Re: Surge filter

1998-04-23 Thread Dave Ried
to unacceptable levels, especially if you are working with low power designs. Again, without any method of clamping (no MOVs) you may be forced into placing a damping network on your filter or possibly a gas discharge tube. good luck Dave Ried dr...@wgc.woodward.com -- From: Ing. Gert Gremmen

RE: EN 61000-3-2/3 In the Great Scheme of Things

1997-07-17 Thread Dave Ried
Chris, you have made an excellent point about the THD problems and how they affect the power factor. To help summarize this e-mail thread, there are really two sources for the power factor shift. 1) Harmonics generated as you described from the peak-charge effect on power supply front ends. 2)