IEEE 28-1936
AIEE Standards for Lightning Arresters
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28-1936 is the AIEE Standards for Lightning Arresters, a technical document focused on protection practices for power, energy, and industrial electrical systems. It addresses the design and application of lightning arresters used to limit overvoltage stress and help safeguard connected equipment. As a superseded standard, 28-1936 is mainly valuable for historical reference, legacy system review, and understanding earlier requirements for arrester performance and insulation coordination.
What is 28-1936?
28-1936 sets out AIEE guidance for lightning arresters, which are devices intended to divert surge energy away from electrical apparatus during lightning or switching events. The standard is relevant to components, circuits, devices, and systems where overvoltage protection is a concern. It likely reflects the engineering practices and testing expectations of its period, making it useful for reviewing legacy equipment specifications, understanding older arrester terminology, and comparing historical requirements with later protection standards.
Where is 28-1936 used?
This standard is mainly associated with power-system equipment and installations where lightning protection is needed on lines, stations, and connected apparatus. It may be used when evaluating older utility hardware, substation protection arrangements, and industrial electrical systems that rely on arrester performance to manage surge conditions. For engineers and buyers working with legacy documentation, 28-1936 can help identify the intended operating context for arrester selection, installation, and technical review.
Why is 28-1936 important?
For historical and maintenance purposes, 28-1936 helps establish how lightning arresters were specified and understood in earlier electrical practice. That can support compliance checks, equipment matching, procurement of replacement parts, and comparison of older designs against later requirements. In systems where insulation and surge protection are critical, using the right reference document can reduce interpretation errors and improve consistency in technical decisions. As a superseded standard, it remains useful for traceability and legacy support.
- Lightning arrester requirements
- Overvoltage protection context
- Legacy power-system equipment
- Historical AIEE reference
- Superseded technical document
- Publication Date: 1936
- Standard Status: Superseded
- Publisher: IEEE
- Subject: Power, Energy and Industry Applications; Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
- Official IEEE: Doi link
- New Version Available: 28 (1956)
- Previous Version: 28 (1956)
- Previous Version: 28 (1950)
- Previous Version: 28 (1944)
- This Version: 28 (1936)
- Previous Version: 28 (1931)
- Previous Version: 28 (1974)
- Previous Version: 28 (1972)
- Previous Version: 28 (1961)
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