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The Schaffner Group enhances its family of IEC Lock power cords with Japanese PSE approvals for existing IL13 family and introduces the new IL19 family for currents up to 16A. The power cord families IL with the patented locking system needs no change of existing IEC inlets or IEC inlet filters and locks without additional fixture in every standardized IEC inlet. Just as easily the power cord can be unlocked again by pressing the operating knob.

The FN5040HV sine wave filters from the market leader Schaffner are now available for 690VAC and 600VAC applications. In combination with variable speed drives extra losses in AC motors are reduced and help to prolongate the motor life time. They are precisely matching the technical requirements of modern drive systems and are particularly impressive when used with long motor cables.

The new FN 9264S IEC Power Entry Modules extend market leader Schaffner's wide-ranging product line with a 2-pole power switch version for snap-in mounting. The standard version can be used for a panel thickness from 1.0 to 2.5mm and is appealing due to very good damping characteristics and an outstanding performance/size ratio.

The Schaffner Group is further expanding its power quality product offering with new passive harmonic filters. The series FN3416 (50Hz) and FN3418 (60Hz) of the ECOsine™ Economy Line close the gap between full-performance filters and simple reactor-based solutions. They are particularly suitable for applications where available space is scarce and a cost-effective solution for harmonics mitigation is required.

The Schaffner Group further broadens its product offering of solutions for the improvement of power quality. The popular active harmonic filters ECOsine™ Active are new also available for 3-phase 200V power grids.

Nowadays, an increasing number of energy-efficient electrical consumers are used in industrial and commercial applications, including switch-mode power supplies, variable speed motor drives or LED lighting. These modern technologies contribute significantly to the reduction of electrical energy consumption; however, as an unwanted byproduct of their operation they can negatively affect the power quality.

The Schaffner Group has expanded its product range by the single-stage FN9280 and double-stage FN9290 IEC inlet filters. The new EMC/EMI filter modules with type C14 IEC appliance inlet set the benchmark due to their ultra-compact design, patented combined switch and fuse holder unit, the versatile flange mount system for fast and flexible installation and are either deliverable with fast-on or spring cage terminals.

With versions in compact open design (FN5040) and a housed variant (FN5045 – IP20), Schaffner's sinusoidal filters provide user-friendly solutions for protecting motors in controlled drive systems against high voltage edges with large dv/dt-values and over-voltages. They smooth the pulse-width modulated output voltage of controlled drive units and provide the motor with a clean sinusoidal voltage with low harmonic content.

The sinusoidal filters of the FN5040 and FN5045 series with a nominal current of up to 260A have received the UL-label “cURus”.

SCHAFFNER EMV AG, headquartered in Luterbach, Switzerland, has added the RB series to its product program of current-compensated chokes. The chokes are available as one- and three-phase designs in horizontal and vertical construction for currents from 16 to 50A.

Characteristic of the RB series are the open construction and clear separation of the windings by the use of a new bobbin design. With forced cooling the chokes can operate with up to 80A. The air gaps and leakage paths are designed for working voltages of up to 600Vac /1000Vdc.

The SCHAFFNER Group has extended its product portfolio of IEC inlet filters to include the power cord range IL13 with integrated locking system. Using an easy-to-operate locking button, the IEC Lock snaps into the IEC mains socket and can be easily unlocked by employing slight pressure to the operating button. This eliminates the effort to mount retaining clips to avoid accidental disconnection of the power cord.

The new FN 9264 IEC Power Entry Modules extend market leader Schaffner's wide-ranging product line with a 2-pole power switch version. They are mechanically compatible with the proven FN 9263 series with 1-pole power switch and are appealing due to very good damping characteristics and an outstanding performance/size ratio.

In order to meet the requirements of the lighting technology, SCHAFFNER EMV AG with its head office in Luterbach Switzerland has adapted its product program of current-compensated chokes to the printed circuits and summarized the recommendations in an application note.

The Schaffner Group expands its successful IEC power entry module family with the safety version FN9260A. With integrated fuse holder and a reduced leakage current of maximum 74 microamperes, the new filter series is particularly suitable for use in medical equipment. The filters are available with currents from 1 to 10 A both as a version for flange mounting as well as a snap-in variant. With the UL, CSA and ENEC approvals, the safety version of the IEC power entry module FN9260A can be used worldwide and complies with the requirements of RoHS and REACH.

Passive harmonic filters are an excellent tool for improving the compatibility of motor drives with the public power grid. Schaffner extends the popular ECOsine™ product range with filters for 690V systems, supporting a straightforward upgrade from standard motor drives to «low harmonic drives».

dv/dt filters significantly contribute to the system reliability of wind turbine or motor drive applications. Innovative liquid cooled filters from Schaffner allow for a seamless integration into the overall cooling concept of power electronics.

