How does a TVSS device provide protection?
TVSS systems reduce or eliminate harmful transients, surges and electrical line noise, thus preventing damage to sensitive electrical equipment. Each year, millions of dollars worth of hardware will be spared by installing surge suppression equipment. The most common forms of TVSS protection are attenuation and diversion devices. Attenuation devices filter the transient within a set frequency to protect the sensitive load. Diversion devices actually direct the transient away from the protected load using either a switching or nonlinear resistance method. Thor Systems, Inc. uses a combination of attenuating and diverting devices. Nonlinear resistance devices (Metal Oxide Varistors and Silicon Avalanche Diodes) are used to achieve transient response times in the nanosecond range or less. Attenuating devices (Filter Capacitors) are provided to attenuate high frequency impulses below the suppression levels of the diverting devices (sometimes called Sine Wave Tracking).
TVSS systems reduce or eliminate harmful transients, surges and electrical line noise, thus preventing damage to sensitive electrical equipment. Each year, millions of dollars worth of hardware will be spared by installing surge suppression equipment. The most common forms of TVSS protection are attenuation and diversion devices. Attenuation devices filter the transient within a set frequency to protect the sensitive load. Diversion devices actually direct the transient away from the protected load using either a “switching” or “nonlinear resistance” method. Thor Systems, Inc. uses a combination of attenuating and diverting devices. Nonlinear resistance devices (Metal Oxide Varistors and Silicon Avalanche Diodes) are used to achieve transient response times in the nanosecond range or less. Attenuating devices (Filter Capacitors) are provided to attenuate high frequency impulses below the suppression levels of the diverting devices (sometimes called “Sine Wave Tracking”).
