ASTM F1507-99(2011)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Surge Suppressors for Shipboard Use
Standard Specification for Surge Suppressors for Shipboard Use
ABSTRACT
This specification establishes the performance requirements for surge suppressors used on shipboard ac power circuits that may consist of a single circuit element or may be a hybrid device using several suppression devices. The surge suppressor shall be a protective device for limiting voltage transients on equipment by discharging, dissipating internally, bypassing surge current, or a combination thereof, and which prevents continued flow of follow current to ground and is capable of repeating these functions. Surge suppressors shall be classified into the following classes and types: Class A—surge suppressor associated with long circuit branch; Class B—surge suppressor for short branch circuit; and Type I—permanent connected type; Type II—plug-in type; Type III—cord-connected type; and Type IV—power director (power center) type. The surge suppressors shall conform to specified performance, operating, grounding, and supplementary protection requirements. They shall also undergo designated design, and conformance production tests such as insulation withstand test, power frequency withstand test, impulse voltage-time tests (including fast-front impulse suppression tests and slow-front impulse suppression tests), voltage protection level tests, duty cycle tests, life cycle tests (including voltage and current impulses), load current and voltage drop tests (including rated current and voltage drop and inrush current), and ground continuity test.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes performance requirements of surge suppressors for use on shipboard ac power circuits.
1.2 Surge suppressor shall be a protective device for limiting voltage transients on equipment by discharging, dissipating internally, bypassing surge current, or a combination thereof and which prevents continued flow of follow current to ground and is capable of repeating these functions.
1.3 Surge suppressors covered by this specification may consist of a single circuit element or may be a hybrid device using several suppression devices.
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Designation:F1507 −99 (Reapproved 2011) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Surge Suppressors for Shipboard Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1507; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This specification establishes performance requirements
3.1 Definitions:
of surge suppressors for use on shipboard ac power circuits.
NOTE 1—These definitions other than specific to the standard are taken
1.2 Surge suppressor shall be a protective device for limit-
from UL 1449, ANSI/IEEE C62.41, and MIL-STD 1399 to provide for
harmonization of terms.
ing voltage transients on equipment by discharging, dissipating
internally, bypassing surge current, or a combination thereof
3.2 power interface—The electrical points where the surge
and which prevents continued flow of follow current to ground
suppression device is electrically connected to the ac power
and is capable of repeating these functions.
system.
1.3 Surge suppressors covered by this specification may
3.3 combination wave—A surge delivered by an instrument
consist of a single circuit element or may be a hybrid device
that has the inherent capability of applying a 1.2/50-µs voltage
using several suppression devices.
wave across an open circuit and delivering an 8/20-µs current
wave into a short circuit. The exact wave that is delivered is
2. Referenced Documents
determined by the instantaneous impedance to which the
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
combination wave is applied. (Also called combination
dateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtothe
voltage/current surge or combination V/I surge.)
extent referenced herein:
3.4 crest (peak) value (of a wave, surge or impulse)—The
2.2 American National Standards:
maximum value that a wave, surge, or impulse attains.
ANSI/IEEE Std 4 IEEE Standard Techniques for High
3.5 electric power source—The electric power that is sup-
Voltage Testing
plied for testing.
ANSI/IEEE C62.41 Recommended Practice on Surge Volt-
3.6 electric power system ground—Ground is a plane or
age in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
surface used by the electric power system as a common
ANSI/IEEE C62.45 Guide on Surge Testing for Equipment
reference to establish zero potential. Usually, this surface is the
Connected to Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
metallic hull of the ship. On a nonmetallic hull ship, a special
ANSI/IEEE C84.1 Electrical Power Systems and
ground system is installed for this purpose.
Equipment—Voltage Ratings
2.3 Military Standard:
3.7 follow (power) current—The current from the connected
MIL-STD-1399 Section 300; Military Standard Interface
power source that flows through a surge protective device
Standard for Shipboard Systems, Section 300, Electric
following the passage of discharge current.
Power, Alternating Current
3.8 frequency tolerance—Frequency tolerance is the maxi-
2.4 Underwriters Laboratories Standard:
mum permitted departure from nominal frequency during
UL 1449 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors, 2nd Edition
normal operation, excluding transient and cyclic frequency
variations. This includes variations such as those caused by
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
load changes, switchboard frequency meter error, and drift.
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.10 on
Unless specified otherwise, frequency tolerance shall be con-
Electrical.
sidered to be 610 % of nominal frequency.
Current edition approved April 1, 2011. Published April 2011. Originally
approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1507 – 99(2006).
