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Secondary Surge Protection
Lee
Layton, P.E.
Overview
This 3-hour course reviews
the overvoltage situations that may occur in residential applications and
methods to protect consumer equipment from overvoltages. The principle cause of
overvoltages in a residential environment is lightning surges. Lightning surges
are covered in detail as well as the design and operation of transient voltage
surge suppressors (TVSS). Relevant standards are reviewed as well as the
importance of grounding to proper overvoltage protection.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of
twenty-two (22) questions at the end of
this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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An understanding of
the lightning flash mechanism
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An understanding of
the design and operation of TVSS devices
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A description of
electrical transients
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How to design
overvoltage protection systems for residential applications
Course
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quiz for PDH credit.
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