Stäubli Electrical Connectors, a global provider of PV cable couplers, has introduced a new product family of large-format cable connectors. They’re designed for carrying high currents in harsh and outdoor environments — ideal for both the PV energy and EV charging industries.
The new connectors, called BosCon, are the first to be fully cULus listed to UL6703 and CSA C22.2 182.5.
The full BosCon line is designed to seal, strain relieve, and terminate with low (Class B) and high strand count, as well as low and high flexible copper PV cable.
It features a unique coding system that allows for seven different mechanically keyed and color-coded rings on both the socket and plug ends, which can be determined at the time of assembly. This helps prevent the significant risks inherent in the cross-mating of poles and/or phases.
The new connectors are fully cULus-listed for factory and field installation with 3/0 AWG through 500 MCM copper cables with a maximum ampacity rating of 620 A at 1500V ac/dc.
The BosCon OPC16 is not only designed to handle large trunk cables in utility-scale systems but can also be used in the effective design and installation of EV storage/charging systems, as they’re ac and dc-rated to 1500 V.
The coming months will bring additional products including solutions for combiner boxes, panel receptacles, central inverters, and more. These will be followed by two more couplers (Ø10 and Ø21mm), which will round out the application range.
The new BosCon connectors for large-conductor cables are made in the USA, setting the standard for the safe and continued expansion of the PV and EV infrastructure industries.
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