Extended AC Line Protection Service Life with Bourns? IsoMOV? Hybrid Protectors

In today’s increasingly connected world, protecting electrical and electronic equipment from transient overvoltage events is crucial for reliability and safety. Providing groundbreaking surge protection technology, Bourns® IsoMOV® Hybrid Protection Components are revolutionary again as the first hybrid surge protection solution to receive a Certificate of Compliance for both, the IEC 61051-2/ IEC 61051-1 and UL 1449, 5th edition recognition. The innovative design of Bourns® IsoMOV® protectors effectively combines the benefits of a conventional Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) with a Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) in a symbiotic connection, improving solution reliability and performance. The GDT in the hybrid design prevents leakage currents that would otherwise cause the MOV device to degrade and fail prematurely. And, the MOV prevents follow-on current (after a surge) that could damage the GDT.

This white paper outlines the important extended service life and enhanced reliability reasons designers should evaluate using Bourns® IsoMOV® protectors given their compliance with UL 1449 for North America and IEC 61051-2 for EMEA. It presents the safety, dependability and globally applicable advantages to implementing this space-saving and high performance surge protection solution for many applications that frequently mandate compliance with both standards.

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