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YASKAWA HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTACT

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive information on Yaskawa's Bestact hermetically sealed contact units, highlighting their high reliability and maintenance-free operation in industrial control systems. These units are designed to replace conventional reed switches and mechanical power relays, offering simplified circuitry and enhanced reliability.
Product Specifications: Bestact units are available in large and medium capacities, suitable for various applications. They handle switching capabilities from 240V AC 1A to 5V 10mA, allowing standardization around a single switch type. The units are maintenance-free and resistant to vibration and impact.
Applications: Bestact products are used in diverse sectors such as elevators, medical equipment, harbor facilities, crane operations, automotive industries, transit vehicles, machine tools, water treatment plants, electric utilities, and steel applications. Special considerations are noted for nuclear power facilities and medical equipment.
Product Range: The document lists 10 series of products, including I/O Relays, Multipole Relays, Relays for Electric Power, Relays for Railway Signals, Limit Switches, Magnetic Proximity Switches, Pushbutton Switches, Selector Switches, and Auxiliary Contact Units.
Environmental and Operational Characteristics: Bestact units are hermetically sealed in glass tubes, making them immune to external factors like gas, humidity, water, oil, dust, temperature extremes, vibration, shock, and electrical surges, ideal for high-reliability applications under harsh conditions.
Standards and Certifications: The products comply with various international standards, including IEC and JIS specifications, ensuring high reliability and safety in severe duty applications.
Key Features: Bestact units offer universal control load applicability, eliminating the need for protective circuitry and separate power supplies, reducing control panel area requirements, and simplifying protective enclosures.
Specifications and Standards:
  • JIS E 4031: Shock and vibration tests for rolling stock equipment.
  • JIS C5003: General test procedures for determining the failure rate of electronic components.
  • JIS E 5004-1: General service conditions and rules for electric equipment used in rolling stock.
  • JIS C4530: Hinge type electromagnetic relays.
  • JIS C8201-5-1: Specifications for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear.
  • JIS C0920: Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code).
  • JIS C5010 to 5035: General rules for printed wiring boards.
Control System Simplification with BESTACT: The document compares conventional methods with new methods utilizing BESTACT technology, leading to a more streamlined and efficient system.
Features of BESTACT Technology:
  • Highly reliable contact due to new materials and innovative designs.
  • Sealed with inert gas to prevent aging and environmental influences.
  • Capable of switching both AC and DC.
  • Offers small surge/noise during inductive load switching.
Applications:
  • Rolling Stock and Railway Signals: Used in main circuit devices and control relays.
  • Electric Power Facilities: Applied in digital protective relay devices.
  • Elevators: Utilized in safety devices and stop position detectors.
  • Iron and Steel Facilities: Employed in harbor facilities and raw material yard equipment.
  • Explosion Protection: Used in oil pipeline and chemical factory equipment.
  • Machinery Safety Switches: Applied in food processing and semiconductor manufacturing.
  • General Industries: Used in waterworks, medical equipment, and aircraft avionics.
Technical Specifications:
  • Medium-capacity type: 24V 1mA to 240VAC 0.5A.
  • Large-capacity type: 24V 1mA to 240VAC 1A.
  • Rated insulation voltage: 250VAC.
  • Mechanical life: Over 100,000,000 operations.
  • Operating temperature range: -50 to +150°C.
Main Sections:
  • Applications: Outlines the use of relays and control devices in several sectors.
  • Electrical Life: Discusses the electrical life of relays under different load conditions.
  • Product Types and Load Control: Describes the characteristics of medium and large-capacity relays.
  • Specifications and Features: Lists the ratings, specifications, and typical applications of various relay types.
Key Data and Graphs:
  • Graphs illustrating the electrical life of relays under different load currents and voltages.
  • Tables showing surge voltage comparisons between Bestact and conventional relays.
  • Diagrams for relay connections and mounting instructions.
Critical Information:
  • Relays must be used within specified current ranges to avoid contact welding and glass cracking.
  • Proper coil excitation requires a genuine DC power supply with a ripple factor of 5% or less.
  • Relays are magnetically sealed but should not be used in strong external magnetic fields.
Specifications:
  • Coil Specifications: Available in 12V and 24V with a rated power consumption of 1W.
  • Contact Performance: Includes NO and NC contact arrangements.
  • Environmental Conditions: Operating temperature range is -20 to +60°C.
Precautions and Restrictions:
  • Avoid applying excessive force to relay terminals.
  • Ensure usage within specified ratings to prevent coil breaking or contact welding.
Features:
  • High-density mounting design suitable for microcomputer boards.
  • Hermetically sealed contacts for reliability in adverse environments.
  • Surge-less switching mechanism.
Installation Notes:
  • Specific connection instructions for coil terminals and DC circuit applications.
Model Variants: Lists various models with different configurations.
Diagrams and Figures: Circuit configuration diagrams and terminal layouts are provided.
Key Sections:
  • Contact Performance Characteristics: Details on shock resistance and insulation resistance.
  • Coil Ratings and Specifications: Information on rated voltage and coil resistance.
  • Features: Highlights include high contact reliability and space-saving design.
  • Contact Ratings and Specifications: Includes details on contact arrangement and mechanical life.
  • Vibration and Shock Characteristics: Specifications for vibration resistance and shock resistance.
  • Precautions for Use: Guidelines on polarity usage and mounting intervals.
  • Dimensions and Terminal Markings: Provides detailed dimensions and terminal arrangements.
Critical Information:
  • Operating and Storage Temperature: The relays operate between -40 to +60℃.
  • Insulation Resistance: Minimum of 100MΩ with a 500VDC Megger.
  • Impulse Withstand Voltage: 4500V for 1.2×50μs.
  • Contact Ratings: Maximum making and breaking capacities are specified.
Conclusion: The document provides comprehensive technical specifications for various relay types, emphasizing their reliability and efficiency.
Specifications and Characteristics:
  • Contact Ratings: Outlines various contact ratings for different relay types.
  • Coil Specifications: Detailed coil specifications are provided.
  • Operating Characteristics: Specifies operating and releasing times.
Procedures and Recommendations:
  • Mounting Instructions: Provides detailed instructions on mounting relays.
  • Connection Guidelines: Recommendations for connecting terminals in DC circuits.
Standards and Norms:
  • Withstand Voltage: Specifies the withstand voltage for different relay types.
  • Temperature Ranges: Operating and storage temperature ranges are provided.
Performance and Testing:
  • Electrical Life Examples: Includes examples of electrical life tests conducted on relays.
  • Vibration and Shock Resistance: Highlights the high resistance of certain relays to vibration and shock.
Product Features:
  • High Performance: Relays are designed for high performance in severe environments.
  • Versatility: The relays can control various loads and sequences.
Specifications:
  • The document outlines the specifications for multipole relays and heavy-duty limit switches.
  • Recommended socket type is Nalp 40a.
Procedures:
  • Installation and wiring instructions emphasize correct mounting.
  • Advises against using products in environments with condensation or corrosive gases.
Standards and Ratings:
  • The relays have a rated insulation voltage of 250VAC.
  • The limit switches are rated for a maximum operating frequency of 1200 times/hour.
Recommendations:
  • Ensure products are mounted on flat and strong locations.
  • For DC circuits, connect odd-numbered terminals to G and even-numbered terminals to F.
Features:
  • The relays and switches are designed for high reliability and environmental immunity.
  • They offer long-term maintenance-free operation.
Applications:
  • The products are suitable for heavy-duty applications.
  • Magnetic proximity switches are used for detecting materials without physical contact.
Overview: The document provides technical specifications and operational guidelines for magnetic proximity switches.
Specifications: Outlines specifications for different models of vane type magnetic proximity switches.
Design and Features: The switches are designed for high detecting accuracy and reliability.
Installation and Usage: Provides detailed instructions on mounting and using the switches.
Environmental Considerations: Discusses the influence of environmental conditions on the switches.
Applications: Suitable for various applications, including stop level detecting switches for elevators.
Specifications: Describes a 3-meter long heat-resistant cable suitable for high-temperature environments.
Influence of Ambient Temperature and Compensation: Temperature variations can affect the actuating and return points of the magnetic unit.
Connection Instructions: Provides instructions for using the switch in a DC circuit.
Types and Characteristics: Lists various types of magnetic proximity switches.
Mounting and Operating Characteristics: Provides mounting instructions and operational characteristics.
Applications: Used in various industrial applications.
Precautions: Provides mounting and wiring precautions.
Overview: Provides technical specifications, features, and mounting instructions for various types of switches.
Specifications:
  • Pushbutton Switches: Features high contact reliability and slim size.
  • Selector Switches: Designed for adverse environments.
  • Rainproof Selector Switches: Provide high reliability in harsh environments.
  • Micro Switches: Incorporate hermetically sealed glass contact.
Mounting Instructions: Provides instructions for proper separation between switch units and magnetic materials.
Key Features:
  • High contact reliability and mechanical robustness.
  • Maintenance-free operation in adverse environments.
Applications: Applicable in various industrial settings.
Contact Information: Yaskawa Electric Corporation provides contact details for its offices in Japan, Europe, and America.
Safety Precautions: Emphasizes the importance of safety precautions, categorizing them into 'WARNING', 'CAUTION', 'RESTRICTION', and 'REQUIREMENT'.
Warning and Caution: 'WARNING' indicates situations that could result in death or serious injury.
Restrictions and Requirements: Actions that must not be taken are marked as 'RESTRICTION'.
Product Modifications: Notes that due to ongoing product modifications and improvements, data is subject to change without notice.
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Hermetically Sealed Contact Bestact Provides High Reliability, Maintenance-Free Operation and Minimized Size in Industrial/Control Systems. Bestact is a hermetically sealed power switching contact unit having an excellent reputation in a great number of actual applications as an interface element for control systems. Customer-proven features of Bestact include maximum reliability as well as unsurpassed environmental immunity and durability under adverse conditions such as high temperature, high humidity, existance of gas or vapor, vibration and surge. Large- and medium-capacity types are available...

