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Surge-Protective Devices

Eaton's product line manager, Carey Mossop, describes the major changes to the UL® standard for surge-protective devices, UL 1449 3rd Edition. The mandatory compliance date of September 29, 2009 is fast approaching, and Carey explains the major changes to this standard and points out parameters that consulting and specifying engineers must add to their specifications.

Online Catalogs & Newsletters

	Consulting Application Guide 14th Edition Click here to request your copy Table of Contents
	Product Specification Guide CSI Alphabetical Index CSI 1995/CSI 2004
	Consulting Engineer Newsletters Click here to request future electronic copies Click here to view all newsletters Click here to subscribe to the Consultant & Engineer Newsletter
	Electrical Aftermarket Products and Solutions Catalog Table of Contents

Automatic Tab Updater
An exciting new feature on the Consulting Application Guide and Product Spec Guide is the option to install the Eaton Automatic Tab Updater (ATU). The ATU is a comprehensive expandable desktop library that automatically notifies and enables you to update your files. Download this program to better manage “CAG” and “PSG” PDF files loaded on your computer. The ATU will look for catalog tabs that have changed on the Eaton web site and automatically notifies you when updates are available. No more searching through thick catalogs and indexes and comparing online electronic files with hard copies. Let the ATU do the work for you.

SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

	Energy Saver System for Eaton 9390 and 9395 UPSs The Energy Saver System is now available for the Eaton 9390 and 9395 UPS products. Energy Saver System uses advanced detection and switching algorithms to provide complete protection to the load while maximizing UPS efficiency at 99%. This enhanced efficiency, when compared to legacy UPS equipment, can save thousands of dollars in operating costs paying for the entire UPS in 3 to 5 years. Energy Saver System also helps customers take advantage of energy credits and rebates being offered by utility providers across the country.
	Series NRX Low Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Introducing the Series NRX Low Voltage Power Circuit Breaker - A major breakthrough of minor proportions! When building space is at a premium, or when system upgrading requires additional functionality, Series NRX is the solution.
	Clean Power Drives The harmful effects of harmonics are often brought into the discussion concerning rising costs in the electrical system. Harmonics are distorted electrical waveforms that introduce inefficiencies into an electrical system. They produce wasteful heat and cannot be converted into useful energy. Harmonics flow into the electrical system as a result of nonlinear electronic switching devices, such as adjustable frequency drives (AFDs), computer power supplies and energy efficient lighting. Eaton recognizes these concerns and has created a marketing piece to help you and your customers better understand the different solutions to harmonics offered on the market. The brochure reviews the issues at hand, including what harmonics are, who is concerned and why.
	Dry-Type Distribution Transformer The Dry-Type Distribution Transformer product line is in the final stages of consolidating three-phase 15 kVA and 30 kVA ventilated transformers into the same enclosure as the 45 kVA design. This change will be implemented on units manufactured starting February 4, 2008. More information.
	Space Saving Solutions From our new Cutler-Hammer® Series G molded case circuit breakers that save 1/3 of the panel space compared to competitive breakers…to our new line of Cutler-Hammer® front-accessible low voltage and medium voltage switchgear…to our Powerware® BladeUPS products that can be mounted directly in a 19” rack for datacenter application. Eaton has the products and solutions to help you get the job done – in the least amount of space possible.
	Introducing Eaton’s New MV Adjustable Frequency Drive Eaton has built the Ampgard SC 9000 to be the medium voltage motor control solution of choice. As a stand alone drive or as a component of an Ampgard Integrated Control - Gear configuration, the SC 9000 delivers when it comes to reliability, system flexibility, and ease-of-use. While compact, clean, and quiet, the SC 9000 has the power to perform in the harshest of industries.
	IQ 250 and 260 Electronic Meters Eaton is pleased to announce the availability of the Eaton IQ 250 and 260 electronic meters. Providing the first line of defense against costly power problems, the Eaton IQ 250 and 260 electronic power meters can perform the work of an entire wall of legacy metering equipment; providing high-end capabilities you would not expect from affordable, ultra-compact meters.
	Disparate Systems? No Matter. Get it Webinized With Eaton’s Power Xpert® Gateway Eaton’s Power Xpert Gateway 400 Web-enables vital power quality information and device statuses. Excellent for electrical assemblies, a motor control center, low/medium voltage switchgear or switchboard, the Power Xpert Gateway 400 consolidates available data from components such as breakers, meters, motor controllers and protective relays. It translates various protocols allowing all devices will be visible for at-a-glance monitoring via a Web browser.
	Eaton 9395 UPS With an unprecedented level of power performance, reliability, and efficiency, the state-of-the-art Eaton 9395 UPS has raised the bar in three-phase power protection technology. As IT managers, facility managers and CIOs feel increasing pressure to achieve zero downtime, and availability requirements rise, the search for the most reliable and efficient power protection system has become even more critical. But that search is now over. For more than 40 years, Eaton has been dedicated to delivering the most technologically advanced products for our customers’ mission-critical applications--a commitment exemplified by the new Powerware 9395.
	Arc Flash Resistant Low Voltage Motor Control Center Eaton has designed and developed the industry's first ever Arc Flash Resistant Low Voltage Motor Control Center (MCC). FlashGard™ addresses the dangers associated with an arc flash event and is the first in the industry to offer features to help prevent injury from electric shock, arc-flash burn, and arc-blast impacts. FlashGard focuses on four important factors including prevention, reduction of the time-available fault current, maintaining the unit door closed during testing and troubleshooting, and removing voltages dangerous to life from the unit.
	Arc-Flash Safety Solutions The risk of arc flash incidents is a key safety issue, and no one is in a better position than Eaton to provide a broad range of solutions, from studies, analysis and recommendations through products, installation, commissioning and training. And now there is a place that pulls it all together.
	New EZ™ Box and EZ™ Trim Panelboards Eaton’s new EZ™ box and EZ™ trim represents the first significant change in panelboard box and trim designs in more than a half-century. The EZ box and EZ trim have been designed for faster, more secure and safer installations.
	Integrated Facility Systems™ The Cutler-Hammer Integrated Facility System™ (IFS) is the latest innovation for electrical distribution equipment from Eaton Corporation. This unique solution integrates Cutler-Hammer electrical distribution equipment into one space-saving switchboard structure while maintaining or expanding the available wiring space. Click here for a video that illustrates the advantages of the Integrated Facility System Switchboard for electrical consultants and system designers.
	Interactive ATC-300 Controller Demonstration In this day and age when electrical power is so critical to your organization's everyday operation, the Eaton ATC-300 Automatic Transfer Switch Controller will ensure your power needs are always met. See the Eaton ATC-300 controller in action. Watch a demonstration of how the transfer switch works.
	MEF Switchgear is EC&M "Product of the Month" Eaton's Cutler-Hammer Metal Enclosed Front (MEF) Accessible Switchgear is EC&M's "Product of the Month" for March 2006.
	Total Drive Solutions Total drives solutions for every industry and application. That's Eaton's Cutler-Hammer. It all starts with a commitment to building the right product for every application. Whether it is a standard product from the catalog, or a custom solution, Eaton delivers. That's exactly what you'll find in every product we bring to market.
	Automatic Transfer Switches Updated! The Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) product web pages have been completely redone, to reflect our most current product offering, and our commitment to improving product selection. The ATS home page is now organized by market segment, so that one can easily identify the right switch for their specific applications, without an intimate knowledge of our products.