3.9 inrush current—The inrush current is a sudden change
DOI: 10.1520/F1507-99R11.
in line current that occurs during startup or as a result of a
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the type of load connected to the surge suppressor, and
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typically will rise to a maximum value in a few milliseconds
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3.10 leakage current—Line current drawn, either line-to- voltage and returns to and remains within these limits within 2
line or line-to-ground, by the suppressor when operated at the s after the initiation of the disturbance.
maximum continuous operating voltage.
3.23 transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS)—A surge
3.11 maximum continuous operating voltage—Maximum
protective device intended for connection electrically on the
sinusoidal rms voltage which may be continuously applied load side of the main overcurrent protection in circuits not
without degradation or deleterious effects.
exceeding 600V. (Location CategoriesAand B as described in
ANSI/IEEE C62.41.)
3.12 measured limiting voltage—The crest (peak) value of
the voltage measured at the leads, terminals, receptacle con-
3.24 two-port transient voltage surge suppressor—ATVSS
tacts and the like, intended for connection to the load(s) to be
having one set of electrical connections (terminals, leads and
protected, and resulting from application of a specified surge.
the like) intended for connection to the ac power circuit and
one or more separate sets of electrical connections (terminals,
3.13 nominal frequency—the nominal frequency is the des-
leads, outlet receptacles, and so forth) intended for connecting
ignated frequency in Hz.
theload(s)tobeprotected.Thisdeviceisseries-connectedsuch
3.14 nominal system voltage—A nominal value assigned to
that load current will flow through the transient voltage surge
designate a system of a given voltage class in accordance with
suppressor.
ANSI/IEEE C84.1. For the purpose of this standard, nominal
3.25 voltage drop—Voltage differential measured from in-
system voltages are 120, 208, 240, and 480 vac.All voltages in
put terminals to output terminals under conditions of rated load
this standard are root-mean-square (rms) unless stated other-
current for two-port surge suppressors.
wise. All tolerances are expressed in percent of the nominal
system voltage.
3.26 voltage protection level—A suppression rating (or
ratings) in volts or kilovolts, selected by the manufacturer that
3.15 one-port transient voltage surge suppressor—ATVSS
is based on the measured limiting voltage determined during
having one set of electrical connections (terminals, leads and
surgetesting.Alsoreferredtoasthesuppressionvoltagerating.
the like) intended only for shunt-connection to the ac power
circuit, such that load current in the ac power circuit bypasses
3.27 voltage spike—A voltage spike is a voltage change of
the TVSS. 1
veryshortduration(100µsto ⁄2cycle).Thestandard1.2/50-µs
lightning impulse, as defined by ANSI/IEEE Std 4, is the
3.16 peak overshoot voltage—Maximum voltage above the
characteristic voltage spike used for test purposes.
voltage protection level (peak voltage minus suppression
voltage rating) across the suppressor output terminals during
3.28 voltage tolerance—Voltage tolerance is the maximum
initial response to a voltage spike.
permitted departure from nominal system voltage during nor-
mal operation, excluding transient voltage variations. Voltage
3.17 rated rms voltage (varistor)—Maximum continuous
tolerance includes variations such as those caused by load
sinusoidal rms voltage which may be applied to a varistor.
changes, switchboard meter error, and drift. Unless otherwise
3.18 response time (varistor)—The time between the point
specified, voltage tolerance shall be considered to be 610 % of
at which the wave exceeds the voltage protection level (sup-
nominal system voltage.
pression voltage rating) and the peak of the voltage overshoot.
For the purpose of this definition, voltage protection level is
4. Classification
defined with an 8/20-µs current waveform of the peak current
amplitude as the waveform used for this response time.
4.1 Surge suppressors covered in this specification shall be
classified by class and type.
3.19 secondary surge arrestor—A surge protector device
acceptable ahead of the service entrance equipment on circuits
4.2 The two classes of surge suppressors covered in this
not exceeding 1000-Vrms (location category C as described in
specification are based on and reflect ANSI/IEEE C62.41
ANSI/IEEE C62.41).
locations.
4.2.1 Class A—Surge suppressor associated with long cir-
3.20 surge—Atransient overvoltage superimposed on the ac
power circuit. A voltage surge is generally one in which the cuitbranchthatbeinggreaterthan30-ftcabledistancefromthe
distribution panel and usually installed as a series-connected
superpositionofthesurgeandnormalpowerfrequencyvoltage
TVSS at the distribution system receptacle (wall outlet).
involves peak voltage levels of twice or more the normal
voltage of the ac power system and generally lasting not more 4.2.2 Class B—Surge suppressor for short branch circuit,
than one-half period of the nominal system voltage waveform.
either installed at loads within 30-ft cable distance from the
circuit breaker distribution panel or within the distribution
3.21 surge protective device (SPD)—A protective device
panel.
composed of any combination of linear or non-linear circuit
elements and intended for limiting surge voltages on equip-
4.3 Type designations for surge suppressors covered in this
ment by diverting or limiting surge current; it prevents contin-
specification are as follows:
ued flow of follow (power) current and is capable of repeating
4.3.1 Type I; Permanent Connected Type—A suppressor
these functions as specified.
designedforhard-wiredorpanel-mountapplications.Thistype
surge suppressor is the only one-port-type TVSS.
