SIST EN 61643-311:2005
(Main)Components for low-voltage surge protective devices -- Part 311: Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
Components for low-voltage surge protective devices -- Part 311: Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
Gas discharge tubes (GDTs) are used for applications up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. in communication or signalling circuits. They are defined as a gap, or series of gaps, in an enclosed discharge medium other than air. They are designed to protect apparatus or personnel, or both, from high transient voltages. This standard does not specify requirements applicable to complete surge protective devices, nor does it specify total requirements for GDTs employed within electronic devices, where precise coordination between GDT performance and surge protective device withstand capability is highly critical.
Bauelemente für Überspannungsschutzgeräte für Niederspannung -- Teil 311: Festlegungen für Gasentladungsableiter (ÜsAg)
Composants pour parafoudres basse tension -- Partie 311: Spécifications pour les tubes à décharge dans un gaz (TDG)
Les tubes à décharge dans un gaz (TDG) sont utilisés dans des circuits de communication et de signalisation sous des tensions jusqu'à 1 000 V en courant alternatif ou 1 500 V en courant continu. Ils sont définis comme des éclateurs ou série d'éclateurs dans un espace fermé avec gaz de décharge autre que l'air. Ils sont conçus pour protéger des équipements ou des personnes, ou les deux, contre des surtensions transitoires élevées. La présente norme ne traite pas de prescriptions des parafoudres complets, ni des spécifications complètes des TDG utilisés dans les dispositifs électroniques où une coordination précise entre les performances des TDG et la résistance des parafoudres aux surtensions est primordiale.
Sestavni deli za nizkonapetostne naprave za zaščito pred prenapetostnimi udari - 311. del: Specifikacije za plinske odvodnike (GDT) (IEC 61643-311:2001)
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SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61643-311:2005
STANDARD
november 2005
Sestavni deli za nizkonapetostne naprave za zaščito pred prenapetostnimi
udari - 311. del: Specifikacije za plinske odvodnike (GDT) (IEC 61643-
311:2001)
Components for low-voltage surge protective devices – Part 311: Specification for
gas discharge tubes (GDT) (IEC 61643-311:2001)
ICS 29.120.50; 29.240.10 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61643-311
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2001
ICS 31.100;33.040.99
English version
Components for low-voltage surge protective devices
Part 311: Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
(IEC 61643-311:2001)
Composants pour parafoudres basse Bauelemente für
tension Überspannungsschutzgeräte für
Partie 311: Spécifications pour £les tubes Niederspannung
à décharge dans un gaz (TDG) Teil 311: Festlegungen
(CEI 61643-311:2001) für Gasentladungsableiter (ÜsAg)
(IEC 61643-311:2001)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2001-12-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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EN 61643-311:2001 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 37B/57/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61643-311, prepared by SC 37B, Specific
components for surge arresters and surge protective devices, of IEC TC 37, Surge arresters, was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61643-311 on
2001-12-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-12-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61643-311:2001 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard with the following editorial modifications:
Throughout the document, replace "a.c." by "AC" and replace "d.c." by "DC".
Delete "µs" in all x/y indications of waveforms:
b)
- 6.1.6 : Table 4 headings (four times) and note ;
- 7.7 : third paragraph (twice) and from "surge generator" in Figures 8 and 9;
- 7.9 : subclause title, in the first paragraph and in the key to Figures 12 and 13;
- 7.10 : subclause title, in the third paragraph and in the key to Figures 14 and 15.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-1 1990 Environmental testing EN 60068-2-1 1993
Part 2: Tests - Tests A: Cold
1)
IEC 60068-2-20 1979 Part 2: Tests - Test T: Soldering HD 323.2.20 S3 1988
IEC 60068-2-21 1999 Part 2-21: Tests - Test U: Robustness of EN 60068-2-21 1999
terminations and integral mounting
devices
IEC 61000-4-5 1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) EN 61000-4-5 1995
Part 4-5: Testing and measurement
techniques - Surge immunity test
IEC 61180-1 1992 High-voltage test techniques for low- EN 61180-1 1994
voltage equipment
Part 1: Definitions, test and procedure
requirements
ITU-T 2000 Resistibility of telecommunication--
Recommendation equipment installed in a
K.20 telecommunications centre to
overvoltages and overcurrents
1)
HD 323.2.20 S3 includes A2:1987 to IEC 60068-2-20.
