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Figure 4: Resistor-capacitor snubber configuration. Where power dissipation is not critical, there is a quick design approach for the RC snubber. Empirically, choose the snubber capacitor C snub equal to twice the sum of the switch output capacitance and the estimated mounting capacitance. The snubber resistor R snub is selected so that. RC Snubber Noise and ARC Suppressor, Max Line Volt: 250 Vrms/250VDC, SNUB Series. For rc snubber I have used a 100nf@600v cap and I want to consider the 100 ohm resistor as a SMD (1/4 w). For max surge voltage (600v) max current that flows to the resistor is Xc=1/ (2.pi.60.100nf)-Imax=600/Xc 0.023 so the power that the resistor should resist is 100. (Imax)^2 0.06W. It seems to me that I can use the SMD resistor? RC SNUBBERS (SMPS) Snubbers are energy-absorbing circuits used to suppress the voltage spikes caused by the circuit's inductance when a switch, electrical or mechanical, opens. The most common snubber circuit is a capacitor and resistor connected in series across the switch (transistor). The design procedure is as follows.
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NEPSI's RC Snubbers protect medium-voltage transformer primary windings from high frequency voltage transients.
Key applications requiring RC Snubber protection include:
- Medium voltage transformers switched with primary side vacuum or SF6 circuit breakers.
- Transformers that are fed with short feeder cables or short bus duct runs.
- Dry-type and cast-coil-type transformers and some liquid-filled transformers.
Figure 1 - NEPSI's RC Snubbers protect from high frequency voltage transiets.
- Operating Voltage: 2.4kV through 34.5kV (38kV Max)
- Impulse Withstand Voltage: 60kV BIL - 200kV BIL
- Surge Capacitance Rating (μF): 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1, or as specified
- Surge Resistance Rating: 30 Ohms to 200 Ohms, 1kW/Phase
- Phase-to-Phase and Phase-to-Ground MOV’s (lightning arresters) rated for your application to 48kV Duty Rating; Heavy Duty Distribution Class or Station Class
- Integral protection, control, and monitoring systems
- Integral air-disconnect /ground switch
- Metal-Enclosed Design: NEMA 1, 3R, 4X, 12 | IEC IP10, IP14, IP56, IP52
- Comes fully assembled, tested, and ready for interconnection
- Protect against inter-turn insulation failure
- Extend transformer life
- Reduce the likelihood of circuit breaker pre-strike, re-strike, and re-ignition
- Reduce the magnitude and rate-of-rise of voltage transients
- Dampen resonant transients
- Reduce production downtime due to insulation failures
- Easy installation
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RC Snubbers manufactured by NEPSI are custom built to meet your requirements.
In general, they are composed of a combination of a capacitor and a resistor (as shown in the figures below) to reduce the magnitude and frequency of a transformer transient terminal voltage. Fuses are often applied for short circuit protection and to disconnect the RC Snubber should it fail.
Resistance value are most often rated 30 ohms as this value of resistance is suitable for virtually all installations.
Lightning arresters, if not included in the transformer terminal box, are provided to limit the magnitude or peak voltage associated with phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground transients. These are rated based on system grounding.
Other supporting equipment, such as an air- disconnect switch, current loss detection, and blown fuse detection are also available with our systems.
Contact the factory or your nearest sales representative for options and voltages not shown.
For example, an RC Snubber for a 24.9kV three-wire solidly ground system requiring Phase-to-Phase and Phase-to-Ground Lightning arresters, blown fuse detection would have a part number of: RC-D-24.9-YG-PGF
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Hoping someone can help me out on my first pcb project please. Just got started learning about Arduino and as in lockdown boredom got right into it, learned basic schematic and pcb design on EasyEDA and loads of other things right back to school and Ohms Law again. Been stumped a few times and found the solutions, but I cannot for the life of me find an answer to calculate rc snubber values for arc supressression on my 12v contactor. I think I could work it out if I knew the Henry value for my loads inductance, but all I know is it's a 60 w, 240 mains ac water pump (aquarium type). So I don't know the energy the capacitor needs to absorb. Is it feasible to ballpark this?
Concensus seems to be snubbers are better across the load than the contacts switch. MOV across load is also recommend. 'Standard' snubber combos for mains AC are around 100ohm and 0.1mf, not sure if thats just too much for my setup. I'd guess I could do without a snubber but I'd like to learn anyway since I've come this far and operate good practice. Simplified schematic below.
Any advice (other than you don't know what your doing mate give up) appreciated thanks.