Power quality filters tranquilise surge currents

A Zero Surge product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 7, 2006

Nothing less than 100% surge protection with 0% failure should be considered for demanding combat and support applications.

Military and homeland security agencies in the rely heavily on sophisticated electronics and integrated computer systems to defeat the enemy wherever it may be, at home or abroad.

However, if left unprotected, many of these high end systems can be vulnerable to an enemy of their own - power surges.

Understanding that protecting these high-end systems is critical and that lives depend on them, Zero Surge offers what it reckons to be the ultimate in powerline surge protection.

Nothing less than 100% surge protection with 0% failure should be considered for demanding combat and support applications.

For over 16 years, Zero Surge's patented products have been providing unequalled, unfailing powerline surge protection for numerous industries.

For military, local or federal law enforcement, and homeland security applications that use servers and other interconnected computing devices and advanced surveillance and tracking equipment, Zero Surge's power quality filters are especially suitable, ranging from the convenient stand-alone series to 15 and 20A rack mount units for systems integration.

All Zero Surge power filters are rugged and built to withstand the most demanding electrical environments.

"High end electronics and advanced computer systems directly impact homeland security and our nation's ability to defend itself from future attacks, as well as give the military the edge it needs in successfully completing operations abroad, especially in the Iraq war", noted Rudy Harford, Chief Engineer of Zero Surge.

"No matter how advanced, high tech or reliable these electronics may be, they still require a reliable power source, and Zero Surge offers the protection to ensure that".

"Anything less than the 100% protection and 0% failure that Zero Surge products offer should be unacceptable", concluded Harford.

Unlike inferior competing products that shunt excess surge energy to the earth wire and use tiny, inexpensive metal oxide varistors (MOVs) to divert surge current, Zero Surge's power quality filters perform as a tranquiliser on the surge current and absorb even the most destructive strikes, dissipating them harmlessly over the neutral wire, repeatedly.

In addition, Zero Surge's non-MOV filters preserve ground wire integrity, which when used with servers and network systems, can help eliminate unwanted and annoying interference that can corrupt data.

Moreover, MOV-based surge suppressors have a history of overheating and causing fires.

When hit with powerful surges, MOVs have been known to explode, and they deteriorate with use, completely losing their effectiveness with no outward sign of the degradation.

Ensuring an added level of confidence, Zero Surge units will not wear out, and each one comes with a 10-year limited warranty and a lifetime service agreement.