Are you concerned with surge related damage that could occur in your current or new product coming to the market? ABLE Power Products has a line of surge protection devices and components for commercial/industrial, HVAC/residential and LED lighting applications. This line includes OEM design-in products, single and three-phase industrial devices, as well as a complete line of din-rail and low voltage power protection equipment. Here are just a few of the areas where the ABLE line can provide effective surge protection and extend the life of your equipment and help to avoid costly downtime: • Factory controls and automation • Building service entrance and branch panels • Equipment and motors • Air conditioner compressors and controls • Indoor & outdoor LED lighting and controls • Security equipment and network protection Keep in mind that lightning is responsible for just 25% of surge-related damage in the United States. The biggest culprit is internally generated surges and noise interference from the cycling on and off equipment inside a facility like elevators, machinery, air handlers, welding equipment, etc.

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Company Background
The founders of ABLE Power Products have served the
industrial, commercial, and utility markets for a combined
50 years by providing innovative surge protection
technology and services.
We strongly believe that our customer is our most valuable
asset. Unlike many of our larger competitors we believe in
working for our customers and conforming to meet their
needs, not ours. We stand ready to assist in any way
possible supporting our customers with their own unique
and urgent challenges.
US Headquarters – Manassas, VA
Administration, Sales & Marketing
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Company Background
Manufacturing Plant and Surge
Protection Design Center
Xiamen, China

4. UL Certified Test Facility

5. Surge Protection
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6. What are Surges, Spikes or Transients?

7. What are the Causes of Surges?
Externally Generated Surges: 25% to 30%
• Lightning
• Direct damage
• Magnetic & electric fields
• Electromagnetic radiation
• Grid Infrastructure Problems
• Grid switching - evening vs daytime
• Downed or damaged power lines
• Blackouts or Intentional Power Outages
• Current inrush
Internally Generated Surges: 70% to 75%
• Inductive Load Switching
• Motors, HVAC compressors, elec. welders
• Constant degradation of equipment

8. The most dramatic
is a direct strike to
the column by
lightning. Since
a typical strike may
be >200kV and
carry >200kA, in
practical terms,
there is nothing that
can effectively be
done to prevent
serious damage or
destruction.
Far less common
in terms of
damage, surges
can also occur
on the power grid
from switching of
heavy electrical
loads nearby or
the sudden
interruption of the
supply.
Potentially much more damaging, is a lightning strike near to
the columns. This can cause transient overvoltages on both
main power lines and other data communication, signal or
telephone lines close by. Depending on the distance, the
strike might induce overvoltages as high as 10kV.

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Surge Protection Selection Criteria
Two important areas to consider during the selection of a surge protector:
Performance: 1) surge current capacity or Imax and 2) clamping voltage or VPR
Safety: 1) the individual suppression circuit should be fused to clear an inoperative MOV during an extreme transient
event, and 2) provide overcurrent protection for the surge protector during a fault condition.
Every ABLE Power Products Surge Protector is built with Thermally Protected MOV’s
Surge current capacity or Imax is the maximum amount of surge current that a surge protector can
withstand and survive as tested by UL per 1449 standards. This level is used to indicate the protection
capacity of a particular surge protector design, and when specifying surge protection.

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Surge Protection Selection Criteria
ABLE Power: Circuit board mounted,
thermally-protected MOV’s (TPMOV).
Series or Parallel
Basic design: No thermal safety
fusing, standard MOV’s, hand
soldered wire connections.
Parallel only

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Abnormal Voltage Limited Current Test
Thermal fuse opened
ABLE SPB05K277
Thermal fuse opened, no damage
Non-fused Design
No thermally fused components, damage to the circuit
Safety Fusing

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Voltage Protection Rating or VPR:
also referred to as clamping voltage, peak let
through or suppressed voltage rating, is the
amount of voltage a surge suppressor permits to
pass through it to the attached load, in this case an
LED driver, during a transient event. Clamping
voltage is a performance measurement of a surge
suppressor's ability to attenuate a transient. For
example, a surge suppressor might limit a 6,000V
surge so that only 1150V is ‘visible’ to the LED
driver. The clamping voltage is 1150V. This
performance value is confirmed by Underwriters
Laboratories during tests conducted while
evaluating a surge suppressor for listing.
Surge Protection Terminology

