Surge Protection for Refineries

OVERVIEW

Today's increased reliance on very sensitive electronics makes surge protection an important topic for Refineries. 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 equipment which might be used for various operations and processeses within the Refinery. Each section will conclude with a Surge Protective Device (SPD) Protection Point which identifies where and what SPD to use.

Emergency Power | Distribution Power | SPD Control Cabinet

Recommended SPDs for Emergency Power

LocationEquipmentSystemSurge Protector Model #Link
Automatic Transfer Switch Line Side / Service Entrance277/480Vac MDS600E-277Y
Automatic Transfer Switch Load Side277/480Vac MS100-277Y
Automatic Transfer Switch Line Side Genset277/480Vac MS200-277Y
Genset Line Side277/480Vac M50-277Y-A M50-A

Recommended SPDs for Distribution Power

LocationEquipmentSystemSurge Protector Model #Link
Distribution Panel277/480Vac MS100-277Y
Main-Panel Sub Distribution Panel277/480Vac M50-277Y-A M50-A

Recommended SPDs for Control Cabinet

LocationEquipmentSystemSurge Protector Model #Link
VFD_PF750Series VFD AC Input480Vac (3W+G) DS74US-480D DS74US-480D
Power_supply_AB AC Control Power120VacDS240S-120/G
Battery Backup24Vdc DS220S-24DC DS220S-24DC
Remote- IO Cabinet Instrumentation4-20mA DLA-24D3 DLA-24D3 v.2
PLC PLCEthernet Ports MJ8-C6A MJ8-C6A
PLC PLCRS-485 DLA-12D3 DLA-24D3

RadioSCADA P8AX09-N/FF P8AX09-6G-N-FF