Voltage Disturbances
Voltage disturbances can be either:
High Energy or Low Energy and may be created:
Internally by:
- Motors starting and stopping
- Fluorescent lights
- Switching power regulators such as UPS
- Faults and where high current is isolated
Externally by:
- Lightning
- Wind blowing cables together
- Birds and animals contacting lines
- High Voltage power line switching
- Customer faults at other premises

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