IEEE IAS, Boston - Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)
The expanded use of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) is largely due to the changing nature of the equipment and systems they protect. Today’s increasingly digital technology is also increasingly susceptible to surge related damage. The presentation will cover the UL 1449 safety standard for surge protective devices, NEC requirements where SPDs must be used, how SPDs work, SPD construction, minimizing installation impact on SPD performance, as well as a NEMA SPD application guide for best practices.
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- Date: 29 Apr 2021
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Boston, Massachusetts
- United States
- Starts 15 April 2021 01:32 PM
- Ends 29 April 2021 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
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Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)
The expanded use of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) is largely due to the changing nature of the equipment and systems they protect. Today’s increasingly digital technology is also increasingly susceptible to surge related damage. The presentation will cover the UL 1449 safety standard for surge protective devices, NEC requirements where SPDs must be used, how SPDs work, SPD construction, minimizing installation impact on SPD performance, as well as a NEMA SPD application guide for best practices.
Biography:
Chris is ABB’s Sales Manager for Surge Protective Devices, US. ABB surge protection brands include Current Technology, ABB GE, ABB OVRH, and the ABB DIN rail offering. Other roles with ABB include Product Manager and production engineer. Chris has been with the company a total of 19 years.
Other career highlights include five years as product engineer/program manager for printed circuit board assemblies in the telecommunications market, four years as the site engineer for the US Navy special projects division in Keflavik, Iceland, and one year as lead engineer at the Naval Undersea Surveillance Command Center Norfolk, Virginia. Chris received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute.
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