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ELEVATORS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT∗ HARBOR FACILITIES CRANE LOADING/UNLOADING AUTO INDUSTRIES TRANSIT VEHICLES DOOR INTERLOCK SW, AUTOMATIC TRAIN STOP ATS RELAY MACHINE TOOLS, GENERAL INDUSTRY AND FACILITIES WATER TREATMENT PLANTS ELECTRIC UTILITIES HYDRO, THERMAL, NUCLEAR∗ STEEL APPLICATION BLAST FURNACE, CASTING, ROLLING AND MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATIONS When Used in nuclear power facilities or medical 3 equipment, contact Yaskawa about the application methods.

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BESTACT IMPROVES RELIABILITY FOR VARIOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENTS. FEATURES OF THE BESTACT SERIES OF PRODUCTS Bestact = Conventional Reed Switches + Mechanical Power Relays Bestact can perform the jobs of both conventional reed switches and power relays. Because a single Bestact replaces both, circuitry is simplified and entire circuit reliability rises significantly. A substantial cost savings can be achieved in that no contact protection snubbers/diodes is needed, minimal connections and reduced wiring circuitry are needed in the actual circuit design. Bestact can switch both AC and DC loads...

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CONVENTIONAL METHOD RUN COMMAND DISPLAY INPUT INTERFACE NEW METHOD WITH BESTACT OPERATOR INTERFACE OPERATOR INTERFACE Type PBR, PLRC, PLWG REED RELAY AMPLIFIER INPUT RELAY OPTO COUPLED TRANSISTOR CALCULATION CONTROL AUXILIARY RELAY LOGIC AUXILIARY RELAY LOGIC OUTPUT INTERFACE PCB SOLIDSTATE AND REED RELAYS PROTECTIVE R-C SNUBBERS DIODES, VARISTORS PROTECTIVE R-C SNUBBERS DIODES, VARISTORS MAIN CIRCUIT DEVICE PROTECTIVE R-C SNUBBERS DIODES, VARISTORS FINAL CONTROL OUTPUT Type RIU, RI, RELAY RZDR, RB-3P PROTECTIVE R-C SNUBBERS DIODES, VARISTORS Note ARC PROTECTIVE DEVICES DETECTION AREA BESTACT...

