9 Corporation introduces the Ground Transient Terminator - the world's first UL approved filtering device to safely install in series with the ground line of electronic equipment to completely eliminate ground transients. The Ground Transient Terminator (GTT) technology developed by ECM Electronics and distributed by 9 Corporation sets a new standard for electrical transient and surge suppression for electronic equipment.Unlike conventional suppression techniques using Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV), gas tube, or silicon diode technology, the GTT is the first suppression device approved by Underwriters Laboratories to go directly on the ground line of electronic equipment to prevent disruptions in operation.
The technology incorporates a patented circuit with no moving parts or sensitive electronics, and as a result, does not pose any threat to intrinsic safety ground, and is the first to be UL approved for use in grounding applications. “No previous power protection technology addressed the unsolved problem of ground transients entering a system through the ground line,” explains Dan Weaver, ECM. “By eliminating transients on the ground, potentially damaging voltages have no means to enter equipment.” For years engineers have tried to put inductors on the ground line to eliminate ground transients, but suitable-rated inductors had too high dcR and were unable to cover a wide enough frequency range to be effective.
By combining newly-developed core properties in this filter, we have solved these issues. The GTT works by opposing changes in electron flow on the ground wire. This slows the damaging rise and fall time of a transient voltage wave form rather than clipping it off, controlling frequency rather than amplitude. The filter is designed to achieve sufficient attenuation in the frequency ban which covers interference,a nd minimal attenuation at 50/60Hz, thus eliminating transient surges on the ground wire. With the GTT Protection installed directly on the ground line, equipment becomes less susceptible to system crashes, lock-ups, loss of information, false alarms and other malfunctions.
This increased reliability leads to greater organizational productivity and ultimately an improved bottom-line. For more information, visit our website at www.9corp.com Or contact: 9 Corporation1121 E. Main Street #340St.
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