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Siemens TPS3 the next generation of UL 1449 3rd Edition hard-wired Surge Protective Devices

In today's electronic world, electrical systems for the home or business just aren’t complete unless they incorporate surge protection. This is best accomplished by Stopping Surges Before They Get In through the application of hard-wired surge protective devices (SPDs) installed at key electrical system surge entry points.

Developed over 15 years ago, our Transient Protection System (TPS) family of surge protective devices incorporated a number of industry firsts including patented Ceramgard and TranSafe^TM circuitry, coordinated fusing and thermal cutouts, dielectric isolation, mechanical re-enforcing taping all of which combined to ensure the highest possible electrical system safety, protection, and reliability.

Our next generation UL 1449 3rd Edition TPS3 SPDs continues this same legacy by maintaining the highest degree of safety while delivering some of the industry’s best performance ratings.

Electrical disturbances will always occur. But, they don’t have to cause surge protectors to fail in an unsafe manner making electrical systems unreliable and unprotected. On the following internet pages you will find detailed information on how we have developed the safest, highest performing, most reliable hard-wired surge protective devices available.

Surge Protection Devices

Integral Surge Protection Devices
Suppressing surge voltages to harmless levels is the primary means hardwired SPDs protect electronics and electrical loads. This function is enhanced or inhibited depending upon the length of the SPD's connecting cables. Siemens' line of factory installed integral TPS3 SPDs (switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, MCCs, busway and more) consistently assure optimal performance through direct bus bar connections or minimal cable connections. This translates to the some of the industry's best:
            * Installed Voltage Protection Ratings (VPRs)
            * Across the board Type 1 or as Type 4 SPDs intended for use in Type 1 applications
            * Most voltage codes carrying UL's highest robustness rating (In) of 20kA
            * Surge current capacities ranging from 100kA to 1000kA

For mission critical or government applications requiring increased "mode" redundancy, Siemens TPS3's can be configured with directly connected L-L MOVs for "True 10-mode" or "Discrete" protection. Click here to learn more.

External or Wall Mounted Surge Protection
Stopping surges before they get into your existing home or business electrical system begins with Siemens TPS3 external or wall mounted Surge Protective Devices (SPDs). Just like our integral line, our external or wall mounted SPDs deliver some of the industries best:
            * Installed Voltage Protection Ratings (VPRs)
            * Across the board Type 1 rated SPDs
            * Most voltage codes carrying UL's highest robustness rating (In) of 20kA
            * Surge current capacities ranging from 50kA to 1000kA

For mission critical or government applications requiring increased "mode" redundancy, Siemens TPS3's can be configured with directly connected L-L MOVs for "True 10-mode" or "Discrete" protection. Click here to learn more.

Residential Surge Protection
TPS3 Whole House Surge Protection consists of separate surge protective devices designed to Stop Surges Before they enter your home's power, coax, and telephone lines. Some of the features include:
            * $20,000 connected equipment “white appliance” warranty
            * Incorporates industrial strength technology
            * 40kA power surge current capacity
            * Ground reference integrity monitoring

This yields years of protected service when compared to less robust devices or to those systems solely relying upon plug-in protectors. For those applications with space limitations, our QSA surge protector a perfect solution providing full system surge protection integrated within a standard two pole breaker. Click here to learn more.

Next Generation Surge Protection UL 1449 3rd Edition

Since 1998, UL 1449 has been revised 4 times with the latest being UL 1449 3rd Edition, effective September 29, 2009. Throughout this span, one thing has been consistent: Siemens TPS commitment to safety and reliability. When other manufacturers had to improve their internal SPD safety controls with every new UL 1449 revision, Siemens TPS remained the same. Siemens original design, which incorporated fully coordinated safety controls safety controls, met the requirements of each new UL 1449 revision without modification. Those using Siemens TPS relied upon our safety first design to ensure system surge protection and reliability.

Our latest technical white paper explains, "why UL 1449 3rd edition incorporates additional safety regulation?, new terminology and performance parameters for TVSS and surge arrestors, which are now called Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)?" For those looking for a quick summary, we’ve developed a condensed white paper summarizing all the pertinent revisions found in UL 1449 3rd Edition.

Click here to download detailed white paper
Click here to download condensed white paper

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