ANSI C62.45: Guide On Surge Testing For Equipment Connected To Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits

ANSI C62.45 lists procedures for the performance of surge testing on electrical and electronic equipment connected to low-voltage AC power circuits, specifically using the recommended test waveforms defined in IEEE Std C62.41.2-2002. Nevertheless, these recommendations apply to any surge testing, regardless of the specific surges that may be applied. ANSI C62.45, the third document in a Trilogy of three IEEE standards addressing surges in low voltage ac power circuits, focuses on test procedures, using representative surge waveforms developed based on the two other documents of the Trilogy. There are no specific models that are representative of all surge environments; the complexities of the real world need to be simplified to produce a manageable set of standard surge tests. To this end, a surge environment classification scheme is presented in IEEE Std C62.41.2-2002.

Table 1: Summary of applicable standard and additional surge testing waveforms for Location Categories A, B, and C (Scenario I only) and for Scenario II