Why a gas-discharge tube is an important component for overvoltage protection. The history of spark gaps—predecessors to GDTs—includes a role in famous movies. How a new, compact, surface-mount GDT ...

Circuit protection devices are used to protect electronic components from unwanted transients such as current and voltage surges, electrostatic discharge (ESD), lightning, spikes and other signals ...

Surge Protection, Weidmüller Group Protection in electrical systems is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to the ...

In the quest for higher speed and lower costs, today’s modern electronics use increasingly dense integrated circuit technologies, whose sensitivity to surges creates difficult challenges for designers ...

Gas discharge tubes (GDTs) harness the physics of controlled sparks to provide reliable surge protection, making them a fundamental safeguard for modern electronic circuits. They are deceptively ...

Knowing industry guidelines can save you money and enhance performance. The vast array of surge protection devices, and the ratings that characterize them, can be confusing. How do you sort through ...

Surge suppressors, also known as surge protectors or surge protection devices (SPD), serve as interfaces between a power source and a powered device. They allow passage of electrical current when the ...

My understanding is that when you look at Power Surge Protectors, you look at the Clamping Voltage *first* - and only then the Joule rating. From a reputable UL certified company. I have a 3,000 Joule ...

Circuit protection, an intrinsic part of electronics design, is continually incorporating advanced technologies while it serves specialized use cases with intelligent new features and compact ...

What can you do to protect your electronics from power surges? Use a surge protector. Appliance Science looks at how these devices save your gadgets. Richard Baguley has been writing about technology ...