Surge Arresters

Electrical Apparatus
UltraSIL™ Transmission Line
Surge Arresters 235-89
GENERAL
Cooper Power Systems UltraSIL™
Transmission Line Surge Arresters
provide lightning protection for trans-
mission and distribution systems. On
shielded transmission lines or under-
built distribution circuits, the arrester
prevents tower-to-phase insulator
back-flashovers during a lightning strike.
On unshielded subtransmission or
distribution circuits, this arrester
prevents insulator phase-to-ground
flashovers.
OPERATION
The Transmission Line Surge Arrester
conducts lightning surges around the
protected insulator so that a lightning
flashover is not created, which would
lead to a system fault on the circuit.
The arrester becomes a low ohmic path
as the surge voltage across it increases.
When the surge voltage is dissipated,
the arrester returns to a high ohmic
device with only microamperes of
leakage current.
FEATURES Figure 1.
Typical Transmission Line Arrester installation.
Reliability Improvement
The primary purpose of the UltraSIL
Transmission Line Surge Arrester is
to reduce lightning caused outages Tower Construction Cost Installation Cost Savings
on sub-transmission, transmission, Savings With the use of this arrester in a
and distribution lines by eliminating An additional benefit of this arrester is suspension configuration or connected
insulator flashover or back-flashover. to lower the first cost of new transmis- across a deadened insulator, reliability
The transmission line arrester is sion line construction. This arrester can be improved. Often there is no
designed to be installed in parallel can be used to upgrade the voltage room on the tower or pole to mount a
with a line insulator. class of a line within the same tower conventional arrester. In this case the
In the event of a lightning strike to the configuration or right-of-way, or to line arrester can save installation cost,
shield of a transmission line, a voltage reduce the height of a transmission or space, and time.
potential between the phase conductor sub-transmission system. With a
strategic location of arresters, the CONSTRUCTION
and the tower ground lead will be
experienced. An excessive potential shield wire can be eliminated and the Figure 2 shows the unique solid
difference will cause a back-flashover top phase conductor can be effectively dielectric features of this arrester. It can
from the tower ground lead to the used as the shield for the other phases. be seen that there is no place for air,
phase conductor. This back-flashover This arrangement can have a significant only zinc-oxide or solid dielectric
creates a system fault to ground improvement on new construction materials. There are no internal
requiring a breaker operation to costs by making construction more springs or washers. This feature
interrupt and clear. Elimination of compact and transmitting more energy insures that moisture ingress is
this momentary outage increases in the same right-of-way with higher prevented and that there is no internal
reliability and enhances consumer reliability or by allowing a system corona due to air voids. This insures a
satisfaction. voltage upgrade on the existing long life arrester.
structures.

July 2002 • New Issue 1

Printed in U.S.A.
UltraSIL™ Transmission Line Surge Arresters

Additional design verification tests of

the UltraSIL Transmission Line Surge
Arrester include:
■ UV Withstand Testing
Line Electrode ■ Full Dielectric Testing
■ Wet Arc Tracking Resistance

MOV Disk ■ Thermal Shock Test

■ Multi-Stress Environmental Test
Cycling
Fiberglass ■ Tracking Wheel Test
Reinforcing Tape
■ Coefficients of Expansion for
Materials Compatibility
■ Cantilever Test
Wound Fiberglass
Reinforcing Tape ■ Terminal and Isolator Torque Test

PRODUCTION TESTS
A complete production test program
Solid Interface Bond ensures a quality product. Each Metal
UltraSIL Silicone
between Silicone Oxide Varistor (MOV) receives a
Rubber and Epoxy series of electrical tests. Quality is
Rubber Housing
maintained with a series of destruc-
tive tests performed on every lot of
Ground Electrode varistors. Listed below are the tests
performed on the individual varistors:
■ 100% Physical Inspection
Figure 2.
Typical UltraSIL™ Transmission Line Surge Arrester Construction. ■ 100% Discharge Voltage Test
■ 100% V1mA/cm2
■ 100% Watts Loss Measurement
Disconnector of the product. This hydrophobic 1.05 x MCOV
nature results in the lowest surface
The optional hermetically sealed leakage currents over other arresters ■ High-Current, Short-Duration Test –
disconnector insures that at the end of in the industry. It should also be noted 100 kA
the unit’s life it will positively disconnect that because of silicone rubber’s ■ Thermal Stability Test
the arrester from the system. The superior leakage current resistance,
benefit is that a failed arrester will not UltraSIL Transmission Line Surge ■ Aging Test
cause a permanent outage. The Arresters are shorter, lighter and easier
disconnector is not an interrupting Each fully assembled UltraSIL
to handle than other polymeric units. Transmission Line Surge Arrester
device, but a disconnection device.
must pass the following production
A breaker or fuse must be used to DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS tests:
momentarily clear the circuit during
a disconnection event. The arrester is designed for easy ■ 100% Physical Inspection
installation in parallel with most
Epoxy-Fiberglass common insulators. The line and ■ 100% Watts Loss Test
Structure ground option sets allow the user to ■ 100% Partial Discharge Test
customize any configuration. The
The long term mechanical strength of arrester design is fully IEEE® ■ 100% Reference Voltage Test
this arrester comes from the unique certified to C62.11-1999, a certified
UltraSIL Housed Module construction. test report is available under Bulletin
A mix of epoxy with longitudinal and Number 95062.
spiral glass reinforcement strips, give
the arrester the ability to withstand The housing material, internals and
cantilever and tensile forces. hardware work together as a system
and will stand up to years of
Silicone Rubber exposure to environmental extremes.
To assure a superior level of perfor-
The silicone rubber housing used on mance, the components and the
all UltraSIL Arresters has been in assembled arrester units have been
service since the early 90s. It has subjected to a program of testing
proven to be the best material for all that accurately simulates years of
outdoor applications at high voltages. exposure to field conditions.
Silicone rubber maintains its
hydrophobic nature for the entire life

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TABLE 1 overvoltage and overvoltage

Recommended Arrester Rating/MCOV duration during fault conditions.
e) Details of the line insulation
System Voltage Recommended Arrester Rating/MCOV including the critical wet
per IEEE™ C62.22
flashover value of the insulators.
Temporarily
Effectively Ungrounded, f) Shielding of the line.
Grounded Impedance
Neutral Grounded or g) Tower grounding and footing
Nominal Maximum resistance.
Circuits Ungrounded
Line-to-Line Line-to-Line
Voltage Voltage (kV rms) (kV rms)
Consult your Cooper representative
kV rms kV rms Rating MCOV Rating MCOV to have individual system application
34.5 36.5 27 22 27-45 22-36 needs studied.
46 48.3 36 29 36-60 29-46
69
115
72.5
121
54
90
42
70
54-90
90-108
42-70
70-84
Fault Current Withstand
138 145 108 84 108-132 84-108 Tests
Fault current withstand tests demon-
GENERAL APPLICATION for a given system voltage and strate the ability to withstand fault
RECOMMENDATIONS grounding configurations as outlined currents for specific durations without
in IEEE C62.22™ application guide expelling any internal components. All
The application considerations for for MOV surge arresters. UltraSIL Transmission Line Surge
transmission line surge arresters differ Arrester designs have been tested in
from those normally used for arresters Under fault conditions and other
system anomalies, higher than normal accordance with the requirements
applied to protect non-self restoring listed in IEEE C62.11™, and are
insulation systems, such as transform- voltages can be imposed upon an
arrester. With an improper arrester non-fragmenting to the levels shown
ers. Conventional surge arresters are below.
applied to have the lowest possible selection, these abnormal system
protective characteristics in order to voltages can cause an arrester to fail. TABLE 2
minimize voltage stress on non-self To help ensure that the proper arrester Fault Current Withstand Tests
restoring systems – maximizing their is selected, Cooper Power Systems
economic life. application engineers are available to Fault Current Fault Current
make recommendations. The following Amplitude Duration
Transmission Line Surge Arresters are (kA rms) (cycles)
information is normally required:
applied such that the insulators are 0.5 120
protected from lightning initiated flash- 1. Maximum system operating voltage. 2.5 60
overs at a voltage just below their critical 2. System grounding conditions. 5.0 30
10.0 10
flash-over. This application method: a) For four-wire circuits, grounding 20.0 10
a) reduces arrester operations for conditions depend upon
duties other than lightning initiated whether the system is multi- TEMPORARY
operations. grounded, whether it has
neutral impedance and OVERVOLTAGE (TOV)
b) reduces the line arrester’s necessity whether common primary and CAPABILITY
to discharge switching surges. Line secondary neutrals are used.
The ability to withstand 60 Hz
switching surge energies are a b) For three-wire circuits, ground- overvoltage conditions [Temporary
secondary consideration and are ing conditions depend upon Overvoltage (TOV)] is shown for
substantially reduced per arrester, whether the system is solidly transmission line surge arresters.
as the number of transmission line grounded at the source,
grounded through neutral The graph shows, for a given voltage
surge arresters in parallel will magnitude (on a Per Unit of MCOV),
effectively share this duty. impedance at the source
transformers or ungrounded. the time an arrester can survive a TOV
c) permits the line to naturally absorb condition without thermal runaway.
c) Available Fault Current.
and dissipate energy to its voltage
limits. d) Maximum line-to-ground
A heavy duty arrester design is used, TABLE 3
as the unit does not conduct for Temporary Overvoltage Curve
switching surges on the system, but 2.0
only when a surge is initiated by l
ightning. Therefore, its major duty is 1.9
lightning current conduction. This 1.8
arrester is fully capable of conducting
Per Unit of MCOV

multiple 100 kA (4/10) impulses with- 1.7

M.C.O.V.
out failure or changing characteristics. 1.6 22 to 48 kV
It is designed for more than 30 years
of service life. 1.5
The MCOV of an arrester is the 1.4 M.C.O.V.
maximum power-frequency, line-to- 53 to 84 kV
ground voltage that the arrester will 1.3
sustain continuously. Table 1 provides 1.2
a general application guide for the 0.01 0.10 1.00 10 100 1000 10000
selection of the proper arrester rating
Time Duration in Seconds

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TRANSMISSION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

“B”

2.56" REF
GROUND 7"
CONNECTION

3.40"
3.70"

“C”
3.70"

“A”

Figure 5.
Arrester on a tangent line post insulator.

LINE
CONNECTION

Figure 3.
Arrester suspended from a crossarm.

“B” 7"

10" REF

“C”
“B” 3.70"

5.90" 3.25" APPROX.

3.70"

Figure 6.
“C” Arrester mounted on a vertical line post insulator.

Figure 4.
Arrester on a dead-end insulator. NOTE: “B” and “C” dimensions and insulator dimensions
vary according to size, rating and hardware attach-
ments.

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PROTECTIVE
CHARACTERISTICS
UltraSIL Transmission Line Surge
Arresters provide excellent insulator
flash-over protection for distribution or
transmission systems. The protective
characteristics of the arrester are
shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4
Protective Characteristics
Arrester Arrester Front-of-Wave 8/20 Maximum Discharge Voltage
Catalog Rating MCOV Protective Level
Number (kV rms) (kV rms) (kV Crest) 1.5 kA 3 kA 5 kA 10 kA 20 kA 40 kA
UTA 022 12 **** 11 27 22 91 68 72 76 82 91 103
UTA 024 13 **** 11 30 24 101 76 81 84 92 101 114
UTA 026 14 **** 11 33 27 113 84 90 94 102 113 127
UTA 029 15 **** 11 36 29 121 91 97 101 110 122 137
UTA 031 16 **** 11 39 31.5 131 99 105 110 119 133 149
UTA 034 17 **** 11 42 34 142 107 114 118 129 143 161
UTA 036 18 **** 11 45 36.5 151 113 121 126 135 153 171
UTA 039 19 **** 11 48 39 161 121 129 134 144 163 182
UTA 042 20 **** 11 54 42 181 136 145 151 162 184 205
UTA 048 22 **** 11 60 48 202 151 161 168 180 204 228
UTA 053 28 **** 11 66 53 223 167 178 186 199 225 252
UTA 057 30 **** 11 72 57 242 181 194 202 216 245 274
UTA 062 32 **** 11 78 62 263 197 211 220 235 266 298
UTA 068 34 **** 11 84 68 289 216 231 241 258 292 327
UTA 070 34 **** 11 90 70 302 227 242 252 270 306 342
UTA 076 38 **** 11 96 76 323 242 258 269 288 326 365
UTA 084 40 **** 11 108 84 363 272 291 302 324 367 410
Notes: **** is determined by the top and bottom terminal hardware selected.

TABLE 5
Housing Characteristics
Arrester
Arrester Arrester Housing Housing Length
Catalog Rating MCOV Leakage Leakage Strike (See Dim. A
Number (kV rms) (kV rms) Code Distance Distance Fig. 3, Pg. 4)
UTA 022 12 **** 11 27 22 12 36.1" 14.2" 13.2"
UTA 024 13 **** 11 30 24 13 39.1" 15.3" 14.4"
UTA 026 14 **** 11 33 27 14 42.1" 16.4" 15.5"
UTA 029 15 **** 11 36 29 15 45.1" 17.5" 16.6"
UTA 031 16 **** 11 39 31.5 16 48.1" 18.6" 17.7"
UTA 034 17 **** 11 42 34 17 51.1" 19.7" 18.8"
UTA 036 18 **** 11 45 36.5 18 54.1" 20.8" 19.9"
UTA 039 19 **** 11 48 39 19 57.1" 21.9" 20.9"
UTA 042 20 **** 11 54 42 20 60.2" 23.0" 22.1"
UTA 048 22 **** 11 60 48 22 66.2" 25.2" 25.9"
UTA 053 28 **** 11 66 53 28 86.2" 32.7" 31.7"
UTA 057 30 **** 11 72 57 30 90.7" 34.2" 33.2"
UTA 062 32 **** 11 78 62 32 95.3" 35.8" 34.8"
UTA 068 34 **** 11 84 68 34 104" 38.9" 37.9"
UTA 070 34 **** 11 90 70 34 104" 38.9" 37.9"
UTA 076 38 **** 11 96 76 38 109" 41.5" 40.5"
UTA 084 40 **** 11 108 84 40 122" 46.1" 45.1"
Notes: **** is determined by the top and bottom terminal hardware selected.

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TABLE 6
UltraSIL Transmission Line Arrester UltraQUICK Catalog Numbering System
Example of an arrester having a MCOV 42kV rms.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Arrester MCOV Housing Line Ground
Prefix Packing
(kV rms) Code Terminal Terminal

UTA 042 20 1A 1A 11

UltraSIL Packing
Transmission Line 11 ANSI Certified and
Surge Arrester single packed

A – Heavy-Duty Class

See TABLES 7 & 8

Housing Code Selection Table

Arrester MCOV
(kV rms) Housing Code 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 30 32 34 34 38 40
Leakage
022 Distance

120.3"
33.1"
36.1"
39.1"
42.1"
45.1"
48.1"
51.1"
54.1"
57.1"
60.2"
63.2"
66.2"
69.2"
72.2"
86.2"
90.7"
95.3"
104"
104"
109"
024
Arrester
027 MCOV kV rms
029 22 ✱ ● ●
24 ✱ ● ●
032 27 ✱ ● ●
034 29 ✱ ● ●
036 32 ✱ ● ●
34 ✱ ● ●
039
36 ✱ ● ●
042 39 ✱ ● ●
048 42 ✱ ● ●
48 ✱ ● ●
053
53 ✱ ●
057 57 ✱ ●
062 62 ✱ ●
68 ✱ ●
068
70 ✱ ●
070 76 ✱ ●
076 84 ✱
084 ✱ = Standard Leakage Distance Housing
● = Optional Leakage Distance Housings

ORDERING INFORMATION to customize the arrester to their

specific needs. For further options
Cooper Power System UltraSIL contact your Cooper Power Systems
Transmission Line Surge Arresters sales engineer.
are supplied in a variety of customer
defined options. The catalog system
employed allows the purchaser to
define the features of the arrester.
Table 6 shows the options for the
most common arresters. Tables 7 & 8
show what each character in the
catalog number represents and list
the available line and ground terminal
options. A wide variety of option com-
binations are available, allowing users

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TABLE 7
Options
Option Line and Ground Terminal Option Description Option Line and Ground Terminal Option Description
Code (note all hardware comes unattached) Code (note all hardware comes unattached)
(Standard line option) 3/8" Stud with hex nut, lock washer and Isolator, 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, and coupling nut
1A 1H
wire clamp
Universal joint (includes eye nut, clevis with pin and cotter pin, Line (saddle) Clamp with hex nut and lock washer
1B 1J
hex nut, lock washer and 24" wire rope) wire rope
1C Hotline clamp with hex nut and lock washer Dead-End Clevis with eye bolt, (2) hex nuts, coupling nut,
1K
6" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, wire rope, and lock washer
1D and coupling nut 6" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
1M
12" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, tongue terminals
2D and coupling nut 12" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
2M
18" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, tongue terminals
3D and coupling nut 18" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
3M
24" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, tongue terminals
4D and coupling nut 24" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
4M
30" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, tongue terminals
5D and coupling nut 30" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
5M
36" Threaded extension including 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers, tongue terminals
6D and coupling nut 36" Braided wire rope with hex nut, lock washer, and ring
6M
1E 6" x 1 3/4' Aluminum bracket with hex nut and lock washer tongue terminals
2E 12" x 1 3/4' Aluminum bracket with hex nut and lock washer 2N 2 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket, hex nut, lockwasher
3E 18" x 1 3/4' Aluminum bracket with hex nut and lock washer 3N 3 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket, hex nut, lockwasher
4E 24" x 1 3/4' Aluminum bracket with hex nut and lock washer 4N 4 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket, hex nut, lockwasher
6" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 5N 5 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket, hex nut, lockwasher
1F washer, and wire clamp 6N 6 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket, hex nut, lockwasher
12" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 2 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket with isolator, 3 hex nuts,
2F 2P
washer, and wire clamp 3 lock washers, and coupling nut
18" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 3 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket with isolator, 3 hex nuts,
3F 3P
washer, and wire clamp 3 lock washers, and coupling nut
24" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 4 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket with isolator, 3 hex nuts,
4F 4P
washer, and wire clamp 3 lock washers, and coupling nut
30" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 5 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket with isolator, 3 hex nuts,
5F 5P
washer, and wire clamp 3 lock washers, and coupling nut
36" Lead - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex nut, lock 6 x 2" Aluminum angle bracket with isolator, 3 hex nuts,
6F 6P
washer, and wire clamp 3 lock washers, and coupling nut
6" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex
1G 1R Split ring hanger with hex nut, lockwasher, and bolt
nut, lock washer, and wire clamp
12" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex 1S 6" x 1" Flat aluminum strap with 1 bolt, 1 washer and
2G 1 hex nut
nut, lock washer, and wire clamp
18" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex 2S 12" x 1" Flat aluminum strap with 1 bolt, 1 washer and
3G 1 hex nut
nut, lock washer, and wire clamp
24" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex 3S 18" x 1" Flat aluminum strap with 1 bolt, 1 washer and
4G 1 hex nut
nut, lock washer, and wire clamp
30" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex 4S 24" x 1" Flat aluminum strap with 1 bolt, 1 washer and
5G 1 hex nut
nut, lock washer, and wire clamp
36" Lead with isolator - #4 stranded, insulated cable with hex
6G nut, lock washer, and wire clamp

TABLE 8
Combination Options
Option Line and Ground Terminal Option Description Option Line and Ground Terminal Option Description
Code (Note all hardware comes unattached) Code (Note all hardware comes unattached)
Universal joint with isolator (includes options 1B and 1H Hotline clamp with isolator and universal joint (includes
A1 plus 3 hex nuts and 3 lock washers, 1 coupling nut, and E1 options 1B, 1C, 1H, plus 3 hex nuts, 3 lock washers,
wire rope) 1 coupling nut, and wire rope)
Line (saddle) clamp with isolator (includes options 1J and
B1 1H plus 3 hex nuts, 3 lock washers and 1 coupling nut)
Line (saddle) clamp with Isolator and universal joint
C1 (includes options 1J, 1H, and 1B plus 3 hex nuts, 3 lock
washers, 1 coupling nut, and wire rope)
Hotline clamp with isolator (includes options 1C and 1H
D1 plus 2 hex nuts, 2 lock washers and 1 coupling nut)

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Figure 7. Figure 13. Figure 18.

Option 1A - Wire clamp and nut. Option 1G - Isolator with lead. Option A1 - Universal joint and isolator.

Figure 8. Figure 14.

Option 1B - Universal joint. Option 1H - Isolator with coupling nut. Figure 19.
Option C1 - Line clamp and isolator.

Figure 9. Figure 20.

Option 1C - Hotline clamp. Figure 15. Option E1 - Universal hotline clamp.
Option 1J - Line saddle clamp.

Figure 10.
Option 1D - Threaded extension.
Figure 21.
Option 2P - Aluminum angle bracket
Figure 16. and isolator.
Option 1K - Dead end clevis.

Figure 11.
Option 1E - Aluminum bracket and nut.

Figure 22.
Figure 17. Option 1R - Split ring hanger.
Option 2N - Aluminum 90° bracket.

Figure 12.
Option 1F - 6" to 36" #4 lead.

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