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Flexible Conductors

Product catalog summary
Introduction
ERICO specializes in optimizing electrical power and earth/ground connections with flexible conductors, ensuring reliability and efficiency across various applications.
Product Specifications and Features
  • ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR: Insulated flexible busbars made from thin electrolytic copper layers, available in plain or tin-plated forms, offering flexibility, mechanical resistance, and self-extinguishing properties.
  • Insulated Braided Conductors (IBS, IBSB & IBSBR): Ideal for low voltage power distribution, addressing vibration and alignment issues.
  • Earth/Ground Copper and Stainless Steel Braids: Provide abrasion, corrosion, and UV resistance for power, earthing, and equipotential connections.
  • Power Shunt (PBC, PBCR & PPS): Connects transformers or generators to busbars, solving vibration and alignment challenges.
Applications
ERICO's flexible conductors are used in energy, transportation, and industrial sectors, suitable for indoor and outdoor, including harsh environments.
Certifications and Standards
ERIFLEX components meet international standards such as UL, CSA, and IEC, and comply with RoHS, suitable for marine and offshore applications.
Advantages
  • Space and weight savings due to compact design.
  • Cost savings by eliminating lugs and reducing inventory costs.
  • Improved reliability with direct connections, reducing failure points.
  • Enhanced aesthetics and ease of installation due to flexible design.
Specifications and Technical Characteristics
ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR is designed for electrical panels, offering flexibility and high current density. Parallel configurations increase current capacity, with detailed tables of part numbers, dimensions, and current ratings provided.
Certifications and Standards
Complies with IEC 60439.1, IEC 61439.1, UL 67, UL 758, and CSA certifications, RoHS compliant, and certified for marine and offshore applications.
Voltage Rating
Maximum continuous voltage is 1000 VAC and 1500 VDC, as per UL and IEC standards.
Product Features
Halogen-free, environmentally friendly, with high flexibility and insulation value, made from electrolytic copper with silicone compound insulation.
Accessories
Includes kits, end covers, support assemblies, and clamps for proper installation and cooling in electrical panels.
Applications
Suitable for connections between busbars and fixed switchgear, with kits for configurations from 250A to 630A.
Procedures and Installation
Installation process emphasizes ease of use without drilling, with torque specifications for secure installation.
Recommendations and Best Practices
Recommends ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR for efficient connections, highlighting compact design and flexibility, and suggests insulated braided conductors for better contact and vibration resistance.
Technical Characteristics
Insulated braided conductors made from high-quality electrolytic copper wire, offering flexibility and excellent electrical contact, with high-resistance self-extinguishing PVC insulation.
Data Tables and Key Insights
Includes tables detailing part numbers, dimensions, torque, and weight, aiding in product selection based on application requirements.
Conclusion
The document serves as a comprehensive guide for selecting and installing ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR and insulated braided conductors, ensuring compliance with international standards and optimizing electrical connections.
Customization and Made-to-Order Solutions
ERICO offers custom configurations for copper braids, tailored in length, width, thickness, and hole patterns, with options for PVC insulation and different wire diameters.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Emphasizes the importance of EMC in electrical panel design, recommending short and flat conductors to minimize high-frequency impedance.
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Flexible Conductors Solutions to Optimize the Design of Electrical Power & Earth/Ground Connections

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WARNING ERICO products shall be installed and used only as indicated in ERICO’s product instruction sheets and training materials. Instruction sheets are available at www.erico.com and from your ERICO customer service representative. Improper installation, misuse, misapplication or other failure to completely follow ERICO’s instructions and warnings may cause product malfunction, property damage, serious bodily injury and death. WARRANTY ERICO products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of shipment. NO OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING...

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Summary Flexible conductors for multiple applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Certicates & software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR Insulated exible busbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Flexible Conductors for Low-Voltage Industrial Applications The ERICO Advantages • Full range of high-quality, reliable, certified products • Innovative and compatible product designs • Easy to use – saves time and space • Maximize power density • A solution provider with strong expertise in a variety of markets worldwide • A worldwide team of experts in electrical power connections • Experienced manufacturer and global provider Energy • Electrical Power Generators and Distribution - Transformers - Generators • Renewable Energies - Windmills - Solar - Hydropower • Oil, Gas and Petrochemical •...

