[PSES] 8/20 waveform

2013-05-03 Thread Carpentier Kristiaan
Hi group,

A combination wave surge generator gives a 1.2/50 voltage waveform and an 8/20 
short-circuit current at the output of the generator with no CDN connected.
What happens with this current waveform when the output is not a real 
short-circuit but has a certain series resistance/impedance (5, 10, ...ohm): 
Will the waveform become longer in time or will only the current level 
decrease, or both?

Thanks,
Kris

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Re: [PSES] 8/20 waveform

2013-05-03 Thread Mick Maytum

Kris,
If you pull a copy of Impulse generators for testing 
low voltage equipment from the IEEE PES Surge Protective 
Devices Committee (SPDC) Website.


http://pes-spdc.org/sites/default/files/Impulse_generatorsaddedrev2.pdf

Figure 12 of the document shows the typical 1.2/50-8/20 
combination wave generator output waveshape variation with 
external resistance for zero to 20 ohms.
As the resistance increases the peak current amplitude 
decreases and the 8/20 short-circuit waveshape moves towards 
1.2/50. Things get more complicated when the load is not a 
pure resistance.


Mick
On 03/05/2013 14:26, Carpentier Kristiaan wrote:


Hi group,

A combination wave surge generator gives a 1.2/50 voltage 
waveform and an 8/20 short-circuit current at the output 
of the generator with no CDN connected.


What happens with this current waveform when the output is 
not a real short-circuit but has a certain series 
resistance/impedance (5, 10, ...ohm): Will the waveform 
become longer in time or will only the current level 
decrease, or both?


Thanks,

Kris

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