Latest Standards for Surge Arresters in Cable Auxiliary Equipment (2025)

Standards for Surge Arresters Used in Cable Auxiliary Equipment

• GB/T 2900.12-2008 Electrotechnical Terminology – Surge Arresters, Low-Voltage Surge Protective Devices, and Components
  This standard defines specialized terminology for surge arresters, low-voltage surge protective devices, and their functional components. It is primarily intended for use in drafting standards, writing technical documents, translating professional manuals, textbooks, journals, and publications.

• GB/T 11032-2020 Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters Without Gaps for AC Systems
  This standard specifies marking and classification, rated values, operating conditions, technical requirements, and test methods for metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps (hereinafter referred to as "surge arresters").
  This standard applies to gapless metal-oxide surge arresters designed to limit transient overvoltages in AC power systems.

• GB/T 28547-2023 Guide for Selection and Application of AC Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters
  This standard provides recommendations for the selection and application of surge arresters used in AC systems with nominal voltages greater than 1 kV.

• DL/T 815-2021 Composite-Housed Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Transmission Lines
  This document specifies requirements for marking and classification, rated values, operating conditions, technical specifications, test methods, inspection rules, packaging, accompanying documents, transportation, and storage for composite-housed metal-oxide surge arresters used in AC overhead transmission and distribution lines (hereinafter referred to as "line surge arresters").
  This document applies to surge arresters for AC overhead transmission and distribution lines above 1 kV, specifically intended to limit lightning overvoltages on lines and protect line insulation (insulators and air gaps) from flashover or breakdown caused by lightning.

• DL/T 474.5-2018 Implementation Guide for On-Site Insulation Tests – Surge Arrester Testing
  This part specifies detailed technical procedures, including test methods, technical requirements, and precautions, for insulation tests on metal-oxide surge arresters (hereinafter referred to as "surge arresters").
  This part applies to insulation testing of surge arresters and their monitoring devices conducted on-site at power plants, substations, transmission lines, repair workshops, and laboratories.

• GB/T 50064-2014 Code for Design of Overvoltage Protection and Insulation Coordination for AC Electrical Installations
  This code applies to overvoltage protection and insulation coordination design for electrical equipment and rotating machines in AC power systems with nominal voltages ranging from 6 kV to 750 kV, including generation, transmission, transformation, and distribution installations. Overvoltage protection and insulation coordination for AC electrical installations shall be designed differentially through calculation analysis and technical-economic comparison, considering grid structure, regional lightning activity characteristics, ground flash density, and operational experience.

• JB/T 7618-2011 Sealing Test for Surge Arresters
  This standard specifies technical requirements and test methods for sealing tests of surge arresters. It applies to sealing tests for metal-oxide surge arresters (hereinafter referred to as "surge arresters"). Other effective methods are not excluded by this standard.

• JB/T 8459-2011 Designation Method for Surge Arrester Product Models
  This standard specifies the principles, composition, and compilation methods for model designation of surge arresters and their derivative and auxiliary products.
  It applies to model designation for surge arresters used in AC and DC systems, including their derivative and auxiliary products.

• JB/T 9670-2014 Zinc Oxide for Metal-Oxide Surge Arrester Resistors
  This standard specifies technical specifications, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, and storage for zinc oxide.
  It applies to zinc oxide produced by the indirect method using zinc ingots of grade Zn99.995 as specified in GB/T 470-2008, which is the primary raw material for manufacturing metal-oxide surge arrester resistor elements.

• JB/T 10492-2011 Monitoring Devices for Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters
  This standard specifies technical requirements, test methods, and inspection rules for monitoring devices used with surge arresters.
  It applies to monitoring devices for metal-oxide surge arresters (hereinafter referred to as "surge arresters"), including surge arrester monitors and discharge counters (hereinafter referred to as "monitors" and "counters," respectively).

• Q/GDW 11255-2014 Technical Principles for Surge Arrester Selection and Test Specifications for Distribution Networks
  This standard specifies selection principles, technical parameters, test items, methods, and requirements for surge arresters used in distribution networks rated 10 kV and below.
  This standard applies to surge arrester selection and testing for distribution networks rated 10 kV and below within the State Grid Corporation of China system.

• Q/GDW 13039.1-2018 Procurement Standard for 220 kV AC Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters Without Gaps – Part 1: General Technical Specifications
  This part specifies general requirements for tendering 220 kV AC gapless metal-oxide surge arresters, including general rules, technical parameters and performance requirements, testing, factory inspection, and supervision.
  This part applies to tenders for 220 kV AC gapless metal-oxide surge arresters.

• Q/GDW 13036.1-2018 Procurement Standard for 110 kV AC Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters Without Gaps – Part 1: General Technical Specifications
  This part specifies general requirements for tendering 110 kV AC gapless metal-oxide surge arresters, including general rules, technical parameters and performance requirements, testing, factory inspection, and supervision.
  This part applies to tenders for 110 kV AC gapless metal-oxide surge arresters.

• Q/GDW 10537-2024 Technical Specification for Online Insulation Monitoring Devices for Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters
  This document specifies operating conditions, device composition, technical requirements, test items and requirements, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, and storage for online insulation monitoring devices for metal-oxide surge arresters (hereinafter referred to as "devices").
  This document applies to the design, manufacturing, procurement, and inspection of online insulation monitoring devices for AC metal-oxide surge arresters in systems with nominal voltages of 110 kV (66 kV) and above.
  This document supersedes Q/GDW 1537-2015.