Arc Fault Protection ARCON®

Eaton

Arc Fault Protection ARCON®

Yayınlandı: 22 Eylül 2020 · Kategori: Diğer

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Arc Fault Protection ARCON ARCON The Lightning Fast Airbag for Your Switchboard. www.eaton.eu The continuous supply of electrical energy is an inherent requirement of todays society. The power outages in North America and Europe have shown how dependent we are on this. Everything came to a standstill. Arc faults represent some of the risks to a reliable supply of electrical energy. Even today, they still occur in electrical power distribution systems, despite all the precautionary measures that are given due consideration and implemented in advance. They are caused by human error when work is carried out on the switchboard, as well as by contamination or condensation, overvoltages or similar occurrences. This type of event occurs more often than you would expect, and any damage caused has serious consequences. 2 Herbert Schmolke, VdS Loss Prevention, Cologne The arc fault protection system offered by Eaton is based on the principle of prevention instead of limitation. Due to the proven effectiveness of ARCON, the GDV Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft (German Insurance Association) and the VdS Schadenverhtung (VdS Loss Prevention), in their guidelines for fire insurances known as VdS 2344:2012-07 Procedures for testing, approving and certifying products and systems for fire prevention and safety technology - have defined an effectively functioning arc fault protection system as one in which no destructive energy can occur in the event of an arc. Eatons arc...