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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
61643-311
INTERNATIONAL
Première édition
STANDARD
First edition
2001-10
Composants pour parafoudres basse tension –
Partie 311:
Spécifications pour les tubes à décharge
dans un gaz (TDG)
Components for low-voltage surge
protective devices –
Part 311:
Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and symbols .9
3.1 Definitions .9
3.2 Symbols .13
4 Service conditions.13
4.1 Robustness of terminations.13
4.2 Solderability.13
4.3 Low temperature.13
4.4 Storage conditions.13
4.5 Operating conditions.13
4.6 Radiation.15
5 Marking .15
6 Electrical requirements .15
6.1 Initial values .15
6.1.1 Sparkover voltages .15
6.1.2 Insulation resistance .17
6.1.3 Capacitance.17
6.1.4 Transverse voltage .17
6.1.5 DC holdover voltage.19
6.1.6 Requirements for current-carrying capacity .21
6.1.7 Requirements after application of load .21
6.1.8 Sparkover voltage.23
6.1.9 Insulation resistance .23
6.1.10 Failure rates .23
7 Test methods and circuits .23
7.1 DC sparkover voltage .25
7.2 Impulse sparkover voltage .25
7.3 Insulation resistance.27
7.4 Capacitance .27
7.5 Glow-to-arc transition current, glow voltage, arc voltage.27
7.6 Transverse voltage .31
7.7 DC holdover voltage .31
7.8 Circuits and methods for testing the nominal alternating discharge current .35
7.9 Circuit and methods for testing the nominal impulse discharge current,
waveshape 8/20 µs.35
7.10 Circuits and methods for testing the life test with impulse currents,
waveshape 10/1 000 µs .37
Bibliography .41
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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COMPONENTS FOR LOW-VOLTAGE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES –
Part 311: Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61643-311 has been prepared by subcommittee 37B: Specific
components for surge arresters and surge protective devices, of IEC technical committee 37:
Surge arresters.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
37B/57/FDIS 37B/60/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
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• reconfirmed;
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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COMPONENTS FOR LOW-VOLTAGE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES –
Part 311: Specification for gas discharge tubes (GDT)
1 Scope
Gas discharge tubes (GDTs) are used for applications up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. in
communication or signalling circuits. They are defined as a gap, or series of gaps, in an
enclosed discharge medium other than air. They are designed to protect apparatus or
personnel, or both, from high transient voltages. This standard does not specify requirements
applicable to complete surge protective devices, nor does it specify total requirements for
GDTs employed within electronic devices, where precise coordination between GDT
performance and surge protective device withstand capability is highly critical.
This part of IEC 61643
– deals with GDTs having two or three electrodes;
– does not deal with mountings and their effect on GDT characteristics. Characteristics given
apply solely to GDTs mounted in the ways described for the tests;
– does not deal with mechanical dimensions;
– does not deal with quality assurance requirements;
– may not be sufficient for GDTs used on high-frequency or multi-channel systems;
– does not deal with electrostatic voltages;
– does not deal with GDTs connected in series with voltage-dependent resistors in order to
limit follow-on currents in electrical power systems;
– does not deal with hybrid or composite GDT devices.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this part of IEC 61643. For dated references, subsequent amendments
to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements
based on this part of IEC 61643 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the
most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the
latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of IEC and ISO maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.
