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Flow diagram showing normal MOV operation, surge stress, sustained overvoltage, degradation, heating and thermal disconnection

MOV Failure Modes and Thermal Protection

by Viki

2026-09-06

A metal-oxide varistor (MOV) protects a circuit by conducting transient current when voltage rises into its nonlinear region. That useful ...

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