With IE’s SmartCenter™ platform and line of integrated smart components the digital mine of the future has arrived today.
With over a dozen new patents, IE has revolutionized mining safety and productivity with our breakers, ground fault relays and monitors, and couplers, while our SmartCenter™ platform is integrating these products into the digital mine of the future.
IE SmartCenter™ – Powering Global Mining
Circuit Breakers
IE is revolutionizing the mining breaker, with automated MV and LV breakers meeting MSHA requirements for built in visual disconnects and grounding. Draw-out and other options create operational flexibility and reduce downtime, with built-in safety features like remote operability and visual disconnects.
- MV Mining breakers with built in visual disconnect – offerings in both 15KV and 25KV classes
- 1KVDO breaker offers draw-out functionality in an automatic (remote operable) 1000V 600A rating, with vacuum contactor and protection relay.
- Replacement MV and LV power and molded case breakers
- 1KVDO – 1000V, 600A draw-out breaker
- Utilizes contactor plus fuses for overcurrent and short-circuit protection
- Up 50 KAIC short circuit protection
- Racted for 10,000 operations
- IE175VB (17.5 kV Vacuum Circuit Breaker) with built-in visual disconnect
- 17.5 kV, 1250A Continuous rating
- 25kA Interrupting Rating, 95 kV BIL
- Available with UVR or Shunt Trip Auxiliaries
- IE270VB (27 kV Vacuum Circuit Breaker) with built-in visual disconnect
- 27 kV, 600A Continuous rating
- 16 kA Interrupting Rating, 125 kV BIL
- Available with UVR or Shunt Trip Auxiliaries
Ground Monitors and Relays
IE’s complete line of ground monitors and relays, which brings modern technology to a landscape full of 1970s technology, offers improvements in dependability and uptime, functionality, and connectivity.
- Multiple Ground Fault relays including Sensitive Ground fault relays / Earth Leakage relays sensitive to 20 milli-Amps.
- Multiple versions of Ground Monitors (Ground Check devices) built on various technology platforms (analog, digital signal processing)
- Diode based systems eliminate parallel paths
- GLT-500 and associated diode have MSHA approval (only approvals offered to updated code since 1985.
- GMS-504 offers multiple frequency and DC signals to eliminate nuisance tripping; works well with VFDs across all frequency spectrums
- MSHA Certified monitors for up to 5 kV circuits
- HV ground monitors covering up to 15 kV
Miscellaneous Electronic Mining Components
IE offers a wide range of voltage sensing devices and indicators, functioning from 120V to 15 kV. We also offer a complete range of capacitor trip devices and other energy storage devices to safely operate breakers in the event of a power outage.
- Best in class safety products including voltage monitors, and indicators and capacitor trip devices
- High voltage monitor with light and sound indicators for voltage indication up to 15 kV; Live Line Indicator (LLI) for 120V-600V applications
- Various Capacitor trip devices (CTDs) including best-in-class ICTD 2 with 6000 uF of storage capacity
- Typical storage time of up to 40 seconds, while charging in less than one second
- UVR test button for safe discharge
- TBD
Couplers and Connectors
Our line of LV plugs and receptacles, rated up to 600A, set the industry standard in terms of safety and ease of use. We offer a range of cable glands and MV connectors as well rated up to 25 kV, and multiple specialty power and communication cables and connector assemblies.
- LV plus and receptacles rated for 1000V and up to 600A continuous
- Removable two-piece insulator for easy field replacement/maintenance
- Hands free kick-flip covers
- Configurable for multiple grounds and pilot wires
- IRG 30 / IPL 30 – 300A rated for up to 4/O cables
- IRG 60 / IPL 60 – 600A rated for up to 500 MCM cables
IE SmartCenter™ / Digital Mine
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is transforming the power at your fingertips in everything from your home thermostat to your vehicle’s center console. IE’s SmartCenter™ now brings that same connectivity to your power distribution system, while keeping everything as simple as your smartphone app.
- IoT functionality – remote monitoring and remote control of electrical components
- Cheaper and simpler than PLCs, with built in, pre-programmed functionality
- Standardized User Interface (UI) and home screens for “app” like handling and ease of use
- TBD
