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Surge arrester for GIS ELK-3, 550 kV
Innovative and compact overvoltage protection
Surge arrester design
The surge arrester is constructed from a stack of
serially connected, extremely non-linear metal-oxide
(MO) resistors in a single-phase metallic enclosure
under pressurized SF6 -gas.
The MO resistors of ABB surge arresters are
manufactured by ABB using a high-field ceramic
resistor material, composed primarily of zinc oxide
(ZnO) mixed with several other metal oxides.
The surge arrester is designed and type tested
according to IEC 62271-203 and IEC 60099-4.
Surge arresters are used to protect
the insulation of gas-insulated
switchgear (GIS), connected cables,
transformers etc. against all kind of
transient atmospheric and switch-
ing overvoltages.
Main features
• High reliability
• Compact design
• Very low amount of SF6 -gas
• Low residual voltages
• MO-resistors from own ABB facilities
• Long-term stable characteristics of the MO-resistor
• High energy absorption capacity
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Surge arrester AZ32H Technical data AZ32H
for ELK-3, 550  kV Rated voltage ELK-3 kV up to 550
Max. system voltage kV 550
Rated frequency Hz 50 / 60
Max. dimensions of enclosure mm ∅ 830
Height mm 2890
Weigth without gas kg 462
Minimum functional pressure of SF6 -gas (20 °C) kPa 390
Insulation withstand voltage
Rated power-frequency withstand voltage kV 740
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage, 1.2/50 µs kV 1550
Rated switching impulse withstand voltage, 250/2500 µs kV 1250
Arrester class SH, Station High 1
Nominal discharge current kA 20
Rated thermal energy Wth 14.4 kJ/kV (Ur) = 18 kJ/kV (Uc)
Repetitive charge transfer rating Q rs As (C) 4.8
High current impulse I hc (4/10 µs) kA 100
Energy absorption capability (Uc) kJ/kV 19.8
1)
corresponds to line discharge class (LD) 5 acc. IEC 60099-4, Ed. 2.2

Sectional view

1 2

Legend
1 Enclosure
2 Grading electrode
3 Metal oxide resistor discs
4 4 Bushing for leakage current measurement and surge monitoring
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Residual voltages

Uc Ur Residual voltages Ures at specified impulse current

Continuous Rated voltage Sleep current Lightning current impulse Switching current impulse
operating voltage impulse wave 1/.. µs wave 8/20 µs wave 30/60 µs

10 kA 20 kA 2 kA 5 kA 10 kA 20 kA 40 kA 500 A 1000 A 2000 A
kV rms kV rms kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak kV peak
288 360 896 944 733 770 800 864 944 676 695 716
302 378 941 992 770 809 840 908 992 709 730 752
317 396 986 1039 807 847 880 951 1039 743 764 788
336 420 1047 1103 856 899 934 1009 1103 789 811 836
355 444 1106 1165 905 950 987 1066 1165 834 857 884
374 468 1165 1228 953 1001 1040 1124 1228 878 903 931

Other ratings possible upon request

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Power-frequency without prior duty energy input
voltage versus time
characteristics – based
with prior duty energy input: 14.4 kJ/kV (Ur) = 18 kJ/kV (Uc)
on continuous voltage Uc
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