TIDUDG1 July 2022
In the MIL-STD-1275E documentation, the injected voltage spikes section describes two different voltage spike events that can occur during vehicle operation: injected spikes and emitted spikes.
Injected voltage spikes are the higher energy spikes that can occur on the 28-V bus. The voltage spike is ±250 V while having a energy content of 2 Joules. The injected voltage spike event occurs when high-power systems in the vehicle, turn on in the system.
Emitted voltage spikes, conversely, are much lower energy spikes that occur on the 28-V bus. The maximum total energy in a single spike is 125 mJ. These events occur when other low-power accessories are toggled on an off on the bus line.