Accession Number:

ADA048803

Title:

An Electrical Surge Arrestor (ESA) Model for Computer-Aided Design and Evaluation,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL ANAHEIM CA ELECTRONIC DEVICES DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Kleiner,C. T.

Report Date:

1977-11-02

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

Electrical Surge Arrestors ESAs are widely used to protect susceptible electrical and electronic components sub-systems and systems from the potentially damaging effects of lightning, static discharge, Electromagnetic interference and the Electromagnetic pulse arising from potential nuclear weapon detonations. ESAs are very nonlinear devices when operating near or above the DC break-down potential. The ESA model to be described accounts for a significant number of nonlinear effects including 1 streamer formation, 2 plasma conductivity, 3 glow region, 4 arc extinguishing, 5 high frequency oscillations, 6 Thermionic effects, and 7 heating and heat dissipation to the surrounding medium.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
• *SUPPRESSORS
• *LIGHTNING ARRESTERS
• NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• THRESHOLD EFFECTS
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
• NONLINEAR SYSTEMS
• GLOW DISCHARGES
• SURGES
• BREAKDOWN(ELECTRONIC THRESHOLD)
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
• ELECTRIC ARCS

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Electricity and Magnetism

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE