HBCs connect batteries in electric-drive vehicles
An Acal Technology product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jul 9, 2009
Acal Technology is sampling power connectors that deliver the high power rating and small footprint required for battery connection in electric-drive vehicles and other industrial applications.
Developed from Hypertac's HBB series of high-power connectors for defence applications, the HBC series connectors are industrial-grade, single-pole circular connectors that deliver standard current-ratings of 300 and 500A, with 750A available on request.
They feature Hypertac's patented Hyperboloid contacts, which increase connection reliability and achieve resistive losses of just 0.05m to simplify thermal management and improve power-handling capability in a smaller footprint and overall mass.
The HBC series also offers easy mating and quick release, as well as a gender-reversible, polarised design to facilitate assembly.
These features also allow for easier maintenance and fast changeover, which can reduce system downtime.
Design flexibility is enhanced with a range of configurations, with the choice of aluminium, nickel-plated or thermoplastic shells, in cable or panel-mount versions, with straight or right-angle back shells.
This allows users to select the best connector configuration to simplify their cable management architecture and further increase reliability by reducing interconnection errors.
Mated HBC connectors are environmentally sealed to IP67, finger-proof to IP20, and offer optional 360-degree EMI/RFI shielding.
They are rated for use at up to 1000V DC, and the 300A versions accept cable sizes of up to 70mm2, while the 500A versions are suitable for 120mm2 cables.
Acal's specialist design support helps designers of electric drive and industrial applications to use the HBC series to develop designs that reduce the cost, weight and size of secure interconnection.
Acal Technology's Design and Manufacturing Services Centre at Wokingham, UK, also provides support at the manufacturing stage, with extensive in-house assembly facilities for end-to-end product development and systems integration.
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