IEC 60068-2-1:1990, Environmental testing – Part 2: Tests. Tests A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-20:1979, Environmental testing – Part 2: Tests. Test T: Soldering
IEC 60068-2-21:1999, Environmental testing – Part 2-21: Tests – Test U: Robustness of
terminations and integral mounting devices
IEC 61000-4-5:1995, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4: Testing and measurement
techniques – Section 5: Surge immunity test
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IEC 61180-1:1992, High-voltage test techniques for low voltage equipment – Part 1:
Definitions, test and procedure requirements
ITU-T Recommendation K.20:2000, Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a
telecommunications centre to overvoltages and overcurrents
3 Definitions and symbols
3.1 Definitions
For the purpose of this part of IEC 61643, the following definitions apply.
3.1.1
arc current
current that flows after sparkover when the circuit impedance allows a current to flow that
exceeds the glow-to-arc transition current
3.1.2
arc voltage (arc mode voltage)
voltage drop across the GDT during arc current flow
3.1.3
arc-to-glow transition current
current required for the GDT to pass from the arc mode into the glow mode
3.1.4
current turn-off time
time required for the GDT to restore itself to a non-conducting state following a period of
conduction. This applies only to a condition where the GDT is exposed to a continuous
specified d.c. potential under a specified circuit condition
3.1.5
d.c. breakdown voltage
voltage at which the GDT transitions from a high-impedance off to a conduction state when a
slowly rising d.c. voltage is applied
3.1.6
d.c. holdover
in applications where a d.c. voltage exists on a line, a holdover condition is one in which a GDT
continues to conduct after it is subjected to an impulse large enough to cause breakdown.
Factors that affect the time required to recover from the conducting state include the d.c.
voltage and the d.c. current
3.1.7
d.c. holdover voltage
maximum d.c. voltage across the terminals of a GDT under which it may be expected to clear
and to return to the high-impedance state after the passage of a surge, under specified circuit
conditions
3.1.8
d.c. sparkover voltage
voltage at which the GDT sparks over when slowly increasing d.c. voltage is applied
3.1.9
GDT discharge current
current that flows through a GDT after sparkover occurs
NOTE In the event that the current passing through the GDT is alternating current, it will be r.m.s. value. In
instances where the current passing through the GDT is an impulse current, the value will be the peak value.
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3.1.10
discharge voltage
peak value of voltage that appears across the terminals of a GDT during the passage of GDT
discharge current
3.1.11
discharge voltage current characteristic
variation of peak values of discharge voltage with respect to GDT discharge current
3.1.12
gas discharge tube
gap, or gaps, in an enclosed discharge medium, other than air at atmospheric pressure,
designed to protect apparatus or personnel, or both, from high transient voltages
3.1.13
glow current (glow mode current)
current that flows after breakdown when the circuit impedance limits the follow current to a
value less than the glow-to-arc transition current
3.1.14
glow-to-arc transition current
current required for the GDT to pass from the glow mode into the arc mode
3.1.15
glow voltage (glow mode voltage)
peak value of voltage drop across the GDT when a glow current is flowing
3.1.16
impulse sparkover voltage
highest value of voltage attained by an impulse of a designated voltage rate-of-rise and polarity
applied across the terminals of a GDT prior to the flow of the discharge current
3.1.17
impulse waveform
impulse waveform designated as x/y having a rise time of x µs and a decay time to half value
of y µs as standardized in IEC 61180-1
3.1.18
nominal alternating discharge current
for currents with a frequency of 15 Hz to 62 Hz, current which the GDT is designed to carry for
a defined time
3.1.19
nominal d.c. sparkover voltage
voltage specified by the manufacturer to indicate the target value of sparkover voltages of a
particular type of GDT products
3.1.20
nominal impulse discharge current
peak value of the impulse current with a defined waveshape with respect to time for which the
GDT is rated
3.1.21
sparkover (breakdown)
abrupt transition of the gap resistance from practically infinite value to a relatively low value
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3.1.22
transverse voltage
for a GDT with th
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