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March 2008
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Arc Flash Safety Solutions Safety. It's as important to Eaton as it is to you. Arc Flash safety has long been an important topic for industrial system designers and is becoming an increasingly important topic for commercial system designers. An arc flash event releases a tremendous amount of energy in the form of thermal heat, toxic fumes, pressure waves, blinding light and sound waves that can result in serious injury and even death. Arc flash threatens personnel safety, and companies face lost man-hours, lawsuits, fines, equipment damage, facility downtime, and lost production. Eaton’s www.arcflashsafetysolutions.com is a site dedicated specifically to arc flash-related solutions. Among a multitude of resources available, it also contains podcasts, white papers, and self-assessments, as well as an interactive electrical room.
Plant Engineering Webcast March 27th Join Plant Engineering Magazine for a Webcast sponsored by Eaton entitled “You’ve Completed an Arc Flash Study: Now What?” on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:00am PST/1:00pm CST/2:00pm EST.
This Webcast will feature arc flash mitigating techniques ranging from
equipment labeling and personnel training, through solutions that reduce
the available fault current, shorten fault clearing time, move people
away from the arc, redirect the arc fault and even prevent the fault
from occurring in the first place.
Join Consulting Specifying Engineer (CSE) for a Webcast
sponsored by Eaton discussing critical power on Thursday, March 20, 2008
at 11:00am PST/1:00pm CST/2:00pm EST.
FlashGard Motor Control Center Industry first!
Eaton's new Flashgard™ Low Voltage Motor Control Centers (MCC), the first to address the dangers of arc flash, have been designed to drastically lower the probability of the creation of an arc flash. Some of the features of this new motor control center include: Three-position retractable stabs operated with the unit door closed (Connected, Test, and Disconnected), fast-acting circuit breakers, safe 24 volt DC control power, finger safe components, and external voltage test points. High Resistance Pulsing Grounding System Increase safety – Lower risk Eaton's High Resistance Pulsing Grounding Systems limit the magnitude of current during a ground fault, thus reducing arc flash energy to increase personnel and equipment protection. The High Resistance Pulsing Grounding Systems are typically utilized for applications without neutral loads where continuity of service is critical. Operators are alerted to ground fault conditions and can easily locate the ground source via built-in fault tracing. Application of high resistance grounding systems minimizes the level of a line-to-ground fault condition to a few amperes, which significantly increases personnel safety. Digitrip Trip Unit with Arc Flash Reduction Maintenance System You’re in control!
Eaton's
Digitrip Trip Unit with Arc Flash Reduction Maintenance System
for low and medium voltage applications feature selectable positions for
arc flash reduction settings, enabling the operator to pre-select the
maximum arc flash reduction level possible to minimize arc-flash energy
Eaton's Automatic Tab Updater Up-to-date information. Always. Automatically.
Eaton’s award-winning Consultant Application Guide is considered, by
many consultants, an indispensable tool.
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while avoiding nuisance tripping during maintenance operations. Testing
has confirmed the reduced instantaneous settings can significantly
reduce incident energy, resulting in a lower hazard risk category and
thus, reduced PPE requirements.
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