Century Aluminum upgrades LED beacons to replace old-fashioned beacons

[High-tech LED News] It is reported that the Hawesville Century Aluminum Raw Aluminum Smelter in Kentucky has been operating since 1969, with an annual capacity of 244,000 tons. The original incandescent beacon lighting system with a 400-foot chimney was installed in the 1970s.

The company said it hopes to upgrade its outdated technology to save energy and costs. A new, highly efficient Dialight Series L-864 LED red beacon is being used to replace the old beacon.

The new beacons can reduce operating expenses because they consume less than 10% of the power required for incandescent lamps, directly affecting Century Aluminum's bottom line production, and are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Since then, the company will achieve annual CO2 emissions. The reduction of 38 tons is equivalent to the reduction of the amount of carbon dioxide released by seven cars per year on the road.

Product Description


SPD Surge Protective Device,Lightning Surge Protector
Surge Protection Device (SPD)

 
It is a device used to limiting instant surge voltage and discharge surge current, it at least including a non-linear component.
 
Surge protective Device Model Selection
 
With the impact of international information flow, the rapid development of microelectronic science and technology, communication, computer and automatic control technology, make the building start to go for high quality, high functional area, formed a new building style-intelligent building. As inside the intelligent building there are lot of information system, <<Building lightning protection design norm>> GB50057-94(2002 vision)(hereafter brief as <<lightning protection norm>>) put forward the relative requirement to install the surge protective device, to ensure the information system safely and stable running.
SPD essentially is a equipotential connection material, its model selection is according to the different lightning protection area, different lightning electromagnetic pulse critical and different equipotential connection position, decide which kind of SPD used in the area, to achieve the equipotential connection with the common earth electrode. Our statement will based on SPD's maximum discharge current Imax, continuous operating voltage Uc, protection voltage Up, alarm mode etc.
As per << Lightning Protection Norm>> item 6.4.4 stipulation "SPD must can withstand the expected lightning current flow and should confirm to the additional two requirements: the maximum clamp voltage during surge across, capable to extinguish the power frequency follow-on current after lightning current across."  That is the value of SPD's max. clamp voltage add its induction voltage of two ends should be same with the system's basic insulation level and the equipment allowed max. surge voltage. 
 
SPD for Power Supply System Series Selection Guide
 
The installation of SPD at each lightning protection zone, according to the standard of Low Voltage Electrical appearance, make classification of electrical equipment in accordance with the over voltage category, its insulation withstand impulse voltage level can determine the selection of SPD. According to the standard of low voltage electrical appearance, make classification of electrical equipment in accordance with the over voltage category as signal level, loading level, distribution and control level, power supply level. Its insulation withstand impulse voltage level are:1500V,2500V,4000V,6000V. As per to the protected equipment installation position different and the different lightning current of different lightning protection zone, to determine the installation position of SPD for power supply and the break-over capacity.
The installation distance between each level SPD should not more than 10m, the distance between SPD and protected equipment should as short as possible, not more than 10m. If due to limitation of installation position, can't guarantee the installation distance, then need to install decoupling component between each level SPD, make the after class SPD can be protected by the prior class SPD. In the low voltage power supply system, connecting an inductor can achieve the decoupling purpose. 
SPD for power supply system specification selection principle 
Max. continuous operating voltage: bigger than protected equipment, the system's max. continuous operating voltage. 
TT System: Uc≥1.55Uo (Uo is low voltage system to null line voltage)
TN System: Uc≥1.15Uo
IT System: Uc≥1.15Uo(Uo is low voltage system to line voltage)
Voltage Protection Level: less than the insulation withstand impulse voltage of protected equipment
Rated discharge current: determined as per to the lightning situation of the position installed and lightning protection zone.
SP1 Series
 
Normal Working Conditions
-Altitude not exceed 2000m
-Ambient air temperature:
Normal range: -5ºC~+40ºC
Extend range: -40ºC~+80ºC
-Relative Humidity: 30% - 90% under indoor temperature condition
- At the place without obviously shaking and shock vibration
- Non-explosion danger medium, non-corrosion gas and dust ( including conductive dust) 
 
Classification
 
-As per Nominal Discharge Current: 
5,10,20,30,40,60KA(8/20µs)
- As per Maximum continuous operating voltage: 
275V,320V,385V,420V,440V,460V
- As per to poles
1P,1P+N,2P,3P,3P+N,4P
- As per auxiliary functions:
a. With remote signal output ( remote alarm function)
b. Without remote signal output
 
Selection Principle
 
- The continuous applied voltage on the two terminals of SPD should not more than the maximum continuous operating voltage Uc value;
- The voltage protection level Up of SPD should less than the maximum impulse withstand voltage of the protected equipment;
- As per to the different earthing system and protection mode to select the specification accordingly;

Product Features

1, built-in over-current overheating, temperature control circuit technology.

2, the module design, easy installation, online replacement.

3, low leakage current, fast response time, low residual voltage.

4, alarm indication device, green (normal) v red (fault).

Model/Technical Parameters WR-B60 WR-B80 WR-B100 WR-B120 WR-B150
Rated Operating Voltage Un (V ~) 220V 380V 220V 380V 220V 380V  220V 380V   220V 380V  
Maximum Continuous Operating Voltage Uc (V ~) kV 385V 420V 385V 420V 385V 420V  385V 420V 385V 420V
Voltage Protection Level Up (V ~) kV ≤1.8≤2.2 ≤2.4≤2.5 ≤2.5≤3.2  â‰¤3.4≤3.7  ≤4.0≤4.5

 Maximum Discharge

Current Imax(8/μ20μs)kA

60 80 100 120 150

Nominal Discharge

 Current In(8/μ20μs)kA

30 40 60 80 100
Response Time <25 <100
L/N(mm²)The Cross Section Of L/N Line 16,25 16,25 16,25 16,25 25,35
 PE (mm²)The Cross Section Of PE Line 16,25  25,35  25,35  25,35 35
Fuse or Switch (A)  63A  63A  63A,100A 63A,100A 63A,125A
The Line Section of Communication and Alarm (mm²)                                   ≥ 1.5   

Operating

Environment-C

                         (-40ºC~-+85ºC)
Relative humidity 25 ºC                                   ≤95%
installation Standard Rail35mm
Material of Outer Covering Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastic

Surge Protection Device SPD

Surge Protector SPD,Surge Protection Device SPD

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