GTCA28-151M-P15

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Gas discharge tube arresters (GDTs) are a kind of surge protection devices that protect numerous sensitive equipment from power surges due to lightning strikes, power outages, and other forms of large electrical passages. GDTs are used to protect a wide variety of assets from electric power surges that can cause damage. GTCA28-151M-P15 is a gas discharge tube (GDT) arrester that is effective in providing an excellent protection against over-voltage of the circuit over which it is placed.

The GTCA28-151M-P15 is particularly beneficial in many application fields. These areas include: industrial protection, telecommunications, networking, process control, and mining entertainment systems. This device ensures to guard vital components from damage due to lightning, high-voltage transients, and other power line surges. It protects the system from power surges of up to 15, 000 volts.

The GTCA28-151M-P15 does not provide any protection to electronic devices from mechanical surges and electrostatic discharges. Its large size allows it to act as a conductor for the flow of harmless surges away from connected electronic equipment. It is also used as part of a transmissive installation to limit exposure to high-energy waveforms as they propagate across the system.

The working principle of the GTCA28-151M-P15 GDT Arrester is based on its structure comprising of multiple components which can protect a wide range of electrical systems. It is composed of a housing, an electronic capacitor, a spark gap, a spark quenching gas mixture and a positive column motion device. It works as an electronic circuit breaker, thus when electrical surge occurs in the system, the arrester limit switch detects it and the ionized gas mixture contained in the tube gets in gaseous or plasma form. This causes the spark to jump over the spark gaps, and the power is discharged to the gas discharge tube thereby dissipating the energy before it effects the protected equipment.

The gas discharge tube in the GTCA28-151M-P15 GDT arrester is usually filled with some gases such as nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen. These gases help to ensure proper control of the discharge current and dissipate electrical energy generated by the surge. The components in the device are designed to function at up to 15 KV, which is considered one of the highest ratings available for a surge protection device.

The GTCA28-151M-P15 GDT Surge Arrester is equipped with a varistor, which is an adjustable resistive element and mountable on the top of the device. This variable-resistors detect the surge in the circuit and will then activate the spark gap. After the circuit current has been successfully controlled, the spark gap automatically returns to its original state, ready to react to the next surge.

In addition, the device is also equipped with a positive column motion device, which is designed to disconnect the arrester from the electrical circuit whenever its pre-determined voltage has been exceeded. This helps in discharging and controlling the surge current away from the protected circuitry.

The GTCA28-151M-P15 GDT arrester is designed to protect electronic equipment from large amounts of electric current, and it is particularly useful in industrial and all kinds of telecommunication systems. It is able to withstand sudden fluctuations of high voltage. Its design ensures effective protection against high-energy transients and provides reliable protection to valuable electronic devices. This device offers superior performance for both large and small-scale applications, and its superior protection makes it an ideal choice for any industrial or telecommunications facility.

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