Traffic Signal Suppressors
The Industry’s Best in Traffic Signal Cabinet Surge Suppressors – Unprecedented Protection Across America
G & G Technology is proud to bring you the industry’s absolute best traffic signal cabinet surge protection devices available.
To date, dozens of city and state transportation departments have begun specifying the Protector® for their traffic signal cabinets. That amounts to several thousand units around the United States, and not one has reported a lost controller or other equipment due to surges or lightning since the installation of the new units when adequate grounding is present. At G & G Technology, we are proud to represent Eaton Electrical, Inc. Innovative Technology’s products, and we look forward to the future in the traffic signal industry.
Nearly 30 years ago Innovative Technology® began building the best surge suppression devices for the industrial market. Fifteen years ago they developed the Protector®, the top of the line unit specifically designed for traffic signal cabinets.
Eaton® Innovative Technology® ITCF12030-RJ Surge Protector
Introduction
Since 1980, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has provided Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) to power quality equipment users around the world. Whatever your electrical surge protection need may be, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has a Surge Protective Device to fill it!
A transient surge protector is a device which is typically used to protect electronic equipment from damage or destruction caused by transient voltages and surge currents. These destructive transients most often attack equipment through power input lines, signal input and output lines and data lines and any other wiring coming into or going out of a chassis containing electronics.
General Features
– Peak Surge Current — 80 kA per phase; 40 kA per mode
– Description — Series wired, terminal strip connected, Multistage hybrid Active Tracking
Network (ATN) sine wave tracking surge protective device with remote alarm capability
and 2 pair (RJ14) telecommunication circuit protection
– Warranty — Ten-Year Free Replacement
– Unit Listings — Recognized components under UL 1449 Second Edition, UL 1283,
Telecommunications circuit UL 497A, CSA
– Manufacturer Qualifications — ISO 9001:1994 Quality System Certification BSI FM 30833
Mechanical and Electrical Features
– Enclosure — ABS Plastic UL94-5VA
– Connection — Wire clamping box terminals on 30 Amp models; Stud-lugs on 60 Amp models
– Weight — ≈2 lb (9 kg); 60 Amp models ≈3 lb (1.5 kg)
– Operating Temperature — -40°F (-40°C) to +140°F (+60°C)
– Application — Dedicated 120 or 250 Vrms single-phase ac power circuits operating at ≤30
Amps or ≤60 Amps, feeding variable frequency drives, process controllers, PLCs, power
supplies, microprocessor-based loads, CNCs and a wide variety of other mission-critical
and general-purpose loads
– Protection Modes — All mode: L-N (normal mode), L-G, N-G (common mode)
– Input Power Frequency — 47 – 64 Hz (ac)
– Response Time — ac – Active <1 nanosecond
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Eaton® Innovative Technology® ITCF12060-RJ Model Surge Protector
Introduction
Since 1980, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has provided Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) to power quality equipment users around the world. Whatever your electrical surge protection need may be, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has a Surge Protective Device to fill it!
A transient surge protector is a device which is typically used to protect electronic equipment from damage or destruction caused by transient voltages and surge currents. These destructive transients most often attack equipment through power input lines, signal input and output lines and data lines and any other wiring coming into or going out of a chassis containing electronics.
General Features
– Peak Surge Current — 80 kA per phase; 40 kA per mode
– Description — Series wired, terminal strip connected, Multistage hybrid Active Tracking
Network (ATN) sine wave tracking surge protective device with remote alarm capability
and 2 pair (RJ14) telecommunication circuit protection
– Warranty — Ten-Year Free Replacement
– Unit Listings — Recognized components under UL 1449 Second Edition, UL 1283,
Telecommunications circuit UL 497A, CSA
– Manufacturer Qualifications — ISO 9001:1994 Quality System Certification BSI FM 30833
Mechanical and Electrical Features
– Enclosure — ABS Plastic UL94-5VA
– Connection — Wire clamping box terminals on 30 Amp models; Stud-lugs on 60 Amp models
– Weight — ≈2 lb (9 kg); 60 Amp models ≈3 lb (1.5 kg)
– Operating Temperature — -40°F (-40°C) to +140°F (+60°C)
– Application — Dedicated 120 or 250 Vrms single-phase ac power circuits operating at ≤30
Amps or ≤60 Amps, feeding variable frequency drives, process controllers, PLCs, power
supplies, microprocessor-based loads, CNCs and a wide variety of other mission-critical
and general-purpose loads
– Protection Modes — All mode: L-N (normal mode), L-G, N-G (common mode)
– Input Power Frequency — 47 – 64 Hz (ac)
– Response Time — ac – Active <1 nanosecond
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Industry-Leading Traffic Signal Camera Surge Suppression – Complete and Superior Protection
For the protection of traffic signal cameras, the use of a HS-120-10A unit on the supply side of the AC feed (just before the 120 volt splits to each camera) will catch impulses and noise to each camera. In the event of a lightning hit on any one camera, it will attenuate the impulse before it goes back out to the other cameras.
After the installation of the HS-120-10A, the use of a ECCP-CCTV coaxial cable suppressor (shown below) in line will protect from impulses to and from each camera.
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ECCP Series Data Line Surge Protection
The ECCP Series devices guard sensitive data networks against lightning induced surges, ac power interference, electrostatic discharge and ground loop energies. Typical applications include: CCTV cameras, residential cable installations, terminals, file servers, repeaters and mainframes using Ethernet and most other communication applications.
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Eaton® Innovative Technology® XT50/100 Surge Protector
Introduction
Since 1980, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has provided Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) to power quality equipment users around the world. Whatever your electrical surge protection need may be, Eaton’s Innovative Technology has a Surge Protective Device to fill it!
A transient surge protector is a device which is typically used to protect electronic equipment from damage or destruction caused by transient voltages and surge currents. These destructive transients most often attack equipment through power input lines, signal input and output lines and data lines and any other wiring coming into or going out of a chassis containing electronics.
XT50/100 Approved – Critical UL 1449 Edition 3 standards Update
A UL-listed Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS) product provides a user with the confidence that their unit will not create a shock or fire hazard during use. In such major updates to Underwriters Laboratories Standard for Safety pertaining to TVSS went into effect on February 9, 2007, affecting all TVSS manufactured after this date. Click here to download the UL Explanation document. Click here to download Eaton’s Guide to Surge Suppression.
General Features
– Parallel configured, hard wire connected, Surge Protective Device
– Peak Surge Current — XT50: 50 kA XT100: 100 kA
– Application — Medium and low exposure level AC power service entrances, branch panels
and/or individual equipment disconnects feeding all types of loads
– Warranty — 5 Year free replacement
– Unit Listings — UL®1449 Third Edition; permanently connected; Type 1 and 2
– Nominal discharge current — 20 kA
– SCCR — 100 kA
– CE Compliant to IEC 61643-1 Test Classification I & II
– Vibration Tested to IEC 60255-21-1 & -2
– Manufacturer Qualifications — ISO® 9001:1994 Quality System Certification BSI FM 30833
Mechanical and Electrical Features
– Enclosure — NEMA® 4X (IP56) polycarbonate weatherproof enclosure
(meets or exceeds NEMA 1, 2, 4, 4X, 12, 13)
– Mounting — Threaded conduit fitting and multi-point case mounting holes (external mounting
feet available separately)
– Connection — #10 (6 mm2) stranded wire
– Weight — ≈2.0 lbs (1.0 kg)
– Operating Temperature — –13 to 140°F (–25 to 60°C)
– Protection — All Modes
– Input Power Frequency — 47–420 Hz (50/60 Hz typical)
– Diagnostics — LED indicators, 1 per phase, normally ON
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The Traffic Signal Report – The Industry’s Best in Industrial Surge Protection
Nearly 30 years ago Innovative Technology® began building the best surge suppression devices for the industrial market. Fifteen years ago the company developed a top of the line unit specifically for traffic signal cabinets. To prove that it was the best would require field testing. Several state and municipal DOTs agreed to try the Protector® ; their findings are stated below in the “Field Test Results” section.
