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Bourns Announces POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse Series Optimized for High-Voltage EV/HEV Application Accessory Circuit Protection

2022-08-29 | Return

○ Bourns® POWrFuse™ Model PF-K series is designed to ISO 8820-8 standards

RIVERSIDE, Calif., August 29, 2022 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced a new POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse model series. Bourns specifically designed the POWrFuse™ Model PF-K Series to meet ISO 8820-8 standards for the protection of high-voltage accessory circuits in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). These circuits are found in a variety of EV/HEV applications including electrical energy storage (ESS), battery disconnect units (BDUs) and battery management systems (BMS).

These new high-voltage EV fuses support operation up to 500 VDC and feature a 20 kA at 500 VDC interrupting rating and an extended temperature range of -55 to +125 °C. Individual models within the PF-K Series have current ratings from 15 to 50 A and are available in bolt and PCB mounting options. In addition, the latest POWrFuse™ EV fuses have been tested to Bourns’ internal automotive quality standards for environmental reliability, transient current cycling and device electrical and fusing characteristics.

The Bourns® POWrFuse™ Model PF-K Series models are available now and are RoHS compliant* and halogen free**. For more detailed product series information, please see: www.bourns.com/products/fuses/powrfuse-high-power-fuses#ev

*RoHS Directive 2015/863, Mar 31, 2015 and Annex.

**Bourns considers a product to be "halogen free" if (a) the Bromine (Br) content is 900 ppm or less; (b) the Chlorine (Cl) content is 900 ppm or less; and (c) the total Bromine (Br) and Chlorine (Cl) content is 1500 ppm or less.

Source: https://www.bourns.com