ArcBox - Solar Connector Enclosure
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Enclosure for DC connector.
Application
Key applications:
- BIPV Solar.
- Combustible Roofs.
- High-Consequence Locations.
BIPV solar installations are one application for the ArcBox since DC cabling is installed near combustible building materials. Flat roof solar installations above roof coverings such as single ply membrane or ashphalt is another. Some buildings, if put out of use even temporarily, would have high knock-on consequences – hospitals, schools, care homes, and factories are applications where risks must be carefully controlled.
Description
The number of solar installations is growing fast and with it the risk that mistakes assembling DC connectors lead to fires. Simple errors in installation that can cause an arc fault to develop include: poorly crimped joints, cross-mating connectors from different manufacturers, assembling electrodes while wet and incomplete insertion that doesn’t engage the connector locking mechanism.
Electric arcing results in incredibly high temperatures. The ArcBox enclosure simply snaps around a DC connector to ensure that if an arc ever occurs, it is safely contained and doesn't spread to combustible materials in or around the solar installation.
Features and benefits:
- Independently tested by KIWA in accordance with NEN 6063 and with >5 minutes arcing without spread offire to surrounding roofing materials.
- Independently confirmed by the University of Loughborough Department of Engineering that temperature under load remains within connector manufacturer’s guidelines.
- ArcBox improves fire safety in solar PV installations.
- High temperature refractory lining material.
General information
Color | Black |
Material | Concrete |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 150 mm |
Width | 50 mm |
Height | 48 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | V90/312 Photovoltaic systems H60/3 Roof tiling H65/105 Clay roof tiling |
Specification data - Photovoltaic array junction boxes
Enclosure | |
Material | Plastics. |
Labelling | |
Identification labels | 'ArcBox.' |
Length | 150 mm. |
Width | 50 mm. |
Height | 48 mm. |
Weight | 0.41 kg. |
Conductor Size | 4 mm². |
Lining | High temperature refractory lining material. |
Mounting | ArcBox Batten Mount 25 mm. Guidance for specification option: 4081797. |
Certification | Tested by KIWA in accordance with NEN 6063. |
Sustainability data
Material | Concrete |
Literature
ArcBox Technical Guide