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Lower power losses with new PV connector A
mphenol, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers a PV connector that meets all three of the highest certification
standards on the market, allowing this one connector to be used globally. Introduced at the Intersolar in Munich, the new H4 UTX meets IEC50521 TÜV 1500V- Class (All Access), UL6703 1000V (Americas) and JET 1500V (Japan). As one of the world’s largest producers of interconnects Amphenol has successfully been designing, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fibre optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon interconnect cables since 1932. A customer oriented supply chain and
As a cable harness and connector
The H4 UTX is a single cost-effective device for global use, says Amphenol’s Business Development Manager
Codin-Sorel Ureche
new technologies have helped Amphenol to achieve, a worldwide sustainable and highly-performing installed base in the area of photovoltaic (3GWp), CSP, as well as in the area of energy conversion and storage.
maker Amphenol helps planners and EPC’s to reduce installation, operation and maintenance costs to a minimum. Optimised plug & play connectors and pre-designed cable harnesses add value to our customer’s business in shortening their time to market and diminishing the risks for misconnections. Amphenol entered the challenging PV
industry successfully with the introduction of the H4 connector in 2009. Built on the patented RADSOK® high performance contact with the highest current carrying capacity in the industry, the H4 connector is the proven solution for the highest uptime and lowest costs of ownership. Amphenol’s H4 was identified as the best performing PV connector by several independent studies conducted by Photon International Magazine between 2010 and 2012. The H4 carries the highest voltage certifications available in every market, up to 1500V, and the highest environmental protection rating (IP-68) of any PV connector.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Amphenol Corporation Industrial Operation Division, 40-60 Delaware Street, 13838 Sidney-NY, USA
www.amphenol-industrial.com
Amphenol Technology Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Block 5, Fuan 2nd Ind. Park, Dayang Road, Fuyong Town, Baoan, 518103 Shenzhen, China
www.amphenol-solar.com
Tel: +49 211 977 14 104 Mobile: +49 170 808 73 90
c.ureche@amphenol-roe.eu
The H4 (top) and H4 UTX range
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