Table A.1.
Protective of surge arrester for a nominal discharge current 10 kA [5]
Rating of
surge kV 390 216 198 120 96 60 36 30 18 12 9
arrester
Discharge
III III III III III II II II I I I
class
Maximum
continuous
kV 303 178 168 102 81 52 31 26 15 10 8
operating
voltage
5
860 567 518 333 249 162 103 85 60 38 33
Max. kA
residual
voltage at 10
900 602 550 355 264 175 110 90 65 40 35
lightning kA
impulse of
8/20 μs 20k
957 668 610 390 304 202 128 104 75 46 41
A
Max.
residual
voltage at 1
780 496 457 294 221 138 87 71 52 32 28
switching kA
impulse of
30/60 μs
Max.
residual
voltage at 10k
1050 654 600 386 288 202 124 101 73 45 40
steep front A
impulse
1/20 μs
Table A.2. IEC 60099-4 for Selecting the Nominal Discharge Current [21]
Standard Nominal
20 kA 10 kA 5 kA 2.5 kA
Discharge Current
Rated Voltage, 360¿
Table A.3. Basic Insulation Level Table [22]
Nominal System Voltage Indian Standards BIL British Standards BIL
11 kV 75 kV –
33 kV 170 kV 200 kV
66 kV 325 kV 450 kV
132 kV 550/650 kV 650/750 kV
220 kV 900/1050 kV 900/1050 kV