Electrical Power Surge

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Electrical power surge.

A high power surge can happen when electricity is interrupted then immediately re established. This occurrence forces too much current through the electrical system. For example high power electrical devices can create a spike in the electrical current when they re switched on or when their motors kick on. Protect your basic household electronics and home appliances protect your basic household electronics and home appliances from power surges with the surge protector.

Surges can range from five or ten volts when you turn on your hair dryer to thousands of volts if lightning strikes a transformer. Power surges are spikes in voltage. Power surges are generally considered to be the most destructive of the four types of electrical power disturbances. Another common cause of power surges especially the most powerful ones is lightning.

A more common cause of power surges is the operation of high power electrical devices such as elevators air conditioners and refrigerators these high powered pieces of equipment require a lot of energy to switch on and turn off components like compressors and motors this switching creates sudden brief demands for power which upset the steady voltage flow in the electrical system. Power surges can also originate inside a home when large appliances like air conditioners and refrigerator motors turn on and off. A power surge is a transient wave of voltage current or power in an electrical circuit. Refrigerators air conditioners and even space heaters can cause a power surge strong enough to damage electrical systems.

Power surges can vary in duration and magnitude varying from a few hundred volts to several thousand volts. Power surges can originate from the electric utility company during power grid switching. This power strip features a heavy duty 3 ft. They are very brief usually lasting millionths of a second.

Power surges have the ability to knock out your delicate electronics cause fires and wreak havoc up and down the circuitry of your home or business. Power surges occur when the flow of electricity is interrupted then started again or when something sends electricity flowing back into the system.