
Safety of Surge Protection Devices
How to prevent catastrophic failures
BY DAVID KOMM, Mersen Electrical Protection
A surge protective device (SPD) plays an important role in protecting critical electronic components. However, all SPDs are sacrificial devices and, depending on the design and construction of the device, when it reaches end-of-life it could cause harm to your system.
SPD BACK STORY Historically, SPDs have provided adequate protection against high-level surges, however, they were also known for failing catastrophically. As a result,...