Useful Links

These links to other resources are grouped into the following categories:

• Publications
• Safety/standards
• General
• Associations

• Consulting & Specifying Engineer
• Control Engineering
• electroindustry
• Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M)

To learn which standard you may need, visit our standards overview section.

• IEEE C62.41.1,Guide on the Surge Environment in Low-Voltage (1000 V and less) AC Power Circuits
• IEEE C62.41.2,Recommended Practice on characterization of Surges in Low-Voltage (1000 V and less) AC Power Circuits
• IEEE C62.45,Recommended Practice on Surge Testing for Equipment Connected to Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC Power Circuits
• NFPA 70 – the National Electrical Code^® (section 285 is the reference for SPD installations)
• UL 1449, Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
• Surges Happen. Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Special Publication #960-6

• NEMA Vids for Grids
• How surge protector strips work. From Marshall Brain’s How Stuff Works
  website.
• Low Voltage Surge Protective Devices Section

• Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
• International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
• National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL)