Ten years ago an
engineer needed a surge protector to insulate mission critical
pharmaceutical data acquisition systems from powerline voltage
transients and noise. He was stunned to find that almost all
transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) devices that were
commercially available diverted surge current equally to the
ground and neutral wires and were based on sacrificial components
(MOVs). He knew that dumping surges to the ground in these
interconnected environments was going to place unwanted current on
his data lines. This was an unacceptable form of surge protection.
As to the use of sacrificial, limited life components that had
unpredictable life and were virtually impossible to
monitor...well, that didnt seem to fit with a mission critical
protocol either.
Since he couldnt buy what he
was looking for he created it (our man wasnt easily
intimidated). The solution was a surge protection technology now
referred to as Series Mode. No surge diversion to ground, no
sacrificial components (i.e. NO FAILURES)
and exceptional powerline filtering. He also threw in the fastest
response time, lowest clamping level and lowest let through
voltage for good measure. Then he patented his work.
The resulting line of powerline
filters/surge protectors represent the next generation in surge
suppression technology. By every basis currently used in measuring
a surge suppression device Brick Wall Powerline
Filters set a new standard. This site will review the differences
and advantages to this technology.
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