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Product Selection & Application Guide Product Description
The GE TRANQUELL distribution
and riser pole polymer line of
Heavy Duty Distribution Class-Polymer surge arrester products provide
and Riser Pole Polymer Arresters excellent protective characteristics,
temporary over voltage capability,
IEEE /ANSI C62.11
® ®
and switching surge energy
withstand to power systems of
voltages less than 46kV rms.
GE Surge Protection
The performance and reliability of today’s electric power systems can be enhanced with the unique
GE polymer arresters are ideally
characteristics of GE TRANQUELL arrester products. Since introducing the world’s first metal oxide suited for application in both
arrester in 1976, offering new concepts in surge arrester design and application, GE has developed indoor and outdoor situations. They
and applied metal oxide technology for a variety of traditional and special applications. GE offers one are designed and manufactured in
of the most complete lines of surge arrester products in the world today; from distribution class to EHV accordance with the latest revision
arresters up to 612kV rating as well as high energy varistors for series capacitor applications. of ANSI/IEEE C62.11 and IEC® 99-4.
Product and power systems engineers work closely to optimize product performance on the system. GE
is one of the world’s leading supplier of metal oxide arresters and specialty varistors.

GE TRANQUELL Arresters are designed and manufactured in accordance with the latest revision of ANSI/
IEEE C62.11. TRANQUELL polymer and porcelain arresters are designed to meet the most demanding
service conditions.

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Table of Contents

Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters

— 9L20 Series
Ratings & Characteristics...................................................... 3
Drawings...................................................................................... 5
TOV Curves.................................................................................. 7

Riser Pole Arresters

— 9L27 Series
Ratings & Characteristics...................................................... 8
Drawings...................................................................................... 9
TOV Curves................................................................................10

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Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters — 9L20 Series

Nominal System Suggested Arrester Ratings 3 WIRE DELTA OR WYE

Rated Voltage Rated Voltage Rated Voltage
Line-to-Line 4 Wire Multi-Grounded Low Impedance High Impedance or
Voltage Neutral System Ground Ungrounded
4160 3 6 6

4800 6 6 6

6640 6 6 9

7200 6 9 9

7620 6 9 9

8320 6 9 10

9960 9 9 12

11000 9 10 12

11500 9 10 15

12000 9 12 15

12470 9 12 15

13200 10 12 15

13800 10 12 18

14400 12 15 18

17250 15 15 21

19750 15 18 21

20780 15 18 24

22860 18 21 27

24940 18 24 30

26400 21 24 30

27700 21 27 30

34500 27 30 36

36200 27 36 -

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Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters — 9L20 Series — Characteristics

Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters 9L20 –

Electrical/Protective Characteristics 8/20 MAXIUM DISCHARGE VOLTAGE (kV) CREST

Rated Voltage MCOV 0.5 µ sec 10 kA max Switching Surge 1.5 kA 3.0 kA 5 kA 10 kA 20 kA 40 kA
(kV) rms (kV) rms Ir-kV Crest max Ir-kV Crest

3 2.6 10.6 7.6 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.9 11.1 13.2

6 5.1 21.3 15.3 15.9 17.0 18.0 19.8 22.3 26.5
9 7.7 31.2 22.4 23.3 24.9 26.4 29.0 32.6 38.8
10 8.4 34.0 24.4 25.4 27.1 28.8 31.6 35.6 42.3
12 10.2 40.4 29.0 30.3 32.3 34.2 37.6 42.3 50.3
15 12.7 51.4 36.9 38.5 41.1 43.5 47.8 53.8 64.0
18 15.3 60.6 43.5 45.4 48.4 51.3 56.4 63.5 75.5
21 17.0 68.3 49.0 51.1 54.5 57.8 63.5 71.4 85.0
24 19.5 81.9 58.8 61.3 65.5 69.3 76.2 85.7 102.0
27 22.0 91.9 65.9 68.8 73.4 77.8 85.5 96.2 114.4
30 24.4 101.1 72.5 75.7 80.7 85.5 94.0 105.8 125.8
36 29.0 121.4 87.0 90.9 97.0 102.7 112.9 127.0 151.1

Table 1
3-36kV Heavy Duty Polymer Distribution Arresters 9L20 Series
Catalog Insulating Disconnect Bird X-Arm Transformer 18” Line Ground Drawing Notes
Number Bracket Cap Bracket Bracket Lead Strap Details
9L20AXX0**AHS X X X 1 “Z” Dimension is 6.8
inches for 3kV thru
9L20AXX4**AHS X X X X 2 9kV. 7.56 inches for
9L20AXA4**AHS X X X X X 2 10kV thru 18kV and
8.56 inches for 21kV
9L20AXA0**AHS X X X X 1 thru 36kV rated.
9L20AXX0**XHS X X 3
For Drawings 5 & 6,
9L20AXX4**XHS X X X 4 the “W” Dimension is
9L20AXA4**XHS X X X X 4 11.0 inches for 3kV
thru 10kV rated and
9L20AXA0**XHS X X X 3 7.0 inches for 12kV
9L20AXX0**BHS X X X 5 thru 36kV rated.

