Specifications

65
2 - electrode
Gas discharge tube
●
BH-BHS (High voltage series)
Characteristics
Heavy Duty
Gas discharge tube
●
P100
CITEL part number BH600 BH800 BH1400 BH2500 BH3500
DC sparkover voltage 600 V 800 V 1400 V 2500 V 3500 V
(100V/s)*
Tolerance
-15/+20% -15/+20% +/-20% +/-20% +/-20%
Impulse sparkover voltage < 1200V < 1400V < 2000V < 3800V < 4600V
(1kV/
㎲
)
Holdover voltage
(R = 330 ohms in series > 80 V > 80 V > 80 V > 80 V > 80 V
RC = 150 ohms/100nF in //)
Insulation resistance
>1GΩ >1GΩ >1GΩ >1GΩ >1GΩ
(at 100Vdc or 50Vdc for*)
Capacitance (at 1 MHz) <1 pF <1 pF <1 pF <1 pF <1 pF
AC discharge current
10 A 10 A 10 A 10 A 10 A
(50Hz, 1s, 5 times)
Nominal discharge current
10 kA 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA 10 kA
(8/20
㎲
, 10 times)
Options Lead termination (
ø
1 or
ø
0.8 mm) : BHS
Characteristics
CITEL part number P100-350 P100-500
DC sparkover voltage (100V/s) 350V 500V
Tolerance +/-20% +/-20%
Impulse sparkover voltage (1kV/
㎲
) <1000V <1500V
Holdover voltage 80V 80V
Insulation resistance(at 100Vdc) >1G
Ω
>1G
Ω
Capacitance (at 1 MHz) 10 pF 10 pF
AC discharge current (50Hz, 1s, 5 times) 100 A 100 A
Nominal discharge current 150 kA 150 kA
(8/20
㎲
, 10 times)
Maximum lightning current 60 kA 60 kA
(10/350
㎲
, 10 times)
Options Bare version : P100N
Blade termination : P100
Cable termination : P100S
Cable/terminal termination : P100C
Dimensions(in mm) Dimensions(in mm)
*) Available also in DC sparkover voltages from 90 V to 500V