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Joule (watt second)
Joule = 0.5 X Capacitance (Farads) X Voltage^2. The Joule is a measure of the amount of energy delivered by one WATT of power in one second or 1 million watts of power in one microsecond. The Joule rating of a surge protection device is the amount of energy that it can absorb before it becomes damaged.
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