Overview
Electrical over stress (EOS) caused by transients is the #1 cause of equipment failure. Lightning strikes, large inductive loads and ESD events can all lead to expensive repairs, costly downtime and customer dissatisfaction.
This presentation will discuss the various standards used to simulate these events in order to evaluate equipment immunity. The most common suppression technologies - metal oxide varistors, transient voltage suppressors and gas discharge tube - will be covered.
Each technology provides advantages in one or more of these aspects but may come with a trade off in another. Attendees will see a technology comparison and an explanation of how combining these technologies can deliver an optimized solution.
Key Takeaways
- Learn the different types of transient threats and their associated agency standards
- Understand surge suppression technology construction, operation and design considerations for your end applications
- Know the key differentiators between surge suppression technologies and their advantages and trade-offs
- Find out how to combine some of these technologies for your applications
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Speaker
Mark Hubbard
is a field application engineer for Littelfuse Inc. based in Chicago, Illinois.
He joined the Electronics Business Unit in 2000 as an application engineer
focusing on circuit protection solutions. For the last nine years he has been responsible
for providing technical support to customers, driving new business opportunities
and delivering technical trainings for the Midwest and portions of the
Northeast regions of North America. He received his BSEET from Purdue
University. Mark can be reached at mhubbard@littelfuse.