ABB SENTRICITY™ for industrial-quality circuit protection for homes
March 15 2017 - 9:00AM
ABB has launched a new range, SENTRICITY™ Load Centers and Circuit
Breakers, which offer industrial-quality circuit protection for
residential use by including energy-limiting technology that
interrupts the circuit up to three times faster than conventional
circuit breakers.
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“SENTRICITY Load Centers and Circuit Breakers feature technology
previously unavailable in residential applications,” said Bernie
Ausdenmoore, product marketing director, Building Products, ABB
Electrification Products division. “This technology limits the
intensity of a short circuit and reduces the likelihood of
collateral damage.
“We developed the SENTRICITY Load Center and Circuit Breaker
solution in response to what contractors told us they wanted. We
took the list of issues they raised with existing load centers and
circuit breakers in the residential market and provided
improvements with new, standard features. We innovated to
make this equipment faster and easier to install, safer in its
protection of circuits, and better in its functionality. SENTRICITY
is the only load center solution available in the residential
market that offers all of these features and benefits as
standard.”
The SENTRICITY family of products, named for the ability to act
as a 24-hour sentry for the homeowner’s electrical circuits,
includes load centers and branch devices: Miniature circuit
breakers (MCBs), combination arc fault circuit interrupters
(AFCIs), ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and surge
protective devices (SPDs). Durable laser printing makes product
identification of branch devices easy. The MCBs, AFCIs and GFCIs
all use energy-limiting technology, making them the fastest and
safest devices of their kind in the residential industry. The MCBs
also feature visual trip indicators to facilitate identification of
tripped circuits, usually found only in premium-priced units. The
AFCIs and GFCIs use LED lights to indicate proper function and
self-testing features to ensure continued functionality. AFCI
circuit breakers also include diagnostics and signalization that
indicate which of three different trip types occurred, to
facilitate troubleshooting. The SPDs also feature a visual status
indicator.
In addition to providing better circuit protection to the
homeowner’s electrical system, SENTRICITY Load Centers are also
easier and faster to install with keyhole mounting slots and
simple, plug-on neutral AFCIs, GFCIs and SPDs that eliminate
pigtails.
“The keyhole-slot allows easy installation and adjustable
mounting holes ensure a flush fit, while the plug-on neutral AFCIs,
GFCIs and SPDs reduce the number of connections by a third,
eliminating the pigtail neutral connection and maximizing wire
gutter space,” Ausdenmoore said. “By making installation faster,
easier and safer, we increase profitability for residential
electrical contractors.”
SENTRICITY MCBs, AFCIs and GFCIs feature IP20 finger-safe and
fail-safe terminals up to 70 amps, which reduce the chance of
inadvertent shock, while helping to ensure that wiring is fed
properly into the terminal. MCBs, AFCIs and GFCIs also feature
captive terminal screws that prevent the screws from backing or
falling out. Backed out terminal screws are also featured with
MCBs, AFCIs and GFCIs, as well as neutral bars and ground bars,
which eliminate up to 50 percent of the work required to terminate
wires. The ground bars on the main lug units are installed at the
factory, which further contributes to time saved when installing
the equipment.
ABB SENTRICITY for industrial-quality circuit protection
for homes Additional product features include both
aesthetic and expandable design. The cover is flat, making it
easily concealed, and features holding tabs that enable hands-free
installation of the cover screws. Unique diamond-shaped knockouts
on the top and bottom enable easy removal from inside of the load
center for future circuit additions.
SENTRICITY Load Centers and Circuit Breakers are part of a
comprehensive line of circuit protection solutions available from
ABB that range from low-voltage products and systems for
residential applications to medium-voltage technology for utility,
industrial and commercial applications.
About ABBABB is a pioneering technology leader in
electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial
automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities,
industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing
more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing
the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and
Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100
countries with about 132,000 employees. www.abb.com
For more information please contact:
Kurt Andersen
Harris, Baio & McCullough
Phone: (215) 440-9800
email: kurt@hbmadv.com
Harry Hurst
Harris, Baio & McCullough
Phone: (610) 725-9600
email: harry@hbmadv.com
Lynette A. Jackson
Head of Communications
Electrification Products Division
Affolternstrasse 44, P.O. Box
CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)43 317 54 04
E-Mail: lynette.jackson@ch.abb.com
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