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Are you looking to enhance the safety of your solar installation? In this video, Paul Onyett, General Manager Elkay&Elmex will discover how inline fuse connectors play a crucial role in protecting solar systems from faults and overvoltage.
Learn about the features of 1000V and 1500V connectors, how they prevent damage to cables and panels, and why their secure, locking mechanism is favoured for ground-mount systems. Ensure your solar setup is reliable and safe with these essential components.
What Are Inline Fuse Connectors?
Elmex Solar PV Inline Fuse Connectors, including models EMPV4IFC, EMPV4IFCM, and EMPV4IFCF, are designed to ensure protection for photovoltaic strings. Users can select between versions with a male or female connector on one side and a cable on the other or connectors at both ends, providing flexible string protection.
Constructed from UV-resistant flame-retardant thermoplastic, these connectors are compatible with 2.5, 4.0, and 6.0 mm² cables. They accommodate gPV fuses (ø10×38 mm) and offer multiple current ratings from 4A to 30A.
When mated, they achieve an IP68 rating and require a special tool for unlocking, following IET and NEC standards.
How to protect solar system: video tutorial
Are you electricians or PV Installer? It is worthwhile for you to take a look at this video. A guide and expert on the subject will be 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗢𝗻𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁, General Manager Elkay-Elmex.
Film transcription: PV Solar Inline Fuse Connectors 1000V 1500V DC
I just wanted to introduce you to fuse connectors.
First of all, we have a 1500-volt fuse connector, and we have multiple AMP options with these. Then we have the 1000-volt fuse connector. These are perfect for protecting a ground mount or any solar system where there is easy access.
We wouldn’t recommend using these types of inline solar connectors when you’re doing a domestic house or something where you cannot get access.
So, this is a standard straight connector. This is a locking type, so they cannot be undone without a key, which is the connector favoured by the current IET code of practice.
To fuse down — and the fuse is already sitting inside here — you simply undo your straight connector and pop your connector on like that. Job done.
That’s a thousand volts of protection there. You can put this between every panel or every other panel, and what will happen is, if there’s a problem, a fault, or an overvoltage in your system, the fuse will blow and protect your system.
So, no cables being burned out, no connectors being burned out — basically a safe system.
This time with the 1500-volt connector. So that was the 1000-volt one. There you go, set that to one side. Here’s your 1500-volt fuse. And again, very, very simple — and there you go, you fuse it down.
That’s an inline fuse connector, and it’s there to protect a solar system. You can put as many or as few of these fuses into a system as you like.
But that’s basically it. Any questions, visit elkay.co.uk and get in touch with us on the contact page.
Cheers.
Contact us today, and we can guarantee you get the appropriate partners and part numbers. This ensures the installation of compliant and safe Elmex connectors or Elkay's time switches and sensors.
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Paul Onyett
General Manager – Elkay & Elmex |
Danny GladdishSpecification and Distribution Manager |
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Karl Grant
Specification and Distribution Manager |
Richard BarnesSpecification and Distribution Manager |
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Francesca Graham
Orders |
Steve Anderson
Technical Manager |
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