Solar Connector with Stamped Contact is UL-approved to 1,000 V.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for large scale PV installations and 1,000 V PV modules, H4 solar connector with stamped and formed contact option can be used in existing systems or new ones and features RADSOK technology. UL6703, 1,000 V testing includes performance after temperature cycling (-40 to +90°C) and humidity freeze (85°C/85% RH to -40°C). Dual-rated (UL/TUV), field-installable, CSA-approved PV connector also meets IEC 1,000 V standard as well as NEC 2008 requirements.
Original Press Release:
Amphenol's H4 Solar Connector Offers Stamped and Formed Contact Option
Sidney, N.Y. - Amphenol Industrial Global Operations, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers a low cost stamped and formed contact option for its H4 solar connector, complementing the already existing machined contact. These low cost contacts are ideal for use in large scale PV installations as well as with 1000V PV modules. All H4 connectors, regardless of contact type, are the only field installable PV connectors approved by UL for use up to 1000V on the market.
Martin Booker, general manager of Amphenol Industrial Global Operations, said, "Field installable PV connectors from other manufacturers are only rated to 600V by UL. Our H4 connectors, whether stamped and formed or machined, are UL-rated to 1000V. This is a huge advantage in markets where UL is recognized as the standard for safety and performance."
Booker continued, "As the industry shifts, large PV installations in North America are being designed to 1000V and should only use connectors approved to UL 1000V, making our connector ideal for these applications."
The stringent UL6703 1000V testing includes performance after temperature cycling (-40ºC to 90ºC) and humidity freeze (85 ºC/85% relative humidity to -40ºC). Amphenol's H4 connector also meets the IEC 1000V standard.
Amphenol's UL-rated H4 connector can be used in existing systems as well as in new ones that require more voltage without having to increase cable size. The dual-rated (UL/TUV) PV connector features Amphenol's RADSOK technology, offering higher current carrying capacity and lower contact resistance, resulting in lower power loss and improved reliability.
The RoHS-compliant, CSA approved connector also meets NEC 2008 requirements without the need for extra locking collars or locking sleeves. The H4 uses a simple unlocking tool for easy unmating in the field. H4 connectors are also available in a version designed for easy panel mounting to combiner boxes, micro-inverters and DC optimizers.
Contact Amphenol Industrial Global Operations for pricing.
For more information, please visit www.amphenol-industrial.com or e-mail energy@amphenol-aio.com.
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Amphenol Industrial Global Operations, headquartered in a 675,000 square foot facility in Sidney, N.Y., provides a full range of high reliability connectors and interconnection systems specifically for the industrial markets including base stations, rail/mass transit, process control, automotive manufacturing, heavy equipment, and petrochemical/power generation.
Products include ruggedized-for-industry cylindrical, fiber optic, rectangular, and industrialized versions of Amphenol's MIL-DTL-5015 cylindrical, MIL-DTL-26482 miniature cylindrical and GT reverse bayonet cylindrical connectors. It employs more than 1,400 people and is both ISO9001 and MIL-STD-790 certified.
Amphenol Industrial Global Operations is a division of Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT, one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world, with year 2011 sales topping $3.9 billion.
