Appliance inlet filter with high protection against dust and water
Protection against dirt particles and moisture is becoming increasingly important. With product type 5180 and the associated V-Lock power cord, Schurter is launching an IP54 device connection that meets even the most demanding requirements.
The newly developed Schurter 5180 is a appliance inlet with filter in accordance with IEC 60320 and IEC 60529. Thanks to several seals, the built-in device plug provides IP67 protection for the housing. In combination with the corresponding V-Lock power cord, a protection rating of IP54 is achieved when plugged in. This rating offers excellent protection against dust particles and is splash-proof.
Special Sealing Gaskets
The blue colour of the V-Lock cable socket alone indicates that something is different here. Both the device plug and the power cord have been equipped with special sealing elements to achieve a high IP protection rating. The new blue V-Lock cable ensures reliable pull-out protection and tightness.
Standard and High-Performance Versions
Standard and high-performance versions are available. The latter are equipped with nanocrystalline cores in the chokes.
Green Line
The new 5180 device connector filter is also available in a version made from plant-based plastic. This significantly reduces the component's CO2 emissions.
Application Areas
Wherever dirt, dust particles, or splashing water may occur, the new Schurter technology is the perfect choice. This can be the case in harsh working environments in industry. In the medical field, a higher IP protection class is required. This is because medical devices must be cleaned, disinfected, and even sterilized regularly if necessary. Similar requirements apply in the food industry. Medicine 2 MOPP for applications with direct patient contact and, for example, ambulance vehicles or in the home care sector.
Applications
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Reliable supply chains, expert support, and long-term product availability have never been more important. Schurter provides not only high-quality EMC Filters – but also the tools and service to back them up.
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Schurter launches a new 3-phase filter series for DIN rail mounting. Thanks to the slim housing (44 mm), it takes up very little space on the mounting rail in the control cabinet. The single-stage filter is available with standard or high attenuation. A metal base plate ensures an excellent ground connection to the rail.
Space is almost always at a premium in control cabinets for industrial applications in the 3-phase range (e.g. motor drives, control systems). Schurter addresses this problem with a complete new filter design that is just 44 mm in width. The new, single-stage filter series is constructed with a printed circuit board in a plastic housing. It has screw terminals for the three phases and a terminal on the metal base plate for the earth connection.
Standard and High Performance Versions
In the standard version with a ferrite core, the new filters already offer very impressive attenuation behavior. The high performance versions withn nanocrystalline cores achieve up to 8 dB more attenuation.
Low Leakage Currents
The new filter family has particularly low leakage currents of just 1.3 mA. This applies to all versions!
Applications
All versions can be used from -40 °C to 100 °C. The filters are designed for currents from 3 A to 32 A at a maximum of 520 VAC in accordance with IEC and UL standards. They feature ENEC and cURus approval and are suitable for applications in accordance with IEC 62368-1. FPAC rail filters are recommended for devices with high EMC loads (switching power supplies, converters, etc.).
Typical areas of application are therefore industrial or machine control systems, but the highperformance, slimline filters are also ideal for laboratory, telecom and IT devices.
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The SPPVR family of surge protection devices (SPDs) is our answer to the growing need for safe and reliable photovoltaic (PV) installations in residential and commercial buildings.
Powerful protection is the first step to ensuring a long lifetime for your equipment and inverters: these SPDs ensure that your system will not be damaged by any overvoltage event on the direct current (DC) side of your PV application.
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Single Phase Block Filter
Schurter extends the successful FMAB NEO single phase filter family with new highperformance versions for demanding applications. The new filter series is available in standard and medical versions for a rated current range from 1 A to 30 A with quick connect terminals.
Compact device designs combined with high energy efficiency in electronic devices lead to higher electromagnetic interferences. Components are placed closer together and powerful semiconductors switch at a high clock rate. The new FMAB NEO HP filter series is ideally suited for such demanding applications. Thanks to high quality core materials, they achieve very high attenuation in a compact design.
High-Performance Versions:
The new versions provide very high symmetrical attenuation (design N). In the low and mid frequency range, asymmetric attenuation has been increased as well by employing new high-quality core materials. Overall, this results in a very high filter performance, which is otherwise only achieved by larger filters.
Due to the same size, the standard FMAB NEO Design N filter can be easily replaced with the new high-performance filter when the EMC measurement results require it.
Applications:
The new filter variants are ideally suited for demanding applications such as laboratory and medical
equipment. They also work well in many industrial, telecom and energy applications.
Approvals:
The new variants of the FMAB NEO single-stage filter family are available with rated currents from 1 A to
30 A at a maximum of 250 VAC. They are suitable for applications in the temperature range -40 °C to 100
°C and have ENEC and cURus approvals
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Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and consumption units as well as distribution and storage. Goals include resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings while ensuring users have permanent access to the energy they need. Electrical power supply is becoming also more complex due to further integration of renewable energy generation and storage into the energy mix. Another challenge for energy management is the fast growing demand for EV-charging stations.
Schaffner’s EMC products protect electronical systems from grid distortions, prevent disturbances, and maintain the reliable supply of electrical energy. The best know-how to power your electrical system. We put our expertise in your hands.
