Circuit Protection

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Phoenix Contact: PTCB – Now with Class I, Div. 2 approval

The PTCB circuit breakers from Phoenix Contact are now approved for use in Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations. The entire family is Listed to UL 508 and Recognized to UL 2367. With the new approvals, the narrow circuit breakers meet the stringent requirements for installation in potentially explosive areas in North America. The PTCB family is ideal for 24 V DC applications that require high density and effective protected power distribution to multiple common loads.

 

 

 

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Bourns Adds 1812 Package Size Model Series with 125 °C Ratings to its Multifuse Line of PPTC Overcurrent Protectors

Bourns, Inc. recently announced the addition of a new model series to its leading Multifuse Polymer Positive Temperature Coefficient (PPTC) resettable fuse product line. The new Bourns Multifuse MF-MSHT models are high temperature rated, automotive grade AEC-Q200 compliant and available in a standard 1812 surface mount package. In addition, the MF-MSHT model series features a low thermal derating factor, a maximum voltage range of 9 V – 42 V, and a hold current range of 200 mA – 1.75 A.

 

 

 

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SCHURTER: Thermal Circuit Breaker Presents Modern Design With Contemporary Colors

SCHURTER announces its new TA36 thermal circuit breaker, improving on an already successful series TA35. The new series boasts a modern sculpted rocker switch and bezel, while sporting a host of contemporary colors to choose from. Equipment designers have become increasingly aware of the need to create products that are not only superior in functionality, but also present compelling aesthetics.

 

 

 

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Eaton: Bussmann Series UL Surge Protective Devices

Bussmann series surge protective solutions help provide power that’s free from damaging surges. Type 1 UL 1449 4th Edition Listed SPDs are easily selected and installed on the loadside or lineside of the service entrance overcurrent protective device. Voltage specific models precisely match and protect electrical systems and equipment better than a “one-size-fits-all” SPD.

 

 

 

Bourns Introduces Next-Generation Gas Discharge Tubes Achieving State-of-the-Art Performance
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Bourns Introduces Next-Generation Gas Discharge Tubes Achieving State-of-the-Art Performance

Bourns has recently introduced its new and performance innovating series of 2-electrode Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs). The Model GDT25 next-generation series continues Bourns’ legacy of quality, innovation and design in GDT overvoltage surge arrestors and sets a new standard in speed and robustness. This latest generation GDT provides significant improvements in protection from voltage transients caused by lightning or accidental contact with AC power lines.

 

 

 

EATON Wiring Manual Library Now Available for All EPLAN Customers
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EATON Wiring Manual Library Now Available for All EPLAN Customers

Eaton’s electrical business has deep regional application expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; power quality, backup power and energy storage; control and automation; life safety and security; structural solutions; and harsh and hazardous environment solutions. Through end-to-end services, channel and an integrated digital platform & insights Eaton is powering what matters across industries and around the world, helping customers solve their most critical electrical power management challenges.

 

 

 

SCHURTER: 3-Phase High Performance EMC Filter Fits in Tight Industrial Spaces
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SCHURTER: 3-Phase High Performance EMC Filter Fits in Tight Industrial Spaces

SCHURTER recently introduced the FMBC EP double-stage filter family for 3 phase systems. The filter packs in high performance in a compact package, ideally suited for today’s space constrained machine and industrial plant construction. Versions with high nominal voltages are particularly suited for a wide field of applications. Space is scarce in control cabinets for 3-phase industrial applications.

 

 

 

Bourns Multifuse Product Line Announces New Series of High Temperature PPTC Resettable Fuses
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Bourns Multifuse Product Line Announces New Series of High Temperature PPTC Resettable Fuses

The Bourns Multifuse Product Line is pleased to announce the release of the new Model MF-FSHT Series High Temperature Surface Mount Polymer Positive Temperature Coefficient (PPTC) Resettable Fuses. The new series provides Ihold current ratings from 0.05 A to 0.16 A at the 12 V maximum rated voltage and a maximum operating temperature up to +125 °C.

 

 

 

Signal Transformer Announces HCTC/HCTI Design Kit: A Select Combination of High Current Toroidal Chokes (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal Inductors (HCTI) Now Available
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Signal Transformer Announces HCTC/HCTI Design Kit: A Select Combination of High Current Toroidal Chokes (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal Inductors (HCTI) Now Available

Signal Transformer recently announced their High Current Toroidal Choke (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal (HCTI) Design Kit Combination. Featuring 16 of their most popular HCTC and HCTI Series components in a convenient compartmented case, the wide assortment supports power conversion engineers with a high degree of flexibility during their design and selection process.

 

 

 

AutomationDirect: Gladiator Miniature Circuit Breakers (GMCBU Series)
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AutomationDirect: Gladiator Miniature Circuit Breakers (GMCBU Series)

Gladiator miniature circuit breakers offer optimum and efficient protection for branch and control circuits up to 63 amps. The Gladiator series is available with B, C or D trip characteristics in accordance with UL 489. The Gladiator series units are DIN rail mountable and can be used in feeder and branch circuit applications.

 

 

 

AutomationDirect: WAGO Multi-Channel Electronic Circuit Breakers
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AutomationDirect: WAGO Multi-Channel Electronic Circuit Breakers

Electronic circuit breakers (ECB) provide supplementary circuit protection of 24 VDC circuits for up to 10A per channel. ECBs protect against overloads as well as short circuits, and are available in single-, 2-, 4- and 8-channel models; available NEC Class 2 rated models are fixed at 3.8A, and allow conversion of circuitry from a non-NEC class 2 power supply to a downstream Class 2 device.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact: BOXTRAB Surge Protective Device
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Phoenix Contact: BOXTRAB Surge Protective Device

Phoenix Contact’s new BOXTRAB surge protective device (SPD) combines protection for power, data, and signal within the same enclosure. In the process industries, instrumentation requires both power and signal/data control lines. Equipment users often protect these circuits with two dedicated surge protectors: one for power and one for signal. BOXTRAB provides an all-inclusive suppression system comprising independently configured protection arrays within a single enclosure to safeguard both the instrument’s power and signal lines.

 

 

 

Siemens: 3WA Air Circuit Breakers
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Siemens: 3WA Air Circuit Breakers

Ever stricter standards and increasingly automated infrastructure and systems require fail-safe power distribution. Discover the new 3WA air circuit breakers – they let makers simply achieve what they want to achieve. Whether you are quality-conscious, demanding efficiency, forward-looking, or system-oriented – the 3WA air circuit breaker is set to be the new central component of your switchgear panel. Convince yourself how it simply and reliably supports you in all situations.