A FAST AND PRECISE CIRCUIT PROTECTION SOLUTION FOR ADVANCED BATTERY SYSTEMS DURING SHORT CIRCUIT AND OVERCURRENT SITUATIONS

The high current levels and power densities in advanced battery systems demand equally high-performance safety components.
Available in both passive and passive/active combinations, the GigaFuse from GIGAVAC, a brand of Sensata Technologies, is a fast-acting electromechanical device with low heat generation that allows for circuit trips at exact currents and features a design that easily pairs with contactors and eliminates thermal aging fatigue associated with typical DC fuses.

• Functional Safety: Passive technology with electro-mechanical release mechanism
• Fast disconnect: <3ms clear time independent from current level
• System protection coordination: tunable trip current to easily pair with HV contactors
• Optional active control: to provide designers flexibility of active/passive protection methods
• Up to 10MW interrupt capability
• 400A continuous current carry (4/0 busbars); Consult engineering for higher current