AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
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SIG-00-22-02 JUNE 2022 (Revised September 2022)
Version: B.1
7.8
Surge Panels, 80026-XX
The 80026-XX Surge Panels are available in a combination of equalizers and arresters to
provide protection for the battery and/or track circuits.
WARNING
ANY ALTERNATIVE SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE MUST BE
ANALYZED TO ENSURE THAT FAILURE MODES OF THE DEVICE
DO NOT COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF GCP5000 GCE SYSTEM
I.E., UNINTENTIONAL EARTH GROUNDS ON CONTROL CIRCUITS
OR SHORTS ON TRACK CIRCUITS.
7.8.1 Surge Panel Configurations
Surge Panel units are provided in a variety of configurations to meet specific customer
requirements. Wall-mounted Surge Panel applications are listed in Table 7-4. Rackmount Surge
Panel applications are listed in Table 7-5.
NOTE
For surge protection requirements not listed or for custom-designed
Surge Panels, contact Siemens Technical Support.
7.8.2 Surge Panel Nomenclature and Mounting Dimensions
Surge panel nomenclature and mounting dimensions are provided in the figures identified in
Table 7-16 and Table 7-17
7.8.3 Surge Panel Arresters
WARNING
DO NOT MOUNT THE ARRESTER WITH ELECTRODES POINTED IN
THE DOWN POSITION TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF A SHORT
CIRCUIT.
A typical Surge Panel arrester is shown in Figure 7-38