CasCade Automation Systems has more than 25 years of experience with power electronics for driving many types of electrical heating elements.
The RKC Instrument range of power electronics characterizes itself by:
- very high unsurpassed Japanese quality
- extreme reliability
- 1, 2 or 3 phase loads
- current range: 10-200A
- load voltage range: 35-480Vac
- suited for all types of heating elements
- family run Japanese business with extremely strong focus on very high quality and long-term commitment to its customers and products
- unsurpassed extreme long lifetime of the product ranges
The range consists of:
- solid state relays (SSR)
- thyristor units
- with or without built- in or external super-fast fuses
- heater-break alarm (for detection of broken or short-circuit on heating element)
- current limiter for inductive and MoSi2 loads
- industry 4.0 ready systems with MODBUS RTU interface
Suited for many types of applications and heating elements:
- resistive loads (resistance not dependent on temperature)
- inductive loads (i.e. primary side of transformer)
- molybdenum (MoSi2) elements (i.e. Kanthal super)
- silicon carbide (SiC) elements
Our specialists can advise you which unit is best suited for your specific application.
Which control method to select for your heating element?
- 2-leg versus 3-leg control?
- zero cross versus phase-angle control?
SSL series
A DIN-rail mount compact and low-cost series of solid state relays of 15 and 25A, 60-280Vac, designed to replace electromechanical contactors (normal relays) for 1 phase resistive loads.
SSNP/SSNZ series
A DIN-rail mount compact series thyristors of 15 and 25A, 100-240Vac, for 1 phase resistive loads. Benefit of a thyristor with regard to a solid state relay is, that this unit enables you to modulate the power to the load with a 4-20mA control signal from the temperature controller.
– SSNP SSNZ series catalog
– Instruction manual SSNZ series
– Instruction manual SSNP series
SSJ series
Compact, economic and low-cost series of screw-mount solid state relays of 15, 25 and 45A, 35-264Vac, designed to replace electromechanical contactors (normal relays) for 1 phase resistive loads.
SST series
Screw-mount solid state relays of 10, 20 and 30A, 100-240Vac, for 3 phase resistive loads with optional heater break alarm.
THV-1 series
The THV-1 series are very rugged and reliable universal 1 phase thyristor units.
The THV-1 is suited for the following loads:
- resistive
- transformer primary side
Current ranges from 20-100A
Load voltage ranges from 100-240Vac
THV-10 series
The THV-10 series are very rugged and reliable universal 1 phase thyristor units. The 20-30A version (left) is ultra compact and lightweight.
The THV-10 is suited for the following loads:
- resistive
- transformer primary side
Current ranges from 20-200A
Load voltage ranges from 100-240Vac
It can very easily be configured with the USB port on the front with using the COM K2 interface with free configuration software
The 10-100A units can be made industry 4.0 ready with the optional MODBUS RTU RS-485 interface
– THV-10 series catalog
– Instruction manual THV-10 series
– Communication manual THV-10 series
THV-40 series
The THV-40 series are very rugged and reliable universal 1 phase thyristor units.
The THV-40 is suited for the following loads:
- resistive
- transformer primary side
Current ranges from 20-200A
Load voltage ranges from 380-480Vac
It can very easily be configured with the USB port on the front with using the COM K2 interface with free configuration software
THW-A1/A4 series
The THW-A1/A4 series are very rugged and reliable universal 3 phase thyristor units.
The THW-A1/A4 is suited for all kinds of loads:
- resistive
- transformer primary side
- cold resistance (Kanthal Super MoSi2)
- silicium carbide (SiC)
Current ranges from 20-100A
Load voltage ranges from 100-240Vac (THW-A1), 400-440Vac (THW-A4)
– THW-A1/A4 series catalog
– Instruction manual THW-A1 series 200Vac
– Instruction manual THW-A4 series 400Vac
THV-A1 series
The THV-A1 series are very rugged and reliable universal advanced high performance 1 phase thyristor units.
Discontinued, replaced by THV-10.
The THV-A1 is suited for all kinds of loads:
- resistive
- transformer primary side
- cold resistance (Kanthal Super MoSi2)
- silicium carbide (SiC)
Current ranges from 20-200A
Load voltage ranges from 100-240Vac
These units can be made industry 4.0 ready with the optional MODBUS RTU RS-485 interface
– THV-A1 series catalog
– Instruction manual THV-A1 series
– Communication instruction manual THV-A1 series
