Win-win with Push-in terminals. The PKZ and DIL range with push-in technology – for faster and more cost-effective wiring

Technicians and purchasers alike love the new Push-in range Wiring has never been more efficient than with Eaton's motor-protective circuit breaker and contactor range. Push-in technology eliminates the need for tools and is trusted by millions of customers around the world. This simple, tool-free wiring method ensures secure connections and maintenance-free contact points, for optimum efficiency during installation and servicing. The xStart solution with Push-in technology, consisting of our DIL contactors and PKZ motor-protective circuit breakers, makes your job easier while offering global compatibility and maximum reliability.

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E-T-A offers the world’s most comprehensive product portfolio and customised solutions in the areas of circuit breakers, circuit protectors, electronic overcurrent protection (DC and AC), relays and power distribution systems - intelligent, conventional or customer-specific.

Each E-T-A product holds competence, know-how and a reliability based on decades of experience. At the same time, one thing is always at the heart of our endeavours:  E-T-A products protect lives and values.

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E-T-A expands its product portfolio with new power entry modules and thus covers all requirements for overcurrent protection in modern device design. Find out about typical applications, benefits and the most important technical data for our power entry modules with the variants:

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• With integral resettable circuit breakers
• With integral circuit breakers/switch combination
• With circuit breakers and line filters

Typical Applications:
• Office
• Metrology
• Information technology
• Medical equipment

All Benefits at a Glance:
• Reduced assembly and wiring effort (up to 90 %)
• Reduced planning and storage costs
• High availability: The overcurrent circuit breaker can be easily, safely and quickly switched on again after tripping. Fuse replacement is eliminated.
• High reliability: In the event of a fault, multipole circuit breakers always disconnect the circuit across all poles, thus preventing the risk of electrocution to the user of the device.
• Reduction of costs for procurement, inventory management, disposal and service compared to solutions with fuses.

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The new globally available digital NZM Series fits perfectly into modern energy distribution systems. The circuit breakers are suitable for universal use - from small distribution boards to machine controls and motor-starter combinations all the way to large power distribution systems. Due to its connectivity and enhanced features it's ready for Industry 4.0 applications.

Protecting Commercial Buildings from Electrical Faults that Endanger People, Property and Profitability
Electrical power is the lifeblood of every business. Guaranteeing a supply of power at all times while reducing risk to a minimum is a basic prerequisite of safe operation. Discover how digital circuit breakers contribute to increased safety and system availability.

Applications:
•  Designed for use in machinery applications
•  Compact solution for energy measurement in energy distribution
•  Motor Control Center (MCC) and circuit-breaker NZM are a perfect match
•  Ideally suited for photovoltaic systems
•  Predictive maintenance for critical infrastructure
•  Suitable for high energy density industries
•  Monitor energy usage in Commercial Buildings

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An energy-efficient monostable power relay, featuring a reliable and robust design for a long life span.

Power Saving and Reduced Fuel Consumption also with a Monostable Design
In the event of a power disruption, the electro-mechanical MPR20 will at once go into its original state due to its monostable design. Monostable means that only one switching status is stable – which is normally the OFF condition. The ON condition can only be achieved by excitation of the coil.

The specific design with an electronically activated coil reduces the holding power by the factor 10. Reduction of holding power by 80 % and of the pull-in power by 50 % allows direct connection to the controlgear and provides additional cost and environmental advantages in spite of a monostable design.

Reliable and Robust Design, Remaining Unchanged Over The Entire Life Span
It is the lightest water-proof and dust-proof power relay with protection degree IP67 on the market. The use of modern fibre reinforced moulded materials saves more than 50 % weight compared to standard relays. Using special epoxies ensures a long life span even under harshest environmental conditions.

Typical Applications
• Buses, trucks, construction machinery, agricultural vehicles and forestry equipment as well as special vehicles
• Air conditioning, compressor units, battery master switches and applications in accordance with machinery directives

Standards
• ISO 16750
• IATF 16949
• ECE R118
• ECE R10
• ASIL upon request

Benefits
• Reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions due to a 90 % lower holding power
• Flexible installation for demanding applications due to a robust, water- and dust-proof design
• Reduced installation time through direct connection to the controlgear

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The Schurter Group is the world's leading Swiss technology company ensuring clean and safe supply of power, ease of use and sophisticated overall solutions.

Electronic Components:
Components encompasses the equipment protection, equipment connections, switches and EMC products business units including the measurement service as well as the Solutions unit. Solutions offers business partners a total solution package to fulfill the most demanding customer wishes in their entirety through the coordination and networking of all Schurter core competences.

Quality & Approvals:
Schurter guarantees consistent high quality and absolute reliability in each and every one of its products. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, as well as our up-to-date technical know-how assures that we can fulfil our motto: “Safe Power – Ease of Use.” Our products carry all major country-specific approvals such as VDE, ENEC, UL, CSA, CCC, METI or KTL.

