Surge Protection Sets guard solar installations.

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Available in IP65 installation housing, pre-assembled surge protection sets are designed for solar photovoltaic industry. Surge arresters feature temperature-monitored, high-capacity varistors with optical fault warning and dynamic disconnect device. PV-SET DC and PV-SET Multistring offer surge protection on PV generator side only, while PV-SET DC/AC protects all power lines in system, including both PV generator side and power supply.



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Pre-Assembled Surge Protection Sets Protect Solar Installations



MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Phoenix Contact now offers pre-assembled surge protection sets for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry.

The surge arresters in the PV sets have temperature-monitored, high-capacity varistors with optical fault warning and dynamic disconnect device. The PV sets are pre-assembled protection solutions in IP65 installation housing.

The PV-SET DC and PV-SET Multistring offer surge protection on the PV generator side only. They are designed for small-scale systems with a solar string or PV systems with several solar strings.

PV-SET DC/AC protects all power lines in the system, including both the PV generator side and the power supply. It provides optimum protection to an inverter, since the pre-assembled solution protects the DC input and the AC outputs from surge voltages.
Phoenix Contact is a world leader in electrical connection, electronic interface and industrial automation technologies.

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany, operates 46 international subsidiaries, including Phoenix Contact USA in Middletown, Pa. Global sales exceed more than 1 billion euro annually. Phoenix Contact's formal Integrated Management System is registered to ISO quality, environmental and safety standards (ISO 9001:2008,14001:2004 and 18001:2007).

For more information on the surge protectors or any Phoenix Contact product, visit www.phoenixcontact.com, or call technical service at 800-322-3225, e-mail info@phoenixcon.com.

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