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Dead-front type arrester Arrester assembled in a screened/shielded housing providing system insulation
and conductive ground shield, intended to be installed in an enclosure for the
protection of underground and pad-mounted distribution equipment and circuits
Arrester Disconnector device for disconnecting an arrester from the system in the event of arrester
failure, to prevent a persistent fault on the system and to give visible indication
of the failed arrester
Liquid Immersed Type Arrester designed to be immersed in an insulating liquid
Arrester
Separable Type Arrester Arrester assembled in an insulated or screened/shielded housing providing
system insulation, intended to be installed in an enclosure for the protection of
distribution equipment and systems
back flashover rate characteristics of an overhead line or system with respect to the number of
BFOR back flashovers
typically given per 100 km and year
Bending Moment force perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of an arrester multiplied by the
vertical distance between the mounting base (lower level of the flange) of the
arrester and the point of application of the force
Breaking Load force perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a porcelain-housed or cast resin
arrester leading to mechanical failure of the arrester housing
cast resin housed arrester using a housing made from only one organic based material (e.g.
arrester cycloaliphatic
epoxy) that fractures similarly to a porcelain housing under mechanical
overstress
continuous current of an current flowing through the arrester when energized at the continuous operating
arrester voltage
continuous operating designated permissible r.m.s. value of power-frequency voltage that may be
voltage of an arrester applied
continuously between the arrester terminals
damage limit lowest value of a force perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a polymer-
(mechanical) housed arrester
leading to mechanical failure of the arrester housing
dead-break arrester arrester which can be connected and disconnected from the circuit only when
the circuit is deenergized
designation of an combination of two numbers, the first representing the virtual front time (T1) and
impulse shape the second
the virtual time to half-value on the tail (T2)
discharge current of an impulse current which flows through the arrester
arrester
disruptive discharge phenomenon associated with the failure of insulation under electric stress,
which includes a
collapse of voltage and the passage of current
distribution class arrester intended for use on distribution systems, typically of Us ≤ 52 kV, to
arrester protect
components primarily from the effects of lightning
electrical unit portion of an arrester in which each end of the unit is terminated with an
electrode which is
exposed to the external environment
externally gapped line a line surge arrester designed with an external spark gap in series with a SVU
arresters part to protect
EGLA the insulator assembly from lightning caused fast-front overvoltages only
fail-open current rating fault current level above which the arrester is claimed to evolve into an open
for liquid-immersed circuit upon
arrester failure
fail-short current rating fault current level below which the arrester is claimed to evolve into a short-
for liquid-immersed circuit upon
arrester failure
fast-front overvoltage transient overvoltage usually unidirectional, with time to peak between 0,1 µs to
FFO 20 µs, and
tail duration < 300 µs
fault indicator device intended to provide an indication that the arrester is faulty and which
does not
disconnect the arrester from the system
flashover disruptive discharge over a solid surface
flashover rate characteristics of an overhead line or system with respect to total number of
FOR flashovers
typically given per 100 km and year
follow current the current immediately following an impulse through an EGLA with the power
frequency
voltage as the source
follow current of an the current from the connected power source which flows through an arrester
arrester following the
passage of discharge current
gas-insulated metal gas-insulated metal-enclosed metal-oxide surge arrester without any integrated
enclosed surge arrester series or
GIS-arrester parallel spark gaps, filled with gas other than air and used in gas-insulated
switchgears
grading current current flowing through the arrester while a power frequency voltage is applied
grading ring of an metal part, usually circular in shape, mounted to modify electro-statically the
arrester voltage
distribution along the arrester
high current impulse peak value of discharge current having a 4/10 or 2/20 impulse shape, which is
used to test the
withstand capability of the SVU on extreme lightning occasions
highest voltage for highest value of the phase-to-phase voltage (r.m.s. value) for which the
equipment equipment is
designed in respect of its insulation as well as other characteristics which relate
to this
voltage in the relevant equipment Standards. Under normal service conditions
specified by the
relevant apparatus committee this voltage can be applied continuously to the
equipment
highest voltage of a highest value of the phase-to-phase operating voltage (r.m.s. value) which
system occurs under
normal operating conditions at any time and at any point in the system
impulse protective levels highest of either the steep current residual voltage or the front-of-wave impulse
of an arrester tested in sparkover
accordance with IEC voltage at In
60099-6 – fastfront
protective level

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