Anyone who deals with electronics knows that lightning is extremely damaging to electrical components. Not as dramatic, but equally damaging, are the daily transient surges that occur in all types of environmental situations. To protect signal cabinets, low grade surge suppression units have been installed by manufacturers for many years. These devices are considered ‘one hit’ units. Because of their design, they can expire after a single surge. In the face of larger surges (i.e. over 6000 volts), the unit would fail and let significant voltage through to the equipment. Innovative Technology has designed a unit that not only withstands the repeated day to day surges, but also lightning. The reason for the unit’s longevity is that the electronic components used to curtail surge spikes are potted in a chemical compound, or conductive polymer. This allows the heat generated from surges to dissipate into the polymer instead of degrading the unit.
To date, dozens of city and state transportation departments have begun specifying the Protector® for their traffic signal cabinets. That amounts to several thousand units around the United States, and not one has reported a lost controller or other equipment due to surges or lightning since the installation of the new units when adequate grounding is present. At G & G Technology, we are proud to represent Eaton Electrical, Inc. Innovative Technology’s products, and we look forward to the future in the traffic signal industry.
Field Test Results Prove It – A Fantastic Return on Investment
How can you prove the Protector’s effectiveness? TEXDOT found a way!
TEXDOT tried the Protector (or “TRACKER”) in a location where they were experiencing repeated equipment failure. After the installation of the Protector the damaged equipment stopped coming into their shop for a period of several months. Then the technicians started seeing damaged equipment again and wondered if the Protector had failed. They asked the local district to check the status of the unit. They replied the G & G surge suppressor had not failed but was no longer in the cabinet. They had a knock-down at that intersection and when they replaced the equipment, they failed to replace the Protector.
– TEXDOT
“The Protector is a real budget saver”
-Kevin Eppley, Chesapeake, VA
“The Protector solved our problem with large pumps interfering with the operation of our signals.”
– Lou Roberts, Fresno, CA
“We had a direct lightning hit on a cabinet. When the technician bypassed the failed surge suppressor, the entire cabinet came back on line with no damage having occurred.”
– Jim Wilson, City of Tulsa
Paul Sykes from AZDOT reported problems with a VMS (variable message sign) that was crucial in alerting motorists to dust storms approaching along a remote section of highway. He installed an HS-P-SP-120-30A-RJ into the incoming power circuit and his problems have disappeared. They can now program the sign to read the appropriate warning messages.
The Protector® and Traffic Signals at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
First, a little background about LANL. The lab comprises some 1,200 hundred buildings at over 48 square miles with 12,000 employees, 11 traffic signals, and miles and miles of roads. The lab was established in the Jemez mountains north of Santa Fe, NM for defensive purposes and was the development site for the A-bomb in the 1940’s. It truly is technology at the highest level in the world, giving birth to Star-Wars technology and tremendous medical advancements. G & G Technology began doing business at the Lab in 1988 and has continued to do so for nearly 20 years.
In 1990, Mr. Danny Grijalva from LANL, attended a seminar on transient voltages, their origins and their effects on automated equipment conducted by Glenna Strickler of G & G Technology. He was responsible along with his supervisor, Mr. Richard Fox, for maintaining the traffic signals on the Lab’s campus. Los Alamos has the second highest incidence of lightning in North America, and as a result they had experienced more than two controller failures and numerous light bulb explosions every year. It was decided to put a standard panel mount Protector (which is the registered trade name of Eaton Electrical, Inc., Innovative Technology’s transient voltage surge suppressor) on each of their traffic signal cabinets.
These units protected the entire electrical system of the cabinets (not just the controller). The results have been astonishing! A performance statistics analysis on unplanned outages and costs related to maintaining signals subsequent to 1991 when the Protector units were installed found:
– A tremendous increase in overall reliability of the signals
– A budget reduction of 42% (from $60,000 maintenance budget to a $35,000 yearly maintenance budget)
In addition, Danny Grijalva and Fidel Martinez reported the following:
– No controller failures due to lightning in nearly eight years
– No more exploding light bulbs
The investment in Protector units would be around $6,000 today. The direct reduction in maintenance budge alone in the last twelve years is in excess of $300,000 – giving the Protector a magnificent return on investment of >3673%.
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