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Other surge protection specifications and terminology to be aware of:
Protection Modes: 1-mode L-N vs 3-mode L-N, L-G, N-G
IEEE modes of protection: electrical paths where the SPD offers defense against transient overvoltages.
—For a single phase ac power SPD connecting to line, neutral, and ground conductors, the modes of protection can
be line-to-neutral (L-N), line-to-ground (L-G) and neutral-to-ground (N-G).
Surge Protection Terminology

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Single MOV vs Surge Protection Circuit
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Other surge protection specifications and terminology to be aware of:
Open Circuit Rating or Uoc :
It is open and not connected to a form a complete electrical path. Open circuit voltage represents a voltage source’s
full voltage because it doesn't share any of its voltage with a load.
Nominal Discharge Current or In :
The UL Nominal Discharge Current is defined as the peak value of 8/20 microsecond surge current conducted
through the SPD. The SPD must still function after 15 applied surges. The highest nominal discharge current rating by
UL is 20kA.
Joule Rating:
A Joule is a unit measurement of energy (Watt-seconds). For example, 60 joules is equivalent to a 60 watt light bulb
that is on for one second.
The amount of energy that the surge protection device can absorb (i.e. joules) does not mean that it is providing the
"best“ protection for your equipment. A joule rating is indicative of the MOV rating only. It does not take into
account the other parts of the surge protection device which also reduce the effects of a surge (i.e. fuses, printed
circuit board traces, wiring, gas tubes, etc.).
Surge Protection Terminology

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Gas Discharge Tubes (GDT’s) and Metal Oxide Varistors (MOV’s):
GDT:
A sealed glass-enclosed device containing a special gas mixture trapped between two
electrodes, which conducts electric current after becoming ionized by a high voltage spike.
- Pros: can handle transients as high as 60kA, robust
- Cons: Slower to react, high let-through, higher cost
MOV:
A voltage dependent resistor – resistance decreases with rising voltage. MOV’s prevent damage
from transient events by acting as a voltage “clamp”, or limiting voltage to a desired level .
- Pros: Fast reaction, lower let-through, lower cost
- Cons: Shorter life, multiple MOV’s required for high current ratings
Combined GDT / MOV Circuit:
This circuit uses each component to do what each does best: the gas discharge tube diverts the
high energy portion of the transient and the MOV provides the fast, accurate clamping of the
low energy leading edge.
Surge Protection Terminology

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Series vs. Parallel SPD’s:
Surge Protection Terminology
• Surge protector in series with the load
• Failed surge protector disconnects power to the load.
• Equipment isolated from future surges
• Surge protector in parallel with the load
• Failed surge protector does not disconnect power
• Equipment vulnerable to future surges

19. Why surge protectors should be
stand-alone devices.

20. LED Surge Protection Solutions

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Hardwired Product Family
Option 1
Option 3
Option 2

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SPB05K Series
• Applications
• LED drivers
• Features
• Small footprint, compact installation
• Series or Parallel connection
• 10kA Imax maximum surge capacity
• 5kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV UoC / Vmax maximum overvoltage current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• Operating voltage: 120V – 277V
• UL rated components
Option 1

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Model#: SPB05K19277 SSP3-277 SP1
Nominal System Voltage (VAC): 120-277 120-277 120-277
Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage (MCOV): 320 320 320
Protection Modes: L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G
Nominal Discharge Current (In): 5kA 5kA 5kA
Maximum Discharge Current (Imax): 10kA 10kA 10kA
Open Circuit Voltage (Uoc): 10kV 10kV 10kV
Thermally Fused MOV's (TFMOV): Yes No No
Voltage Protection Rating (VPR): 1150V 1800V N/A
Series and Parallel Connections Available: Yes No No
100 Piece Price: $6.00
Future Electronics: N/A N/A $7.83
Digi-key: N/A $7.77 N/A

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Abnormal Voltage Limited Current Test
Thermal fuse opened
ABLE SPB05K277
Thermal fuse opened, no damage
Non-fused Design
No thermally fused components, damage to the circuit
Safety Fusing

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SD05K Series
• Applications
• LED drivers
• Features
• Small footprint, compact installation
• Series or Parallel connection
• 10kA Imax maximum surge capacity
• 5kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV UoC / Vmax maximum overvoltage current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• Operating voltage: 120V, 277V, 347V, 480V
• IP 66
• UL 1449
• Optional diagnostic light and GDT
Option 2

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Littlefuse
Model#: SD05K277 BSP3277 LSP05277
Nominal System Voltage (VAC): 120-277 120-277 120-277
Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage (MCOV): 320 320 320
Protection Modes: L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G
Nominal Discharge Current (In): 5kA 5kA 5kA
Maximum Discharge Current (Imax): 10kA 10kA 10kA
Open Circuit Voltage (Uoc): 10kV 10kV 10kV
Thermally Fused MOV's (TFMOV): Yes No Yes
Voltage Protection Rating (VPR): 1150V 1500V 1400
Series and Parallel Connections Available: Yes No No
Diagnostic Light Option: Yes No Yes
347V and 480V Versions: Yes Yes Yes
100 Piece Price: $7.00
Digi-key: N/A $9.66 $10.63
Future Electronics: N/A N/A $10.03

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SD05C & 10C Series
• Applications
• LED drivers
• Features
• Small footprint, compact installation
• Series or Parallel connection
• 10kA, 15kA or 25kA Imax maximum surge capacity
• 5kA or 10kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV or 20kV UoC / Vmax maximum overvoltage current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• IP 66
• UL 1449
• Optional diagnostic light and GDT
Option 3

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Littlefuse
Model#: SD10C277 BSP3277-20kA LSP10277
Nominal System Voltage (VAC): 120-277 120-277 120-277
Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage (MCOV): 320 320 320
Protection Modes: L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G L-N, L-G, N-G
Nominal Discharge Current (In): 10kA 10kA 10kA
Maximum Discharge Current (Imax): 25kA 20kA 20kA
Open Circuit Voltage (Uoc): 20kV 20kV 20kV
Thermally Fused MOV's (TFMOV): Yes No Yes
Voltage Protection Rating (VPR): 1150V 1500V 1400
Series and Parallel Connections Available: Yes No Yes
Diagnostic Light Option: Yes No Yes
347V and 480V Versions: Yes Yes Yes
100 Piece Price: $10.00
Digi-key: N/A $10.82 $12.95
Future Electronics: N/A N/A $11.52

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Twist-lock Receptacle Product Family

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Receptacle and Fast-OnTM
Surge Module
• Applications
• LED drivers, Photocontrols, Smart Controls
• Features
• 7-pin and 3-pin twist-lock receptacles with ground-pin
• Field replaceable twist-lock surge protection module
• 5kA or 10kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV or 20kV UoC / Vmax maximum overvoltage current
• 10kA or 25kA Imax maximum surge current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• IP 66
• UL 1449
• Standard diagnostic light
Option 1

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Receptacle with Built-In
Surge Protection
• Applications
• LED drivers, Photocontrols, Smart Controls
• Features
• 7-pin and 3-pin twist-lock receptacles with built-in surge
• Unique grounding design
• 5kA or 10kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV or 20kV UoC / Vmax maximum overvoltage current
• 10kA or 25kA Imax maximum surge current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• IP 66
• UL 1449
• Standard diagnostic light
Option 2

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Retro-fit Surge Protection
Module with External Ground
• Applications
• LED drivers, Photocontrols, Smart Controls
• Features
• 7-pin and 3-pin twist-lock field replaceable retro-fit surge
protection module
• External dedicated ground-wire
• 5kA or 10kA In nominal discharge current
• 10kV or 20kV UoC / Vmax maximum open circuit voltage
• 10kA or 25kA Imax maximum surge current
• All modes: L-N, L-G, N-G
• 1150V – maximum let through voltage
• IP 66
• UL 1449
• Standard diagnostic light
Option 3

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Wrap-up & Take-Aways
1
20+ Years
Surge
Protection
Design
Engineering
and
Manufacturing
Expertise
2
Device and
Component
Design and
Manufacture
3
Custom
Design
Services,
Device or
Board Level,
Private Label
4
UL 1449
Certified Test
Facility
5
Combined 50
Years Surge
Protection
Industry and
Application
Experience
6
Complete
Solution
Provider–
Facility
Service
Entrance to
Outdoor
Lighting
7
Our Key
Drivers -
Performance,
Safety and
Value
8
US Sales
offices – FL,
PA, and VA
(HQ and
Warehouse
Facility)
9
Nationwide
Rep Agency
Coverage
10
Accessibility
24/7 Support,
Site Surveys,
Field Staff