Thanks ! A very clear answer. Not the one I wanted, but clear.
>________________________________ > From: Boštjan Glavič <bostjan.gla...@siq.si> >To: Bill Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com> >Cc: "EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG" <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> >Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:29 PM >Subject: Re: [PSES] safety 60950 and surge suppression circuits > > >Hi Bill, > >You can use MOV (VDR) primary to PE as long as you have reliable earth. >Reliable earth is considered for pluggable equipment type B or permanently >connected equipment. For pluggable equipment type A, you would need additional >earthing point, what is usually not acceptable for clients. > >Unfortunately, if you use combination VDR + GDT, GDT needs to comply with >requirements for basic insulation (1500Vac) for any kind of equipment. I know >the requirement is strange but also new hazard based standard 62368-1 has the >same requirement. > >GDT alone cannot use bridge basic insulation primary to PE. > >But please note, this is valid for primary circuit only. For secondary >circuits no such requirements are applicable. > >Best regards, >Bostjan > > > >On 11. maj 2013, at 18:09, "Bill Owsley" ><wdows...@yahoo.com<mailto:wdows...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > >I'm running into a dilemma. Not being a Safety Engineer myself, but rubbing >elbows with them... >On a piece of ITE equipment, I need some surge suppression for worldwide >markets with one annoying requirement for 4 kV, otherwise just 2 kV line to >earth, and using either plugable cords or permanent connection, whichever is >worse. >Now the Safety guys tell me that MOV's alone cannot bridge the insulation >(Basic or Functional, I forget.) between primary and earth, when using one of >power cable options mentioned above. >But a proper qualified (GDT) gas discharge tube can do the bridging. So we >figured to use them in series. >On a quick and dirty bench test it works to 4 kV. >Then the Safety guys pull out the rest of the story and point out 5.2.2 which >seems to indicate that the GDT is to meet the Hi-Pot test, 1500 vac. >Previously, section, 1.5.9.4 (?) indicates that the surge protection devices >can be removed during the Hi-Pot test. >But now I have a Surge suppression circuit that has to withstand the same >Hi-Pot as the rest of the board. >Question is how does a surge protection circuit protect the board when it has >to meet the same Hi-Pot test? >In other words, when a surge comes along, which is going to break over first? >The surge protection or the board? >Is the purpose of surge suppression is to keep the clamped voltage below a >problem level? >What am I missing in this? > >Thanks... >- Bill > >- >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >discussion list. 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