DC Disconnect Switches for the Renewable Energy Industry

As investments in the production of renewable energy continues to increase, the importance of protecting these new technologies with accurate overcurrent protection and integrated error signaling builds.   E-T-A's system solutions, circuit breakers, isolators, power distribution systems, electronic relays and emergency switches ensure dependable solutions for the latest state-of-the-art green technologies entering the market today including: solar technology (photovoltaic and solar thermal power) as well as hydroelectric and wind power generation.

E-T-A works closely with companies in the renewable energy sector developing products including:

• Electronic circuit protectors, ideally suited to battery-buffered DC 12 V and 24 V DC applications due to their low power consumption
• Remotely controlled circuit breakers
• Isolation and disconnection of high DC voltages in inverters and generator junction boxes
• Protection of stand-alone systems