DC Surge Protectors
DC Surge Protectors
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Hi,
Does anybody know the difference between DC surge protectors and AC surge protectors?
I am designing a standalone piece of equipment that has some solar panels charging a battery bank, and then some equipment being powered off these batteries. I want to know if I should put DC surge protectors on the main bus, or just use (cheaper) AC ones instead?
The whole system is ELV (24V) - I can understand the need for DC surge protectors at a high voltage (say, 1000V) but not for this voltage.
Thanks
Does anybody know the difference between DC surge protectors and AC surge protectors?
I am designing a standalone piece of equipment that has some solar panels charging a battery bank, and then some equipment being powered off these batteries. I want to know if I should put DC surge protectors on the main bus, or just use (cheaper) AC ones instead?
The whole system is ELV (24V) - I can understand the need for DC surge protectors at a high voltage (say, 1000V) but not for this voltage.
Thanks






RE: DC Surge Protectors
DC system, if it is isolated, and inside the Faradays cage, no surge arrestor is required, except across the relay coils where high inductive switching is envisaged.