What are the functions of surge protection on Power Strips?

Surge protection on Power Strips has multiple important functions, protecting electronic equipment from voltage spikes. Surge protectors can react quickly when overvoltage occurs in the circuit, limit overvoltage to a safe range, and prevent overvoltage from impacting and damaging electronic equipment. This is especially important for precision electronic equipment, such as computers, communications equipment, and household appliances. Surges may cause the electronic components of the equipment to burn out or age, thereby affecting the normal operation of the equipment or even causing the equipment to be scrapped. Surge protectors on Power Strips can effectively prevent these damages, thereby extending the service life of the equipment.
Improve system stability and reliability. In places such as industrial automation control systems and data centers, the stability and reliability of the power system are crucial. Surge protectors can prevent surges from impacting the system, ensure the stable operation of the system, and avoid production interruptions or data loss caused by system failures. The application of surge protectors can significantly reduce economic losses caused by equipment damage or system failures. Installing surge protectors on key equipment or systems can effectively avoid economic losses caused by voltage surges.
Improve safety. Surges may cause safety accidents such as equipment overheating and fire, threatening personal safety. Surge protectors on Power Strips can prevent these dangers from happening and improve safety during use. In severe weather conditions such as lightning, surge protectors on Power Strips can prevent voltage surges caused by lightning strikes from threatening personal safety.
Surge protection on Power Strips is usually achieved through transient voltage suppression devices such as metal oxide varistors MOV, gas discharge tubes GDT, or silicon transient suppression diodes TVS. When the voltage exceeds the normal operating range, these suppression devices will quickly turn on and shunt the excess voltage to the ground, thereby protecting the equipment from overvoltage.
Surge protection on Power Strips plays an important role in protecting electronic equipment, improving system stability and reliability, and improving safety. When choosing a power board, users should pay attention to whether it has surge protection function and choose suitable products according to actual needs. At the same time, with the advancement of technology and the increase in application needs, surge protection technology on Power Strips will continue to develop to provide users with more complete and reliable protection solutions.