Xtreme Surge Protector; Types Of Surge Protection Devices; Compatibility With Other Products - Philips Xtreme Surge Protector I Design-In Manual

Xtreme Surge Protector

Philips Xtreme Surge Protector I
The Philips Xtreme Surge Protector I is designed
exclusively for use in insulation Class I outdoor
luminaires.

Types of surge protection devices

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
standard IEC/EN61643-11:2011 recognizes three types
of surge protection devices.
Type 1
• Type 1 is recommended in specifically for service-
sector and industrial buildings.
• The device is protected by a lightning protection
system or a mesh cage. It protects electrical
installations against quasi-direct lightning strikes.
• Type 1 is characterized by a 10/350 µs current
wave.
Type 2
• Type 2 is a common protection system for all
low-voltage electrical installations. Installed in an
electrical switchboard, this device prevents the
spread of spikes and transients in electrical
installations and protects the loads.
• Type 2 is characterized by an 8/20 µs current
wave.
Type 3
• Type 3 is characterized by a combination of
voltage waves (1.2/50 µs) and current waves
(8/20 µs) and is intended mainly for local
protection of sensitive equipment.
The Philips Xtreme Surge Protector I is classified as a
Type 3 product.

Compatibility with other products

The Philips Xtreme Surge Protector can be used in
combination with various electronic control gears for
different lamp types (e.g. LED, HID and fluorescent
lamps). It adds additional surge protection to a gear
which has its own built-in surge protection.
In this design-in guide the focus will be only on LED
applications.
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