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MOV and MLV protection for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications — SMD, radial leaded, and high-energy packages for load dump, surge, lightning, and ESD protection from 11 V to 1000 VAC.

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🚗 Automotive Load Dump ⚡ Surge Protection 💥 ESD Suppression 🏭 Industrial Transient ⛈️ Lightning Protection
🚗Automotive SMDAEC-Q200 · Load dumpAV/AVY series qualified for 12 V and 24 V automotive load dump — the standard for body electronics protection. 🧲General SMD11–300 VAC · CompactSpace-saving SMD MOVs for board-level surge and transient protection in consumer and industrial equipment. 💪Leaded / RadialUp to 10,000 A · 990 JHigh-energy leaded MOVs for mains surge protection, power line clamping, and high-current events. ⚡ESD SuppressionLow capacitance · FastLow-capacitance MLVs for ESD protection on data lines, USB, and high-speed interfaces.
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AV / AVY — Automotive SMD Varistor (12 & 24 V)

Package
SMD 0805–3225
AC / DC
14–40 VAC / 16–56 VDC
Peak Current
120–2,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
0.3–21 J (10/1000 µs); Load Dump 1–25 J
Automotive
Automotive grade (AVY high temp)
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AVL / AVYL — Automotive Leaded Varistor (Straight Leads)

Package
Leaded (MLV 602–1103; SLV 20/40)
AC
14–35 VAC
Peak Current
to 2,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
to 20 J; Load Dump to 50 J
Automotive
Automotive grade (AVYL high temp)
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CV — Low & Medium Voltage Leaded Varistor

Package
Leaded 5–20 mm discs
AC
50–680 VAC
Peak Current
100–6,500 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
0.6–620 J (10/1000 µs)
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CVH — Medium Voltage Leaded Varistor

Package
Leaded 7–23 mm discs
AC
60–680 VAC
Peak Current
1,750–15,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
9–745 J (10/1000 µs)
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DV — Low & Medium Voltage SMD Varistor

Package
SMD 3225, 4032
AC / DC
11–300 VAC / 14–385 VDC
Peak Current
100–1,200 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
0.6–30 J (10/1000 µs)
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PV — Plastic Encapsulated SMD Varistor

Package
Plastic SMD 3225, 4032
AC / DC
60–300 VAC / 85–385 VDC
Peak Current
400–1,200 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
3–30 J (10/1000 µs)
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PVH — Plastic Encapsulated High-Energy SMD Varistor

Package
Plastic SMD 3225, 4032
AC / DC
11–510 VAC / 14–670 VDC
Max Energy
up to 110 J (10/1000 µs)
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RV — Standard & High Energy MOV

Package
Leaded 5–25 mm discs
AC
11–1000 VAC
Peak Current
up to 10,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
up to 990 J (RV-HE)
Certifications
UL Certified
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SV — Special Medium Voltage Varistor

Package
5–23 mm square / rectangular
AC
60–680 VAC
Peak Current
600–15,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
4–980 J (10/1000 µs)
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ZV / ZVY — Standard Low Voltage SMD Varistor

Package
SMD 0603–2220
AC
11–130 VAC
Peak Current
30–1,200 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
0.1–12.2 J
Automotive
ZVY high-temp option
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ZVL / ZVYL — Low Voltage Radial Leaded MLV

Package
Radial 05–20
AC / DC
11–40 VAC / 14–56 VDC
Peak Current
100–2,000 A (8/20 µs)
Energy
0.3–37.8 J
Automotive
ZVYL high-temp option
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