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ArcBox - Solar Connector Enclosure

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Marley Ltd

Enclosure for DC connector.

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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

Pr_60_70_48_62 Photovoltaic array junction boxesPrimary

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

ArcBox Technical Guide