CTVS Multilayer Varistors for Surge Protection

EPCOS / TDK CTVS Multilayer Varistors for Surge Protection help to prevent damage from severe transient overvoltage and high surge currents, such as 8/20µs pulses with peak currents up to 6000A and 10/700µs pulses up to 45A. These suppressors feature reliable ESD protection up to 30kV, bidirectional protection, low leakage current, and long-term ESD stability. Applications for EPCOS / TDK CTVS Multilayer Varistors include industrial, building safety and security, power supplies, control and measurement equipment, and hard disk drives. The CTVS series is RoHS compatible, lead free, and approved to UL 1449 standards. Spice simulation models are available. The CT types with nickel barrier terminations (AgNiSn) are ideal for lead-free soldering and compatible with tin/lead solder. CN types with silver-platinum termination (AgPt) are for reflow and wave soldering with solder on tin/lead basis or lead-free with a silver-containing solder.