9L20AXX4**BHS X X X X 6
9L20AHA4**BHS X X X X X X 6
9L20AHX4**BHS X X X X X 6
9L20AHX0**BHS X X X X 5
9L20AFA4**BHS X X X X X X 6
9L20AFX4**BHS X X X X X 6
9L20AFX0**BHS X X X X 5
9L20BXX0**XHS X 7
9L20FXX0**XHS 8

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Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters 9L20 –

Physical Characteristics MOUNTING CLEARANCE WEIGHT
Min 1.2 X Center Line Unit with Unit with
Voltage MCOV Creep Strike Min Power “X” Overall Center Line
50µs to Center Insulating Xformer
Frequency Height to Ground
Withstand Line Bracket Bracket

(kV RMS )
kV RMS kV RMS IN MM IN MM (kV CREST) IN MM IN MM IN MM LBS KGS LBS KGS
WET (10 SEC)

3 2.55 8.5 216 3.8 97 17.6 3.5 3.0 76 5 127 3 76 2.9 1.3 5.4 2.5

6 5.1 11.3 287 4.6 117 35.1 6.9 3.8 96 5.4 137 3.4 86 3.3 1.5 5.8 2.6

9 7.65 14.4 366 5.7 145 47.9 10.4 4.9 124 6 152 4 102 3.8 1.7 6.3 2.9

10 8.4 14.4 366 5.7 145 51.1 11.4 4.9 124 6.2 157 4.2 107 3.8 1.7 6.3 2.9

12 10.2 17 432 6.6 168 61.5 13.9 5.4 137 7.5 191 5.5 140 4.3 1.9 6.8 3.1

15 12.7 25.2 640 8.8 223 76.7 17.3 7.8 198 8.5 216 6.5 165 5.6 2.5 8.1 3.7

18 15.3 25.2 640 8.8 223 91.9 20.8 7.8 198 9.5 241 7.5 191 5.6 2.5 8.1 3.7

21 17 28.1 714 9.7 246 102.2 23.1 8.6 218 10 254 8 203 6.2 2.8 8.7 4.0

24 19.5 36.5 927 12.4 315 123.0 26.5 11.5 292 12 305 10 254 8.3 3.8 10.8 4.9

27 22 39.6 1006 13.4 340 138.2 29.9 12.6 320 13 330 11 279 8.7 4.0 11.3 5.1

30 24.4 42.2 1072 14.0 356 153.4 33.2 13.1 332 14 356 12 305 9.2 4.2 11.7 5.3

36 29 50.4 1280 16.2 411 183.7 39.4 15.5 393 16.5 419 14.5 368 10.3 4.7 12.8 5.8

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Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters — 9L20 Series — Drawings

The drawings below are general drawings to provide all options and Notes from 3-36kV Heavy Duty Polymer Distribution Arresters
dimensional information. 9L20 Series:

See: 3-36kV Heavy Duty Polymer Distribution Arresters 9L20 Series 1) Contains 18” line lead 3) Contains ground strap
for specific options (page two, Table 1). 2) C
 ontains 18” line lead and 4) Product ratings from 12kV to 36kV
ground strap 5) Product ratings from 3kV to 10kV

Drawing 1 Drawing 2

Drawing 3 Drawing 4

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NOTE: For all Drawings, “Z” Dimension is 6.8 inches for 3kV thru 9kV. 7.56 NOTE: For Drawings 5 & 6, the “W” Dimension is 11.0 inches for 3kV thru
inches for 10kV thru 18kV and 8.56 inches for 21kV thru 36kV rated. 10kV rated and 7.0 inches for 12kV thru 36kV rated.

Drawing 5 Drawing 6

Drawing 7 Drawing 8

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Heavy Duty Distribution Arresters — 9L20 Series — TOV Curves

ANSI TOV (No Prior Duty)

No Prior Duty TOV Curves, Distribution Arresters

9L20FXX Series WIthout Bracket
Time (Seconds)
 9L27
1.7  9L20

1.6
Voltage Per Unit MCOV

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Temporary Power Frequency Voltage vs. Time for

9L20 Series Polymer Distribution Arresters
1.8 Time (Seconds)
3-6kV rated
1.7
8-10kV rate
12-15 kV rated
1.6
18-21kV rated
Voltage Per Unit MCOV

21,27,30,
1.5 36kV rated
no bracket
1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000

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Riser Pole Arresters — 9L27 Series