The FN5040/45 sinusoidal output filters reduce the extra losses in AC motors and help to prevent premature failures and expensive downtimes. They are precisely matched to the technical requirements of modern drive systems and are particularly impressive when used with long motor cables.

By using the new EMC/EMI filters FN 3268 from Schaffner, you can prevent costly downtimes and lost production caused by accidental tripping of AC/DC sensitive residual current operated devices used in conjunction with frequency inverters.

Schaffner, the international leader in combining electromagnetic compatibility and power quality, launches the new compact single-phase EMC/EMI filter FN 2450. The low-leakage filter FN 2450 expands the Schaffner product offering of suppression components in plastic housings, which optimally combine innovative lightweight designs with a high level of functionality, safety and ergonomics.

Schaffner broadens its ECOsine™ Active family of harmonic filters with a 60A unit in 4-wire configuration that is ideally suited for the application in modern energy efficient buildings. The new active 60A filter provides efficient mitigation of harmonic currents with minimum time lag. It also convinces with compact dimensions, above the average EMC, as well as with reduced audible noise.

EMC/EMI filters on the DC side of PV inverters contribute significantly to the compliance with the EMC directive and to an increased system reliability. With the introduction of the FN 2200
range of filters, Schaffner presents the most compact solution in the market today. It is based upon the combination of innovative technology with years of application specific experience.

Barely one year after the introduction of ECOsine™ passive harmonic filters, Schaffner presents the digital solution for the efficient reduction of system perturbations: ECOsine™ Active. Latest generation electronics enable an intelligent and adaptive compensation of harmonic currents with a response time of less than 300 microseconds.

The popular FN 3280 filter family from Schaffner is now also available for higher power applications thanks to its new frame sizes 300A, 400A and 600A. Complementing the existing series, the new filter models convince with their superior EMC performance, compact dimensions, and low leakage current.

Schaffner’s impressive new FN 9244 filters deliver excellent attenuation performance. They are intended to supplement the existing IEC inlet filter range, are available with various options, and can be mounted in a variety of ways.

The introduction of Schaffner ECOsine™ filters concludes the era of bulky passive harmonic mitigation products. Superior filter topology and advanced temperature management result in high performance filters in a surprisingly compact, lightweight, and contemporary package.

Schaffner’s new IEC inlet filters impress with their high level of attenuation performance.

Schaffner's new IEC inlet modules impress with their superior attenuation properties and compact design. The FN 9263 filter series include an EMC filter and a mains switch for single-phase switching.

With the launch of the new FN 3025 and FN 3026 three-phase filters, Schaffner is setting clear priorities with respect to the mechanical housing concept. Innovative design approaches make possible EMC filters in compact, light weight design with a lot of functionality and distinctive safety elements.

Schaffner introduces two new series of single-phase filters. Both the FN 2030 and FN 2090 filter series complement the proven FN 2000 filter family and have been developed for applications which require high attenuation features.

Interference suppression applied directly at the mains input is often the quickest route to the desired EMC result. Compact three-phase/four-wire filters with sufficient attenuation performance play a central role here. Schaffner has now extended the upper range of its popular FN 3280 series to provide compatibility for higher powered installations.

New single-phase filters from Schaffner are convincing in their optimized mounting concept and help the control cabinet builder save considerable amounts of assembly time. Owing to the extended current and voltage ranges, even special applications can now be provided with off-the-shelf interference suppression.

Safety and reliability of electrical installations starts with the contact quality of the conductors. In order to satisfy this fundamental principle even better, Schaffner has expanded the popular FN 3258 series of three-phase filters by a range with touch-safe connecting terminals.

Based on many years experience in the industrial sector, Schaffner has expanded the existing range of filters by adding additional series of components to cover every conceivable case optimally. These include filters for regenerative drives (FN 3120), components to increase the immunity of machine tool control units (FN 2410), compact three-phase filters meeting the new standard (FN 3275) as well as two new four-wire filters for normal and heightened requirements (FN 3256 and FN 3280).

EMC filters designed to meet the most demanding industrial motor drive applications have been developed by world-leading specialist, Schaffner. The compact new filters FN 3270 target the limits given by Amendment A11 of the power drive product family Standard EN61800-3.

The FN 5020 and FN 5030 filters increase the reliability of entire power drive systems and help to eliminate most problems related to modern frequency inverters. Being a modular system, Sinus Plus can be arranged optimally according to system requirements and application.

dv/dt chokes RWK 305 designed for use on the output of modern frequency inverters and servo drives offer designers and operators reliable and costeffective motor protection. RWK 305 series chokes are manufactured with an open-frame design, using vacuum impregnation to minimise humming.

Compact new filters, for PCB-mounting in DC-DC converter applications, have been launched by leading EMC filter specialist, Schaffner. The FN 409 series is an extension of the companys widely adopted ranges of PCB filters and is targeted directly at DC applications.