Renewable Energy:
Renewable energies are an essential pillar that contribute to making power supply greener. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions - for example - are continuously decreasing in proportion to the increasing share of renewable energies in electricity consumption, and global climate change is being slowed down.
Smart Infastructure:
The smart and secure use of electrical infrastructures make sense from an ecologic and economic perspective. Even if individual systems and facilities differ among applications, the efficient and demand-based use of energy has become an absolute must. Today, the integration in upcoming Smart Grids as well as the preservation of resources and the environment are as imperative as the technical reliability of appliances, equipment, or systems. Smart meters play a growing role in this environment.
Oil & Gas:
Oil and natural gas are major industries in the energy market and play an influential role in the global economy as the world's primary fuel sources. The processes and systems involved in producing and distributing oil and gas are highly complex, capital-intensive, and require state-of-the-art technology. Amongst others they need heavy electrical equipment which suffers from harmonic distortion.
Energy Storage:
At any moment in time, the consumption of electricity must be perfectly matched with the generation of electricity. This balance is necessary in all electricity grids to maintain a stable and safe supply. Energy storage can stabilize fluctuations in demand and supply by allowing excess electricity to be saved in large quantities over different time periods, from fast storage in seconds to longer storage over days.
Power Supply:
A power supply provides electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current from a source to the correct voltage, current, and frequency to power the load. The source power may come from the electric power grid, such as an electrical outlet, energy storage devices such as batteries or fuel cells, generators or alternators, solar power inverters, or other power supply.
EV Charging:
Electric vehicle charging stations plug an electric vehicle (EV) to a source of electricity to recharge the EV batteries. Some charging stations have advanced features such as smart metering, cellular capability, and network connectivity. Charging stations are provided, for example, in municipal parking locations by electric utility companies or at retail shopping centers by private companies. Also, the domestic demand for charging possibilities is growing.
UPS:
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) takes its power from two or more sources simultaneously. It is usually powered directly from the AC main supply, while simultaneously charging a storage battery. Should there be a dropout or failure of the main supply, the battery instantly takes over so that the load never experiences an interruption. Other UPS schemes may use an internal combustion engine or turbine to supply power during a utility power outage and the amount of battery time is then dependent upon how long it takes the generator to come online. Such arrangements are found, for example, in hospitals, datacenters, call centers, cell sites and telephone central offices.
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It is predicted that more than two-thirds of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Buildings will therefore play an essential role in how people will experience this growing urbanization. This comes along with an energy consumption of buildings which is already more than 30% of total energy utilization and continues to rise. Hence, amongst other attributes sustainability and comfort are highly important to the future of building technology. Schaffner delivers a wide range of products and solutions to contribute to more sustainable and energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure.
Schaffner Delivers Solutions for Energy Efficiency in Building Technology:
The quality of power supply in a building is a key factor for its efficient operation. Harmonic disturbances are a common issue in buildings, which can be mitigated, not only to fulfill standards, but also to unburden the interconnected equipment, thereby increasing their lifecycle and improving energy efficiency.
Schaffner's expertise and broad product portfolio in applications such as HVAC, lighting and elevators enables truly sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.
HVAC:
Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning are responsible for a high proportion of energy consumption in modern buildings. Variable frequency drives are widely used in HVAC applications, where energy efficiency can be substantially improved by mitigating harmonic current present in the energy flow.
Elevator & Escalator:
Elevators and escalators help to make urban spaces more efficient. Especially in large commercial buildings, elevators and escalators bring people from A to B much faster, easier, and more safely. By applying modern drive technology, elevator motors run as generators during braking and feed energy back into the network or accumulator for later use.
Elevators and escalators help to make urban spaces more efficient. Especially in large commercial buildings, elevators and escalators bring people from A to B much faster, easier, and more safely. By applying modern drive technology, elevator motors run as generators during braking and feed energy back into the network or accumulator for later use.
Lighting:
Energy saving lighting systems, such as LEDs together with dimmers and timers, are widely promoted and fitted in modern buildings. They do not only provide a wide range of design and application opportunities. By allowing a dedicated smart light management they also contribute to reduced energy consumption.
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The Schaffner product portfolio offers a wide range of filter solutions for data & communication equipment as well as for complete datacenter installations. Covering power entry EMI filtering, system interference mitigation, and power quality requirements from the electrical network, Schaffner is a one-stop partner for the most demanding data & communication applications.
Schaffner's Expertise within the Data & Communication Industry:
Schaffner helps data and communication equipment manufacturers build dependable products and datacenter operations that run smoothly and reliably over years while maintaining high service continuity and low energy consumption.
Datacenters:
Working in the shadow of our ever-growing online service consumption, datacenters come with high availability and reliability requirements. IT equipment must be cooled down to work reliably and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) are protecting servers from any power cut that risks damaging equipment, resulting in service downtime and data loss.
Networks:
The communication backbone of business and individuals is the connectivity enabled by networks. Information and communications technology equipment used in networks is highly sensitive hardware prone to electrical hazards from the grid.
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