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TRAINING AND TOOLS

Launch n Learn
Launch ‘n Learns
Eaton’s “Launch ‘n Learns” are byte-sized technical and application presentations delivered straight to your desk, served up in 40 minutes or less. You can pause and resume these presentations at any time.

101 Basics Training
Eaton's Award winning, self-paced study series introducing the fundamentals of distributing, controlling and using electricity.

Interactive Product Demonstrations
Eaton's interactive product demonstrations illustrate the features, functions, benefits, and applications of a variety of innovative power distribution products.

HOT TOPICS

Electric Savings
Discover energy savings in power-factor control, VFDs and lighting
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Selective Coordination
In the design of Emergency Distribution Systems, Elevator feeders, and Legally Required Systems, today’s engineer faces greater challenges in meeting NEC requirements regarding Selective Coordination. Eaton provides a wide range of design tools and educational material related to this important topic.

Eaton’s Power Systems Experience Center (PSEC)
Located in Pittsburgh, PA, this 8,000 square foot facility houses a full scale power system used to demonstrate power system problems and solutions commonly found in commercial, industrial, datacenter and residential power systems today. Contact your local Eaton representative to set up a visit to this unique training and demonstration facility.

Blackout Tracker
Eaton continually monitors blackouts to show the causes and impact of power outages across the U.S. On the Blackout Tracker, you can view a region or individual state to see specific power outage information. You can request a Blackout Tracker annual report or report a local power outage.

Eaton Contributes To Arc Flash Collaborative Research Project
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it contributed $500,000 to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Arc Flash Phenomena Collaborative Research Project.

Insulating and Switching Media in Medium Voltage Distribution and Medium Voltage Motor Control
Vacuum and SF6 have replaced air and oil as the most common insulating materials in MV Circuit Breakers. This white paper discusses the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of each type of material.

New whitepaper from Eaton discusses NEC Floor Space requirements
The National Electrical Code has specific clearance and working space requirements for electrical equipment. The following whitepaper discusses these requirements and introduces innovative ways to save floor space while fully meeting NEC code requirements.

Harmonic Mitigating Transformers-Education & Information
This page provides a complete Lunch n' Learn HMT Webinar Video and related literature.

Eaton Corporation Updates its Seismic Web Page
Click here for your one-stop, all-inclusive resource relating to Eaton's commitment to testing and qualifying the electrical distribution & power control equipment. Eaton has tested and seismically proven for the requirements exceeding the Uniform Building Code, the California Building Code, Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., and the 2000 International Building Code.

UL1449 2nd Edition test requirements affect all TVSS products manufactured after February 9, 2007
Major updates to Underwriters Laboratories Standard for Safety for Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (UL 1449) went into effect on February 9, 2007 and affect all Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS) manufactured after this date.

New Law Impacts Distribution Transformers Manufactured after January 1, 2007
Federal Law 10 CFR Part 431 will prohibit transformer manufacturers from manufacturing low voltage dry-type distribution transformers, intended for sale in the United States and U.S. territories, that do not meet minimum energy efficiency standards set forth in NEMA Standard TP-1.

Environmental Stewardship (LEED/Green)
The market for high-performance buildings and homes is growing at a rapid pace. Explore our Environmental Stewardship website to find out how being Green can also help your bottom line. Get tips for streamlining design and construction. Learn which strategies deliver the biggest paybacks.

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