The quality, environment, occupational health and safety management is certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and IATF 16949. The SIX Sigma Lean Methodology, as well as the EFQM Model are used to further develop the integrated management system at Schurter.

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Thermal Circuit Breaker 3120-N: All-In-One Solution - Protecting and Switching in a Single Component

For many design engineers it is the perfect solution to make their equipment reliable, compact and economic. The 3120-N thermal circuit breaker is the professional all-in-one solution for devices & machines. Well-proven a million times over, the 3120 reliably disconnects overcurrent and also serves as an ON/OFF switch. After tripping due to an overcurrent, the user can easily and quickly reset the 3120-N to resume operation. Time-consuming replacement of fuses is eliminated.

Your Benefits
•  Unrivalled equipment availability
•  Reduced mounting and wiring time
•  pace-saving design
•  Reduced planning and storage costs
•  Enhanced reliability

Seven In One
E-T-A’s 3120-N circuit breaker here replaces 2 blade fuse holders, 2 blade fuses, a double pole rocker switch as well as the two cable connections between the rocker switch and fuse holder.

You are Free to Choose
A wealth of product versions is available of the 3120-N circuit breaker/switch combination. Depending on the requirements, you can choose between rocker and push button actuation. Product versions range from standard types to versions with actuator and/or dust and water splash protection.

Easy Actuation
Thanks to freely accessible rocker actuators and large push buttons, the breakers can conveniently be operated even if fitted with actuator guards or water splash protection. Switching the device is simple, even when the user is wearing gloves. Particularly noteworthy is the globally unique variant with innovative accordion-style seal. Even this version features a freely accessible rocker which provides a clearly visible status indication (ON or OFF).

International Approvals
Thanks to a great number of international approvals, the 3120-N is fit for global use:

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Electronic circuit protectors are purely electronic overcurrent protection devices. Electronic circuit breakers, however, offer mechanical disconnection in addition to the electronic trip, i.e. genuine physical isolation (bimetal).

• Devices for DC applications are ideally suited to selective protection of system components in industrial plants whose voltage supply is provided by a DC switch mode power supply.
• Products for AC applications are the ideal choice for the selective protection of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) in industrial plants. These solutions ensure the power safety through AC UPS systems.
• The compact and flexible systems include a comprehensive DC 24 V protection and distribution solution for machine and panel builders, under the headline »all in one«.

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Safe Tripping of High-Energy Overcurrent in SELV Voltage Level
• Very high breaking capacity of up to 3000 A
• Safe tripping in 15 s at twice the rated current
• Operating temperature range from -55 °C to 125 °C

With the increased availability of low-cost, high-performance lithium-ion battery cells, there is a growing need to manage higher and higher currents via low-cost, SMD-assembled PCBs.

The dedicated Schurter UHP fuse with rated currents of 50 to 100 A ideally meets the requirements for high breaking capacity and fast tripping in the event of overcurrents by galvanically separating these immense energies stored in Li-Ion batteries in a controlled manner.

Market Situation
With the success of the smartphone, Li-Ion batteries have gained enormously in importance. They are also the key to the success of the even more energy-intensive electric cars, which rely on this very technology. The price per kilowatt hour of a Li-Ion battery pack has fallen to a tenth in the last decade!

Power ∼ Current2
The higher the current on a PCB, the more power must be converted and also dissipated. It is therefore particularly important for such applications to have a reliable fuse that is capable of galvanically separating the circuit in time in case of an overcurrent. The UHP fuse developed by Schurter especially for this purpose disconnects the circuit at twice the rated current within a maximum of 15 seconds and ensures that the circuit board can be built more economically and in a space-saving manner.

High Energy Short Circuit
Li-ion batteries are capable of storing very high amounts of energy and releasing it again within a very short time - for instance in the event of a short circuit. The low internal resistance of the cells can lead to short-circuit currents of up to 3000 A, depending on the configuration. The UHP fuse is built so robustly that it can withstand such high currents at the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) voltage level of up to 63 VDC, and even at 80 VDC it can still provide a performance of up to 2000 A.

Extreme Temperature Range
The UHP is designed to operate at ambient temperatures from -55 °C to +125 °C. This makes it ideally suited for applications in the automotive sector, but also for other applications with potentially large temperature variations.

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With ControlPlex®, PowerPlex® and SCS® Smart Control Systems E-T-A offers intelligent complete systems for power distribution and overcurrent protection for industrial applications, watercraft and vehicles. The bus systems provide a wealth of integral diagnosis and monitoring functions.

Your Benefits:
• Optimise the availability of systems, vehicles and loads
• Reduce power consumption significantly
• Reduce configuration and maintenance time
• Avoid downtimes

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