SYNOPSIS

The application of Surge Protective Devices (SPD) for transient voltage protection involves two scenarios:    
1.    Retrofit of surge protection into system
2.    Design of surge protection in new projects
Unfortunately the retrofit of surge protective devices into a system after damage to equipment and/or system is still the most common scenario, but with regard to stable supply of electricity to end-users surge protection should be considered as a vital part of electrical installations.
The design of surge protection requires several steps to be considered. The performance of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) has to be selected according to the intended purpose of protection. SPDs have to be installed correctly, that there will be no decline in their performance. Surge Protection is a part of the complete protection system of electrical installations of buildings. Surge protection must not interfere with the overcurrent / short-circuit protection of the system and especially not with the protection against electric shock. For this reason SPDs shall be selected and installed carefully. The applicable Malaysian Standards for surge protection are already in line with the standards published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). In this seminar the correct application of SPDs in line with the MS IEC standards will be discussed.


SPEAKER

Mr. Veiko Raab received his engineering degree (Dipl.-Ing.) from the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany) in 1990.
He joined DEHN + SÖHNE GmbH+Co.KG in 1991 and is currently working as a Senior Executive of the International Sales Department. His responsibility is the Asia-Pacific Region.

Prior to taking over his current position he was with DEHN+SOEHNE’s application engineering department for more than nine years. During this period he was giving technical support for Lightning and Surge Protection on national and international projects. In parallel he was providing training courses on lightning and surge protection for DEHN’s customers as well as a lecturer on training courses organized by the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of Germany (VDE). He is author of several articles published in technical magazines and author of a handbook about Lightning and Surge Protection in Germany.