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Industry & Buildings • Buildings & Shopping Centers • Air Conditioning • Elevators, Escalators & Automatic Doors Panelboard • Power • Control & Command Applications: - Power Switchboards - Distribution Panel - UPS - Power Factory Correction Machinery • Tunneling • Crunchers • Printing • Welding • Packaging • Wood Working

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Flexible Conductors for Multiple Applications ERICO is trusted for producing high quality flexible conductors for low voltage power connections. Flexible conductors made out of braids or laminates are used in a variety of applications for current transfer or grounding/earthing connections. Expansion connections for busbar system Busbar and active electrical component connection (Example: circuit breaker, contactor) including most compact components on the market Flexible connection between fixed and moving parts Outdoor/offshore application or difficult environment (Example: abrasion, corrosion,...

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Flexible Conductors for Multiple Applications Vibration and reliability solution for connection Worldwide certifications, applications and product availability Connection for alternating current or direct current application Reduce time assembly or maintenance connection Motor, generator or transformer connection with busbar system Power connection between horizontal and vertical system Complicated and difficult connection for specific application

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Certificates & ERIFLEX® Software Tests & Certificates ERIFLEX components have received conformity certificates from several agencies/standards. Agency/Standard Approvals IEC 60439.1 Standard IEC 61439.1 Standard Underwriters Laboratories UL Recognized, File No. E125470 UL Recognized, File No. E220029 UL Recognized, File No. E316390 UL Listed, File No. E220029 Canadian Standards Association CSA Certified, File No. LL 90005 ABS American Bureau of Shipping Certificate No. 08-HS365878-1-PDA-DUP & Certificate No. 13-HS1018106-1-PDA-DUP Marine & Offshore Applications International Electrotechnical...

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Product Overview Product Range Typical Uses Typical Market • Heavy-duty power interconnection • Switchgear & control equipment • Overcome vibration/alignment problems • Circuit breaker, generator & prefabricated power network conductor • Electrical equipment manufacturers • Expansion joints Insulated flexible busbar (ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR) • Machinery manufacturer • Power generation • Variable terminating positions • Machine connections • Movable connection from massive busbar system • Alternative to large & multiple cables • Alternative to rigid busbar Insulated braided conductor (IBS, IBSB & IBSBR)...

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ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR - Insulated Flexible Busbar NEW Generation Flexible Busbar Patent pending insulation on ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR Flexible Busbar - a preferred conductor • ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR is formed with multiple layers of thin electrolytic copper, available in plain or tin plated • ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR connections are made by punching directly through the laminates. There are no lugs to purchase, helping to eliminate faulty connection problems and making installation simpler and faster • The insulation is a high-resistance, selfextinguishing PVC or silicone compound • Traceability code...

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ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR - Insulated Flexible Busbar Connection Types Skin Effect on A.C. Application - Between main power and distribution equipment (contactors, circuitbreakers...) - Between transformer and busduct - Between busduct and electrical cabinet Comparison of the penetration depth between: 1 x 95 mm2 Copper Cable - Requires less installation space when compared to cable - Reduces the length and number of conductors, reducing weight - Insulation allows for closer spacing than traditional busbar designs. Space/Weight Savings - Eliminates cost and installation of lugs - Reduces inventory costs...

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ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR Technical Characteristics ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR Insulated Flexible Busbar Technical Characteristics • Conductor is electrolytic copper (Cu-ETP) • Insulation is high-resistance vinyl compound: - Elongation: 370% - Maximum working temperature: 105ºC - Minimum working temperature: -25ºC - Thickness: 2 mm ± 0,2 - Self-extinguishing: UL® 94 VO - Dielectric strength: 20kV/mm Selection of ERIFLEX® FLEXIBAR according to the internal temperature of the panel Ambient temperature Internal temperature of panel (T1) Temperature rise of conductor = T2 - T1 = ΔT (K) ERIFLEX FLEXIBAR in parallel...

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