3.22 temporary overvoltage (TOV)—Avoltage swell from a
sudden change in voltage which goes outside the voltage 4.3.2 Type II; Plug-In Type—A suppressor provided with
tolerance limits but does not exceed 120 % of nominal system blades for direct connection at a receptacle and with integral
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output receptacle(s). By nature of its design, a plug-in suppres-
Maximum peak overshoot voltage Less than 250-V overvoltage
protection level for voltage
sor is inserted into the circuit as a series connection.
spike with 5 kV/µs or lower
4.3.3 Type III; Cord-Connected Type—A suppressor that is
rate of rise
connected to a receptacle through a flexible cord that is Response time Less than 50 ns
Maximum leakage current Less than 30-mA line-line or line-
permanently attached to the suppressor device. The cord shall
ground
be in accordance with requirements of UL 1449. Cord-
Inrush current 10 times rated current for 10
connected devices shall not have means for permanent mount- cycles
Peak surge current 3000 A
ing.
Operating temperature −10 to 60°C
4.3.4 Type IV; Power Director (Power Center) Type—A
Storage temperature −40 to 85°C
suppressor unit with two-pole main circuit breaker, a master Minimum insulation resistance to 10 MΩ at 500 VDC
case
switch for controlling all receptacle outlets, and individual
Humidity resistance 0 to 100 %
switches for controlling all outlets.
Minimum life 2000 operations
A
5. Ordering Information For two-port (plug-in and series-connected) suppressors only.
B
Measured line-to-line and line-to-neutral with an 8/20-µs, 3000-A peak wave-
5.1 Orders for suppressors under this specification shall
form per ANSI/IEEE C62.41 applied.
include the following:
7.2 Operating Requirements:
5.1.1 This specification number;
7.2.1 Protection modes for all two-port hybrid surge protec-
5.1.2 Nominal system voltage—120, 208, 240, and 480 V;
tive devices shall provide protection for common mode (line-
5.1.3 Frequency—50, 60, and 400 Hz;
to-ground and neutral-to-ground) and normal mode (line-to-
5.1.4 Service—single-phase, three-phase delta, three-phase
line) transients.
wye;
7.2.2 Fails to an open (versus short) circuit unless otherwise
5.1.5 Load current;
specified and provides indication (visual) of failure.
5.1.6 Surge suppressor—class and type;
7.2.3 Capable of installation into a dedicated container for
5.1.7 Protection modes;
mounting or as an assembly or component of a switchboard or
5.1.8 Voltage protection level (suppression rating), if
power supply.
known;
7.2.4 Maximum voltage drop for two-port devices at full
5.1.9 Quantity;
current/voltage shall not exceed 0.25 % of nominal system
5.1.10 Testing requirements—include only if tests other
voltage.
thantheproductiontestsrequiredbythisspecificationaretobe
performed;
7.3 Grounding Requirements:
5.1.11 Certification requirements; and
7.3.1 The surge suppressor shall be provided with a means
5.1.12 Packaging and shipping requirements.
for grounding all exposed dead-metal parts that might become
energized. Grounding shall be accomplished in accordance
6. Materials and Manufacture
with the requirements of UL 1449.
6.1 Materials—All materials used in the construction of
7.3.2 Type I (permanently connected) suppressors requiring
these surge suppressors shall be of a quality suitable for the
grounding shall have a field-wiring terminal or an insulated
purpose intended and shall conform to the requirements of this
ground lead that is intended solely for connection of a
specification.
grounding conductor.
6.1.1 All metallic enclosures shall be either painted or
7.3.3 The flexible cord of Types III and IV suppressors
coated with corrosion resistant material.
which requires grounding shall have a grounding conductor
connected to the suppressor enclosure. Type II, direct plug-in,
6.2 Manufacture—Plastic, when used, shall be a suitable
suppressors requiring grounding shall be provided with a
thermoplastic or thermosetting material so molded as to
grounding pin as one of the attachment plug contacts.
produce a dense solid structure, uniform in texture, finish, and
mechanical properties. 7.3.4 Any leads emanating from a suppressor are to be of
color coded insulated wire. The color green shall be used for
the grounding conductor and shall not be used for any other
7. Requirements
purpose.
7.1 Performance Requ
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