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Overvoltage
Voltage exceeding the maximum operating voltage of an equipment. Transient overvoltages have four main causes :
- Lightning
- Industrial and switching surges
- Electrostatic discharges (ESD)
- Nuclear electromagnetic pulses (NEMP).
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