrester neutral arrester

L1
Mp L2
L1
L3
Mp L2
L1
L3
Mp L2
L3 Us
Uc ≥ -----
L1
Three wire non-earthed (insulated, open)
L2 ineffectively √3 = 1.732 U c ≥ Us √3
Mp L1
L3
Mp L2
L1
L3
Mp L2
L1L1
L3
L2L2
Mp
L3L3
L1
Mp L2
L3L1 Us
L2
L1 Uc ≥ -----
L3
Earth fault compensation (Petersen coil) ineffectively √3 = 1.732 U c ≥ Us √3
L2
L1
L3
L2
L1L1
L3
L2L2
L1L3
L3
L2
L3L1
L2
L1
L3
L2
L1
L3 Us Us
Earth fault compensation (Petersen coil)
L2
L1
Uc ≥ ----- Uc ≥ --------
L1L3
with automatic earth fault clearing L2L2 ineffectively √3 = 1.732 T T × √3
L3L3
L1
L2
L3L1
L2
L1
L3
L2
L1
L3
L2
L1
L1L3 1.05 × Us Uc ≥ 0.3 × Us L
L2L2 Uc ≥ ------------ for the unearthed
Low impedance earthing (direct)
L1
L3L3
effectively 1.4 √3 transformers in the system L
L
L2
L3L1
L2
L1
L3
L2 L
L1
L3
L2
L
L
L1
L1L3 L
L
L2L2
L3L3
L1 1.05 × Us L
L
L2 Uc ≥ ------------ L
Low impedance earthing (inductive) L3L2
L1
effectively 1.4 √3 Uc ≥ 0.3 × Us LL
L
L1
L3
L2 LL
L
LL
L1
L3
L2
Mp/N
B
L1L1
LL
L3
L2L2
Mp/N
L3L3
L1
L
B
7
L2Mp/N
1.05 × Us
LL
B
7
L3L1
L2
L1
L3
Uc ≥ ------------ LL
7
P
LB
Low impedance earthing (resistive) effectively 1.4 √3 Uc ≥ 0.3 × Us
P
L2
Mp/N
L1
L3
L2
Mp/N
L1L1
L3 LB
7
P
B
7
L2
L2Mp/N
L3L3
L1

B7
P
L2
Mp/N
L3L1
B
7P
L2
Mp/N
L1
L3 1.25 × Us
L2 Uc ≥ ------------
Four-wire multi-earthed-wye
L1
L3
L2 effectively 1.25 √3 n.a. 7P
L1L3
L2
P
L1
L3
L2
P
L3

Delta connection n.a. √3 =1.732 Uc ≥ Us n.a.

As a rule, 10% as safety margin should be added to the calculated value for Uc
and then the next higher value from the data sheet chosen.
The APPLICATION NOTES (AN) are intended to be used in
conjunction with the

APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Overvoltage protection
Metal-oxide surge arresters in medium-voltage systems.

Each APPLICATION NOTE gives in a concentrated form

additional and more detailed information for the selection
and application of MO surge arresters in general or for a
specific equipment.

First published December 2018

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