The (3) electrical assemblies described in
the Ultrasonic Processing Equipment Construction Details Section need to be
placed inside a protected environment. The long term operational success of an
ultrasonic processing installation is dependent upon how the electrical
components are packaged and protected.
The features listed below covers the
majority of the installation requirements. Various features can be installed
into your system to maximize installation success. We have found that our
systems built with the proper packaging methods will operate year-after-year
with predictable performance.
Electrical Enclosures The ultrasonic generator module(s) is
(are) mounted inside an electrical enclosure to protect your personnel and
our electronics. The enclosure contains the ultrasonic generators, system
control circuits, and ancillary electronic & electrical hardware. We offer
several different types of enclosures to accommodate the requirements of the
installation site.
The majority of our systems are built with
either NEMA-1, NEMA-4 or NEMA-12 generator/electrical enclosures, (IP20, IP66 or
IP55, respectively). The actual enclosure rating is determined by the cooling
method used for cooling the electronics located within. We offer ambient air
cooling, water cooling coils or refrigerated cabinet coolers for total
environmental isolation.
Small ultrasonic systems typically have
the generator mounted inside a table-top cabinet. We also offer wall-mount and
floor mounted enclosures for our multiple generator systems. The properly rated
enclosure will effectively protect personnel and isolate environmental hazards
from our sensitive electronic components.
CE Compliant Systems.
Most of our Ultrasonic Processing Products
can be packaged for export to Europe. We build our systems with IEC/EC wiring
methodologies and components to simplify equipment familiarity and service.
Sound Abatement Enclosures
Our Sound Abatement Technology allows us
to build high-power Ultrasonic Reactors and meet local sound/noise requirements.
We offer several different styles of enclosures for our diversified product
line. The Sound Enclosure may by equipped with quick-assess hinged doors,
utility panels, ancillary hardware and/or devices. We can easily customize an
enclosure to match your installation requirements, conveyance line locations and
safety concerns.
Water Cooled Transducers
We can equip our ultrasonic hardware with
transducers which are wired with a sealed electrical package. The sealed
electrical package is our preferred wiring method for wet and hostile dust
installation environments. There are no exposed electrical terminals or
junctions that could create electrical shorts and compromise reliability. The
sealed electrical package on some systems can be operated dry without
compromising system performance.
Explosion-proof Equipment
We can build our ultrasonic hardware to
meet your explosion-proof installation requirements. Some of our ultrasonic
products are explosion-proof due to system design and packaging methodologies.
We prefer to air/gas purge our large flat plate resonators to assure absolute
protection and to maximize acoustic performance.
If the installation site requires this
degree of protection, we will be glad to discuss the engineering details for
your system.
November 28, 2005 UPE-HP.WEB
Advanced
Sonic Processing Systems
Advanced Sonics LLC
324 Christian Street
Oxford, CT 06478 USA