ABB QuickSafe surge protection device

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ABB has launched the next-generation QuickSafe surge protection device (SPD). The device combines the company’s patented thermal disconnection technology with a new integrated safety backup system to ensure electrical equipment — including mission-critical installations for data centres, hospitals and banks — is continuously protected from damage, otherwise caused by surges in the power supply.

SPDs protect electrical equipment from transitory surges caused by operations on the grid or lightning and are used in industrial and residential applications. Powerful surges literally melt solid-state circuits and components, but even small surges, repeated many times over, cause damage and can lead to the loss of priceless stored data.

QuickSafe includes safety backup technology that features two electronic components per device compared to the standard of only one. It offers extended installation protection with the Safety reserve feature and is certified to the latest IEC 61643-11 for a safer installation.

The device features an indicator showing which component needs replacing, enabling maintenance personnel to easily identify and safely replace the damaged component, while the second component continues to protect the equipment. This reserve system means the risk of a device being left unprotected is eliminated, allowing operators to plan necessary SPD replacements at convenient times with little, or no, disruption to operations and services.