There are many products designed to combat fires like alarms, smoke detectors, fire blankets and extinguishers, but now the electrical industry can offer its own protection against electrical fires before they start.
Prevention is better than cure, says Dan Agnew following the launch of Eaton’s new arc fault detection device, the Eaton AFDD+, which eliminates the ignition point as soon as a dangerous arc fault occurs.
As the general manager of Eaton’s Power Distribution business, he says the concept of a device that detects electrical faults that could cause fires is not new, but what is new with the arrival of the Eaton AFDD+ is a single device that incorporates the protections provided by standard switchboard products, as well as protection from dangerous arc faults.
The new Eaton AFDD+ is not just an arc fault detection device (AFDD), it is a three-in-one wiring accessory that offers four forms of critical circuit protection: overload protection (MCB), short-circuit protection (MCB), earth fault current protection (RCD) and arc fault protection (AFDD) – all built in.
Eaton’s marketing manager for LV circuit protection products, Pete Brisbane, says the Eaton AFDD+ is the first IEC-based solution in the world to combine all of these protective functions in a single product.