Surge Protection for Oil and Gas
OVERVIEW
Today's increased reliance on very sensitive electronics makes surge protection an important topic for Oil and Gas. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety study found that $26 billion dollars was lost due to non-lightning power surges. In addition, there are about 25 million lightning strikes in the US each year that cause between $650M to $1B in losses according to the Insurance Information Institute, State Farm©.
This page discusses how to best protect your Oil and Gas equipment which might be used within various operations within upstream, midstream or downstream processes. Each section will conclude with a Surge Protective Device (SPD) Protection Point which identifies where and what SPD to use.
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Recommended SPDs for AC Incoming Power
| Location | Equipment | System | Surge Protector Model # | Link |
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| Automatic Transfer Switch Line Side / Service Entrance | 277/480 V ac | MDS600E-277Y |
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| Automatic Transfer Switch Load Side | 277/480 V ac | MS100-277Y |
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| Automatic Transfer Switch Line Side Genset | 277/480 V ac | MS200-277Y |
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| Genset Line Side | 277/480 V ac | M50-277Y-A |
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| Distribution Panel | 277/480 V ac | MS100-277Y |
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Recommended SPDs for Controls
| Location | Equipment | System | Surge Protector Model # | Link |
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| VFD AC Input | 480 V ac (3W+G) | DAC104US-480D |
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| AC Control Power | 120 V ac | DS240S-120/G |
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| Battery Backup | 24V dc | DS220S-24DC |
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| Instrumentation | 4-20mA | DLA-24D3 |
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| PLC | Ethernet Ports | MJ8-C6A |
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| PLC | RS-485 | DLA-12D3 |
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| Radio | SCADA | P8AX09-N/FF |
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| SPDs for Oil and Gas |
