Example of Calculating Energy Absorption of an Arrester

Impulsed at 23kA
This Data was generated by ATP model
ImpulseGenerator_with_Temp_Rise_Output
Jonathan Woodworth ArresterWorks
Voltage in
Time in Sec
Volts

0
2677.5
7446.35
11474.6
14810.5
17503
19603.1
21163
22234.4
22868.2
23114.7
23022.3
22637.5
22004.5
21164.9
20157.3
19017.6
17778.6
16470.2
15119.5
13749.8
12381.9
11033.7
9720.32
8454.55
7247.27
6106.67
5038.88
4048.36
3138.86
2311.7
1567.31
905.102
326.132
-1.88E-05
-1.88E-06

Energy in Joules
(Accrument of
Power)

0.00E+00
3.11E+01
9.23E+01
1.46E+02
1.92E+02
2.30E+02
2.58E+02
2.78E+02
2.91E+02
2.97E+02
2.99E+02
2.95E+02
2.88E+02
2.77E+02
2.64E+02
2.48E+02
2.32E+02
2.14E+02
1.95E+02
1.77E+02
1.58E+02
1.41E+02
1.23E+02
1.07E+02
9.19E+01
7.75E+01
6.42E+01 Time
5.22E+01
4.12E+01
3.12E+01
2.24E+01
1.48E+01
8.21E+00
2.75E+00
4.96E-08
3.27E-10

0
3.11E+01
1.23E+02
2.70E+02
4.62E+02
6.91E+02
9.49E+02
1.23E+03
1.52E+03
Voltage
1.81E+03
2.11E+03
Current
2.41E+03
Energy
2.70E+03
2.97E+03
3.24E+03
3.48E+03
3.72E+03
3.93E+03
4.13E+03
4.30E+03
4.46E+03
4.60E+03
4.72E+03
4.83E+03
4.92E+03
5.00E+03
in5.07E+03
Seconds
5.12E+03
5.16E+03
5.19E+03
5.21E+03
5.23E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03

3.E-05

3.E-05

2.E-05

2.E-05

1.E-05

0.E+00

5.E-06

Energy Calculated and Plotted in Excel

Amps Joules

0
11621.8
12391.6
12744.9
12961.4
13112.5
13142.1
25000
13121.4
13074.2
13004.9
20000
12917.1
12814.6
12700.7
15000
12578.4
12450.5
12319.3
10000
12187.1
12047.1
11867
5000
11689.1
11515.5
11347.8
0
11187.6
11035.9
10871
10688.7
10519.6
10364.2
10172.8
9944.71
9703.81
9452.81
9067.54
8428.13
-2636.79
-173.717

Volts

0
1.00E-06
2.00E-06
3.00E-06
4.00E-06
5.00E-06
6.00E-06
7.00E-06
8.00E-06
9.00E-06
1.00E-05
1.10E-05
1.20E-05
1.30E-05
1.40E-05
1.50E-05
1.60E-05
1.70E-05
1.80E-05
1.90E-05
2.00E-05
2.10E-05
2.20E-05
2.30E-05
2.40E-05
2.50E-05
2.60E-05
2.70E-05
2.80E-05
2.90E-05
3.00E-05
3.10E-05
3.20E-05
3.30E-05
3.40E-05
3.50E-05

Current through
Power in Watts
the Arrester in
(I x E * delta T )
Amps

3.60E-05
3.70E-05
3.80E-05
3.90E-05
4.00E-05
4.10E-05
4.20E-05
4.30E-05
4.40E-05
4.50E-05
4.60E-05
4.70E-05
4.80E-05
4.90E-05
5.00E-05

-8.33501
-0.399918
-0.019189
-0.000921
-4.49E-05
-2.81E-06
-7.89E-07
-6.92E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07
-6.87E-07

-9.04E-08
-4.34E-09
-2.08E-10
-9.99E-12
-4.79E-13
-2.30E-14
-1.10E-15
-5.29E-17
-2.54E-18
-1.22E-19
-5.84E-21
-2.80E-22
-1.27E-23
2.52E-25
6.85E-25

7.54E-13
1.73E-15
3.99E-18
9.20E-21
2.15E-23
6.45E-26
8.70E-28
3.66E-29
1.75E-30
8.37E-32
4.02E-33
1.92E-34
8.72E-36
-1.73E-37
2.35E-35

5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03
5.24E+03

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4.E-05

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