本标准适用于应用于多导体平衡或不平衡信息和通信技术（ICT）电路和智能电网数据电路的浪涌保护器。这些浪涌保护器旨在限制电压浪涌、电流浪涌或两者。所涵盖的电涌保护器通常是线性或非线性元件的多元件串联或并联组合，包装或组织用于限制电压、电流或两者。本标准描述了ICT电路和智能电网数据电路中使用的浪涌保护器的特性和额定值的测试方法和标准（如适用）。本标准不适用于IEEE Std C62涵盖的封装单气管、气隙、变阻器、雪崩结或自恢复限流器浪涌保护组件（SPC）。31[B20]，IEEE标准C62。32[B21]，IEEE标准C62。33[B22]，IEEE标准C62。35[B23]和IEEE标准C62。 分别为39[B24]。本标准特别排除了低压电源电路应用的试验方法。关于在发电站的特殊条件下保护有线通信设施，请参考IEEE Std 487[B16]系列文件。

This standard applies to surge protectors for application on multiconductor balanced or unbalanced information and communications technology (ICT) circuits and smart grid data circuits. These surge protectors are designed to limit voltage surges, current surges, or both. The surge protectors covered are generally multiple-component series or parallel combinations of linear or nonlinear elements, packaged or organized for the purpose of limiting voltage, current, or both. This standard describes the methods of testing and criteria (where appropriate) for the characteristics and ratings of surge protectors used in ICT circuits and smart grid data circuits. This standard is not intended to cover packaged single gas tube, air gap, varistor, avalanche junction, or self-restoring current limiter surgeprotective components (SPCs), which are covered by IEEE Std C62.31 [B20], IEEE Std C62.32 [B21], IEEE Std C62.33 [B22], IEEE Std C62.35 [B23], and IEEE Std C62.39 [B24], respectively. Specifically excluded from this standard are test methods for low-voltage power circuit applications. For protection of wire-line communication facilities under the specialized conditions found at power stations, consult IEEE Std 487 [B16] series of documents.