Miscellaneous Applications

Photovoltaic arrays are used primary in two ways to:

• Charge batteries that are used to power remote loads where installing a connection to the utility grid would be cost prohibitive
• Energize installations where the DC power is converted to 60 HZ AC power through a solid state inverter.

NK Technologies' DC Current Transducers can be installed so taht the output of the arrays can be monitored. These transducers are available in bipolar versions so that current may be measured during charging or discharging of the batteries.

Additionally NK Technologies' Power Transducers can be installed to monitor the voltage, current and frequency output from the inverter.

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C.T.s (Current Transformers) have been used for many years to measure AC amperage. There are many C.T.s installed throughout Electric Utilities, Process Plants and Manufacturing facilities. Typically a C.T. provides either a 1 Amp, or more commonly a 5 Amp AC output on the secondary side. In order to use this signal for a modern control system (DCS, PLC or DDC) or Data Logging System a signal conversion or conditioner device is required to provide an analog DC signal. C.T.s step down current and the secondary has to feed into a very low impedance to maintain accuracy. In the event that the secondary is open-circuited during operation the device operates as a step-up voltage transformer since there is nowhere for the current to flow and voltages of several kV appear on the secondary, overheating occurs and combustion or explosion often results. NK Technologies' Split-Core Current Transducers are simply and safely snapped over the shorted secondary of a C.T. to provide a fully isolated analog 4-20mA DC signal proportional to the current in the secondary, which in turn is proportional to the measured (primary) current.

NK's Split-core Current transducers are used to safely monitor the secondary of high voltage C.T.s used in power generation and distribution in the low voltage cubicles.

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As we become more aware of occupational health and safety, the need for protection against ground faults is growing. Industrial electrical equipment is fed via a distribution system which in turn is connected to a main feed. Ground fault protection may be installed, for instance at a main breaker, protecting the branch circuit but not necessarily a valuable or critical piece of equipment. Industrial Ground Fault Sensors from NK Technologies are designed to be installed in individual pieces of equipment or their electrical feed. The sensors provide an on/off output that may be used to operate a circuit interruption device like a shunt trip breaker or feed into an alarm system. With over 100 models to choose from, there's sure to be one to fit your application.

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Motor-driven tip dressers are used in conjection with robotic resistance welders in a manufacturing area like an automobile body assembly plant. Essentially they are like large pencil sharpeners and they require regular maintenance. After maintenance the dressers are not always switched back on, so that when the robotic welder requests tip sharpening, the tips are not dressed and poor quality panels. By installing an NK Technologies' Current Operated Switch on the tip dresser the status is signaled and an alarm is generated to warn if the dresser remains un-powered and offline. NK's unique split-core packaging is ideal for retrofit installation and the compact solid-core unit is well suited for OEM applications

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NK Technologies' Current Operated Switches are available in models that will switch at measured currents from just a few milliamps (mA) to over 100 amps. Detecting current flow is the definitive measurement to determine if equiment is on or off, a motor is running or not, a heater is on or off etc. NK's Current Switch products are installed for interlocking for operational and safety purposes.

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Automated drilling machines usually provide fast and accurate holes, that is until the drill bit breaks. The last thing a high production furniture manufacturer wanted to do is to keep drilling parts with one hole missing! NK Technologies' Current Operated Switches were installed over the current carrying conductor feeding the drill motor and when the amperage dropped below a preset level a signal was sent to the controller to stop operation so that the drill bit could be changed. NK's range of current transducers are used in a variety of applications on machine tools to detect status.

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