MAY 15, 2007 - PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Eaton Corporation released CurrentWatch family of current sensors and switches used to monitor current flowing in electrically powered equipment. The CurrentWatch family is accurate, highly reliable and easy to install in new and retrofit applications.With models measuring up to 2,000 amps AC and 300 amps DC, CurrentWatch products are ideal for applications requiring monitoring, protection, status or alarming. Typical applications for CurrentWatch include detecting pump jams, suction loss, motor resistance breakdown, belt loss or slippage, and mechanical failure.
Most CurrentWatch models are self-powered, requiring no external power supply. Instead, the sensors create their own energy from the current being monitored, conditioning the signal to provide an analog output.
Key features of the CurrentWatch product line:
- AC and DC current sensing
- Solid-core or split-core housings
- Self-powered, 24 volt AC/DC or 120 volt AC power
- Analog or discrete outputs for interfacing with control equipment
- Backed with a five-year warrantyEaton’s Cutler-Hammer CurrentWatch products are now available through Eaton’s worldwide distribution channel or by contacting your local Eaton sales office.
“When it comes to reliability improvements, predictive diagnostics, information and metering, Eaton’s CurrentWatch products are a great choice,” says Jeff Otterstein, product manager, Intelligent Power Sensing.
“With the extensive breadth of this line—more than 120 different styles—and many models with field-adjustable sensing ranges and a variety of industry-standard outputs, we have a CurrentWatch solution for a wide range of applications.”Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, uninterruptible power supply and industrial automation products and services.
Eaton’s global electrical brands, including Cutler-Hammer, Powerware, Holec and MEM, provide customer-driven PowerChain Management solutions to serve the power system needs of the industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, IT, mission critical and OEM markets worldwide.Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion.
Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety.
Eaton has 61,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries.