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SEL-9502

Contact Arc Suppressor

Increase contact reliability and significantly reduce maintenance costs.

SEL-9502 Contact Arc Suppressor

  • Increase existing contact interrupt rating to 15 A @ 280 Vdc for circuit with L/R ratio of less than or equal to 40 ms.
  • Installs easily with simple connections.
  • Withstands interrupting 10 A of trip coil current four times in three seconds; trip/high-speed reclose/trip/delayed reclose/trip/delayed reclose/trip.
  • Protects many contact types including 52a, 52b, trip, close, lockout coil, auxiliary, and control switch.
  • Low-cost, two-terminal device.
  • Connect across auxiliary contacts, lockout switch contacts, trip contacts/close contacts, PLCs, sensitive communication contacts, and SCADA contacts.
  • Protects the contact by actually interrupting the current.
  • Increases contact reliability.
  • Reduces contact monitoring.
  • Eliminates contact service and maintenance.
  • Eliminates contact arcing in dc circuits.
  • Eliminates contact wear.
  • Reduces voltage stress with smooth current interruption.
  • Reduces dc circuit "noise."
  • Not for use with reed relays.

 

  • Decrease maintenance costs, increase contact reliability/dependability, and reduce destructive dc circuit overvoltages by applying the self-powered SEL-9502 Contact Arc Suppressor to dc circuits. When parting contacts interrupt current, arcing occurs, causing the contacts to wear. The SEL-9502 smoothly interrupts the current, over a few milliseconds. The SEL-9502 absorbs the inductive energy of the circuit and dissipates it as heat, instead of dissipating the energy by vaporizing or welding the metal of the contacts. Contacts carry current (with no voltage drops) when they are closed and block current when they are open. The SEL-9502 enables an arc-free interruption, which significantly extends the life of the contacts.


Budgetary Retail, Quantity 1: $105
(Prices displayed are for planning purposes and are subject to change. Contact your SEL sales representative today for a quote on configurations and quantities to meet your needs.)

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