Bruce W. Young, PE, Bala Consulting Engineers, King of Prussia, Pa.

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Electrical and Power March 1, 2009

Snubbers: Protecting medium-voltage transformers from electrical transients

A snubber is a resistor-capacitor (RC) network that is designed for the system. Snubbers are a cost-effective method of reducing switching-induced transients. At many installations that use medium-voltage switching, transformer damage is often attributed to lighting.

By Bruce W. Young, PE, Bala Consulting Engineers, King of Prussia, Pa.