Active Standard

IEEE C62.43.1a-2023

IEEE Guide for Surge Protectors and Surge Protective Circuits Used in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Including Smart Grid--Part 1 Applications

Changes made in response to comments on IEEE Std C62.43.1, which covered the application of surge protective devices (SPDs) and surge protective circuits (collectively called surge protectors) used to protect information and communication technology (ICT) circuits, including smart grid, are covered in this amendment.

Standard Committee
PE/SPDLV - Surge Protective Devices/Low Voltage
Status
Active Standard
PAR Approval
2020-09-24
Board Approval
2023-09-21
History
Published:
2024-04-03

Working Group Details

Society
IEEE Power and Energy Society
Standard Committee
PE/SPDLV - Surge Protective Devices/Low Voltage
Working Group
LV3.6.7 - 3.6.7 LV Data, Communications and Signaling Circuit Surge Protective Devices WG
IEEE Program Manager
Christian Orlando
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Working Group Chair
Ernie Gallo

Other Activities From This Working Group

Current projects that have been authorized by the IEEE SA Standards Board to develop a standard.


PC62.55
Guide for Surge Protection of DC Power Feeds to Remote Radio Heads

This guide covers the application of Surge Protection Devices (SPDs) used to protect the dc power feeds of remote radio heads (RRHs) and power supplies of optical fiber cable systems feeding the antenna systems.

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Standards approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board that are within the 10-year lifecycle.


C62.36-2016
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors and Protective Circuits Used in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Circuits, and Smart Grid Data Circuits

Surge protectors for application on multiconductor balanced or unbalanced information and communications technology (ICT) circuits and smart grid data circuits are addressed in this standard. These surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are generally multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements, packaged or organized for the purpose of limiting voltage, current, or both. The methods of testing and criteria (where appropriate) for the characteristics and ratings of surge protectors used in ICT circuits and smart grid data circuits are also described in this standard. Packaged single gas tube, air gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective components are not covered by this standard, but rather are covered by IEEE Std C62.31, IEEE Std C62.32, IEEE Std C62.33, and IEEE Std C62.35, respectively. Specifically excluded from this standard are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications. For protection of wire-line communication facilities under the specialized conditions found at power stations, consult IEEE Std 487.

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C62.43.0-2017
IEEE Guide for Surge Protectors and Protective Circuits Used in Information and Communications Technology Circuits, Including Smart Grid Data Networks--Overview

An introduction to a series of guides on the application of surge protectors and protective circuits used in information and communications technology circuits, including Smart Grid data networks, is provided in this guide.

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C62.43.1-2020
IEEE Guide for Surge Protectors and Surge Protective Circuits Used in Information and Communication Technology Circuits (ICT), Including Smart Grid--Part 1 Applications

Covered in this guide is the application of surge protective devices (SPD) and surge protective circuits (collectively called surge protectors) used to protect information and communication technology (ICT) circuits, including smart grid. This guide is not intended to cover individual surge protective components. Specifically excluded from this guide are stand-alone ac power protectors.

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C62.55-2020
IEEE Guide for Surge Protection of DC Power Feeds to Remote Radio Heads

The waveform of currents likely to exist on dc feeds to equipment located at the tops of towers due to a lightning strike, and the consequences of that waveform for protector design, are described in this guide.

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These standards have been replaced with a revised version of the standard, or by a compilation of the original active standard and all its existing amendments, corrigenda, and errata.


C62.36-1991
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Superseded by C62.36-1994. Methods for testing and measuring the characteristics of surge protectors used in low voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms or 1200 V dc are established. The surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements. Tests are included for characterizing standby performance, surge-limiting capabilities, and surge lifetime. Packaged single gas-tube, air-gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective devices are not covered, nor are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications.

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C62.36-1994
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Methods are established for testing and measuring the characteristics of surge protectors used in low-voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms or 1200 Vdc. The surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements. Tests are included for characterizing standby performance, surge-limiting capabilities, and surge lifetime. Packaged single gas-tube, air-gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective devices are not covered, nor are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications.

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C62.36-2000
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Methods are established for testing and measuring the characteristics of surge protectors used in low-voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms or 1200 Vdc. The surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements. Tests are included for characterizing standby performance, surge-limiting capabilities, and surge lifetime. Packaged single gas-tube, air-gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective devices are not covered, nor are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications.

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C62.36-2014
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Surge protectors for application on multiconductor balanced or unbalanced data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages equal to or less than 1000 Vrms, or 1200 V dc are covered by this standard. These surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The methods of testing and criteria for determining the end of life of electrical surge protectors used in low-voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits are described. The surge protectors covered are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements, packaged for the purpose of limiting voltage, current, or both. This standard is not intended to cover packaged single gas tube, air gap, varistor, or avalanche junction surge-protective devices, which are covered by IEEE Std C62.31(TM), IEEE Std C62.32(TM), IEEE Std C62.33(TM), and IEEE Std C62.35(TM), respectively.

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C62.43-1999
IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage (Less Than Or Equal To 1000 Vrms or 1200 Vdc) Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Superseded by IEEE Std C62.43-2005. Assistance is provided for the selection of the most appropriate type of low-voltage data, communications, and/or signalling circuit surge protector for a particular application or set of conditions. Surge protector functions and characteristics are also explained and evaluated. AC power circuit applications are not addressed in this document.

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C62.55-2017
IEEE Guide for Surge Protection of DC Power Feeds to Remote Radio Heads

The waveform of currents likely to exist on dc feeds to equipment located at the tops of towers due to a lightning strike, and the consequences of that waveform for protector design, are described in this guide

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C62.55-2017/Cor 1-2018
IEEE Trial-Use Guide for Surge Protection of DC Power Feeds to Remote Radio Heads - Corrigendum 1

The title is updated to reflect a trial-use guide and two misspelled names in the participants list and a number in Equation (29) are corrected in this corrigendum.

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C62.64-1997
IEEE Standard Specifications for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

This standard applies to surge protectors for application on multiconductor and coaxial, balanced or unbalanced, data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms, or 1200 V dc. These surge protectors are intended to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both.

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These standards have been removed from active status through a ballot where the standard is made inactive as a consensus decision of a balloting group.


No Inactive-Withdrawn Standards

These standards are removed from active status through an administrative process for standards that have not undergone a revision process within 10 years.


C62.43-2005
IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage (Equal to or Less than 1000 Vrms or 1200 Vdc) Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

Reaffirmed December 2010. This guide provides assistance in selecting the most appropriate type of surge protector for a particular data, communication, and/or signaling circuit application. The purpose of this guide is to enable an understanding and an evaluation of the functions of the various types of multiple-component data, communications, and signaling circuit protectors in terms of particular applications.

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C62.64-2009
IEEE Standard Specifications for Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage Data, Communications,and Signaling Circuits

Surge protectors for application on multiconductor and coaxial, balanced or unbalanced, data, communications, and signaling circuits with voltages less than or equal to 1000 V rms or 1200 V dc are covered. These surge protectors are multiple-component series or parallel combinations of one or more nonlinear elements and zero or more linear elements. The tables of typical performance values provide a means of comparison among various surge protectors. They also provide a common engineering language beneficial to the user and manufacturer of surge protectors used in low-voltage data, communications, and signaling circuits.

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