Table of Contents

1. Overview
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Purpose
   1.3 Contents
2. References
   2.1 General
   2.2 Reference documents
3. Definitions
4. The origins of surge voltages and surge currents
   4.1 General
   4.2 Lightning surges
   4.3 Switching surges
   4.4 Multiple-system interaction overvoltages
5. Propagation, dispersion, and inherent mitigation of surges
   5.1 General
   5.2 Current dispersion
   5.3 Voltage surge propagation
   5.4 Location categories - Scenario I
   5.5 Scenario II - Direct flash to the structure
6. Summary of the database
   6.1 General
   6.2 Notations and definitions
   6.3 Site surveys of power quality
   6.4 Effect of SPD proliferation on survey results
   6.5 Equipment field experience
   6.6 Summary of surge characteristics in Scenario I
   6.7 Surge characteristics in Scenario II
7. TOVs
   7.1 General
   7.2 Magnitude of TOVs due to medium-voltage and
       low-voltage faults
   7.3 Probability of occurrence
   7.4 TOVs' impact on SPDs
8. Development of recommended selection of representative
   surges
Annex A (informative) Detailed database
Annex B (informative) Complementary information
Annex C (informative) Glossary
Annex D (informative) Annotated bibliography
Index

Abstract

Describes the surge voltage, surge current, and temporary overvoltages (TOV) environment in low-voltage [up to 1000 V root mean square (rms)] ac power circuits.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE C62.41 : 1991 IEEE DRAFT C62.41.1 : D4 OCT 2000