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Hermetically Sealed Contact Medium-Capacity (Element Type R25 Large-Capacity Element Type R15 Highly Reliable Contact Employing New Materials and lnnovative Designs such as Wiping and Hammering Action, Bifurcated Contact and Back-Stop Mechanism FEATURES 1. Sealed with an inert gas, ensuring freedom from aging and influences exerted by the external environment. 2. The twin contact and wiping effect assures outstanding contact reliability; failure rate is extremely low. 3. Quick action permits a larger make and break capacity and longer service life. 4. Can switch both AC and DC, permitting direct...

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RATINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS Application Medium - Capacity Type Large - Capacity Type Contact Arrangement Rated Insulation Voltage Rated Continuous Current Contact Performance Rated Operational Current Maximum Breaking Current Maximum Making Current 5 Inductive Load Inductive Load Medium-capacity : L/R=40ms, Large-capacity : L/R=100ms Failure Rate Minimum Operational Power Ratings Withstand Voltage Across Contacts Insulation Resistance Operating Characteristics Power Frequency Drop-out Magnetmotive Force 4ms or less Bounce Time not included 5ms or less Bounce Time not included Operating Time Releasing...

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ELECTRICAL LIFE Electrical life tabulated below is B10 value in a single test (at the condition shown in IEC PAS 62246-2-1) at Yaskawa. It is not a value in a multiple environment such as temperature and vibration. It is necessary to test actual products before initial operation. The circuit that drives coils adopts a direct making method which applies rated coil voltage (instant ON and instant OFF). In the circuit where the voltage applied to coils gradually increases or decreases, electrical life might decrease. 1. ELECTRICAL LIFE WHEN APPLYING TYPICAL LOADS 1. For inductive load, L/R = 1 ms...

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PRODUCT TYPES LOAD CONTROL □ : Appliacable Medium-Capacity Type Breaking Waveform of Bestact Breaking Waveform of Conventional Relay Typical Waveforms at Breaking AC Inductive Loads

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Medium-Capacity Type RI-D MC, -E25MC (Standard type) Type RI-B MC, -C MC Large-Capacity (Standard type) Type RI-B MHC, -C MHC (High insulation type) INPUT/OUTPUT RELAYS Highly Reliable Interface Relays for Programmable Controllers and Microcomputer Control Systems FEATURES 1. Assures outstanding reliability in circuits of 100VAC/DC or greater as well as in electronic component circuits. 2. Directly controls over a wide range from TTL electronic level to large magnetic contactors or DC solenoid valves. 3. No output relay board needed. 4. Quick action in 5ms or less. 5. Excellent insulation characteristics....

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COIL SPECIFICATIONS (With polarity) Medium-Capacity Coil Resistance Rated Power Consumption W Maximum Allowable Voltage 170%E Approx. 1.2W 150%E Approx. 1.1W 220%E Approx. 3W 150%E Approx. 1.3W Operating Voltage Releasing Voltage 1. Values tabulated above indicate operations at ambient temperature of 20 . 2. Coil resistance values can vary by ±10%. 3. Maximum allowable voltage is the maximum value that can be applied to the coil in consideration of its thermal degradation and insulators in the relays. This is not a continuous allowable voltage. 4. Type RI- E and -C may erroneously operate if...

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Coils have a polarity. Connect as shown below for proper operation. Refer to (2) for a polarity of the connecting terminals. (2) Terminal connections for DC loads THIS HOLE IS UNNECESSARY FOR TYPE RI-HH, REFER TO THE (7) Usage except for mounting on printed circuit boards Where not mounted on the printed circuit boards, mount and wire so as not to apply any force to the relay terminals. Avoid bending the ends of the terminals. (8) Making / Breaking ratings Contact welding and glass crack might occur when these relays are used beyond the range of rated current such as maximum making current and...

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