Designation:F1507−99(Reapproved2011)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforSurgeSuppressorsforShipboardUse1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1507;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesperformancerequirementsofsurgesuppressorsforuseonshipboardacpowercircuits.1.2Surgesuppressorshallbeaprotectivedeviceforlimit-ingvoltagetransientsonequipmentbydischarging,dissipatinginternally,bypassingsurgecurrent,oracombinationthereofandwhichpreventscontinuedflowoffollowcurrenttogroundandiscapableofrepeatingthesefunctions.1.3Surgesuppressorscoveredbythisspecificationmayconsistofasinglecircuitelementormaybeahybriddeviceusingseveralsuppressiondevices.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectonthedateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2AmericanNationalStandards:2ANSI/IEEEStd4IEEEStandardTechniquesforHighVoltageTestingANSI/IEEEC62.41RecommendedPracticeonSurgeVolt-ageinLow-VoltageACPowerCircuitsANSI/IEEEC62.45GuideonSurgeTestingforEquipmentConnectedtoLow-VoltageACPowerCircuitsANSI/IEEEC84.1ElectricalPowerSystemsandEquipment—VoltageRatings2.3MilitaryStandard:3MIL-STD-1399Section300;MilitaryStandardInterfaceStandardforShipboardSystems,Section300,ElectricPower,AlternatingCurrent2.4UnderwritersLaboratoriesStandard:4UL1449TransientVoltageSurgeSuppressors,2ndEdition3.Terminology3.1Definitions:NOTE1—ThesedefinitionsotherthanspecifictothestandardaretakenfromUL1449,ANSI/IEEEC62.41,andMIL-STD1399toprovideforharmonizationofterms.3.2powerinterface—Theelectricalpointswherethesurgesuppressiondeviceiselectricallyconnectedtotheacpowersystem.3.3combinationwave—Asurgedeliveredbyaninstrumentthathastheinherentcapabilityofapplyinga1.2/50-µsvoltagewaveacrossanopencir...