Product Series
Product Number Insulating Disconnect Bird Cap X-Arm
Bracket Bracket
9L27HXX4**XHS x x x
9L27HXX4**AHS x x x x

Electrical/ Protective Characteristics

8/20 MAXIMUM DISCHARGE VOLTAGE (kV) CREST
500 Switching
Rating Voltage MCOV 0.5 µ sec 10 kA max 1.5 kA 3kA 5kA 10kA 20kA 40kA
Surge max Ir-kV
(kV) rms (kV) rms Ir-kV Crest Crest
3 2.55 9.9 7.6 7.2 7.8 8.2 9.1 10.4 12.3
6 5.1 20 13.3 14.6 15.7 16.6 18.3 21 24.8
9 7.65 26.8 17.8 19.5 21 22.2 24.5 28.1 33.2
10 8.4 29.5 19.6 21.5 23.1 24.4 27 31 36.6
12 10.2 35.5 23.6 25.9 27.9 29.4 32.5 37.3 44
15 12.7 44.2 29.4 32.2 34.7 36.7 40.5 46.5 54.8
18 15.3 53.4 35.5 38.9 41.9 44.3 48.9 56.1 66.2
21 17 60.7 40.3 44.3 47.6 50.3 55.6 63.8 75.3
24 19.5 70.9 47.1 51.7 55.6 58.7 64.9 74.4 87.9
27 22 78.6 52.2 57.3 61.7 65.2 72 82.6 97.5
30 24.4 88.5 58.7 64.5 69.4 73.3 81 92.9 110
36 29 105 69.7 76.5 82.4 87 96.1 110 130

Insulation and Physical Characteristics

RATING DRAWING DIMENSIONS MOUNTING CLEARANCE WEIGHT

Min 1.2 X Center Line Unit with Unit with

Voltage MCOV Creep Strike Min Power “X” “Y” “Z” Center Line
50µs to Center Insulating Xformer
Frequency height Dia Dim to Ground
Withstand Line Bracket Bracket

(kV RMS )
kV RMS kV RMS IN MM IN MM (kV CREST) IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM LBS KGS LBS KGS
WET (10 SEC)

3 2.55 8 203 3.8 97 45.0 13.0 7 178 4 102 6.81 173 5 127 3 76 3.3 1.5 5.8 2.6

6 5.1 15.4 391 4.6 117 60.0 20.0 9.4 239 4 102 6.81 173 5.3 135 3.3 84 4.1 1.9 6.6 3.0
9 7.65 15.4 391 5.7 145 75.0 24.0 9.4 239 4 102 6.81 173 5.8 147 3.8 97 4.1 1.9 6.6 3.0
10 8.4 15.4 391 5.7 145 75.0 24.0 9.4 239 4 102 6.81 173 6 152 4 102 4.1 1.9 6.6 3.0
12 10.2 15.4 391 6.6 168 85.0 27.0 9.4 239 4 102 7.56 192 7.3 185 5.3 135 4.3 2.0 6.8 3.1
15 12.7 26 660 8.8 223 95.0 30.0 12.4 315 4.5 114 7.56 192 8.3 211 6.3 160 5.5 2.5 8.0 3.6
18 15.3 26 660 8.8 223 125.0 36.0 12.4 315 4.5 114 7.56 192 9.2 234 7.2 183 6.1 2.8 8.6 3.9
21 17 26 660 9.7 246 125.0 36.0 12.4 315 4.5 114 7.56 192 9.7 246 7.7 196 6.1 2.8 8.6 3.9
24 19.5 30.8 782 12.4 315 125.0 60.0 14.7 373 4.5 114 8.56 217 11.6 295 9.6 244 7.4 3.4 9.9 4.5
27 22 52 1321 13.4 340 150.0 60.0 21.1 536 4.5 114 8.56 217 12.5 318 10.5 267 9.6 4.4 12.1 5.5
30 24.4 52 1321 14.0 356 150.0 60.0 21.1 536 4.5 114 8.56 217 13.5 343 11.5 292 9.6 4.4 12.1 5.5
36 29 52 1321 16.2 411 200.0* 80.0* 21.1 536 4.5 114 8.56 217 16 406 14 356 10.8 4.9 13.3 6.0

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Riser Pole Arresters — 9L27 Series - Drawings

Drawings

Insulating Bracket/Bird Cap/Disconnect Insulating Bracket/Cross-arm Bracket/

Bird Cap/Disconnect

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Riser Pole Arresters — 9L27 Series - TOV

ANSI TOV (No Prior Duty) for 9L27FXX Series Polymer Riser Pole Arresters
1.9 Time (in Seconds)
3kV rated
1.8
6-9kV rated

1.7 10kV rated

12-15kV rated
1.6 18-27kV rated
30-36kV rated
Voltage Per Unit MCOV

1.5 no bracket

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000

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