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Transistor Devices Introduces the LCE Series of Modular Inverters

August 06, 2000 by Jeff Shepard

The Advanced Conversion Products division of Transistor Devices Inc. (Cedar Knolls, NJ) has announced that the LCE Series of 1.5kVA modular inverters officially carries the CE mark and is compliant with the EMC directive (Class A) for both radiated and conducted emissions.

The LCE Series is a 1.5kVA dc/ac sinewave inverter that is scaleable to 30kVA, accepts a 48Vdc input and offers a variety of telecom-friendly equipment features, including a low-profile (3U maximum height), stand-alone or rack-mount operation, hot-bus plug-in, wide operating temperature range and true N+1 redundancy. The compact LCE sinewave inverter is designed for use in various telecom sites such as central offices, base stations, relay and transmission stations, private branch exchanges, and customer-premise equipment.

According to Transistor Devices, the LCE is designed to provide reliable, mission-critical power to electric utility sub-stations, fuel cells, solar-power applications and for ac power on specialty vehicles. The LCE Series also comes with a wide input range that allows the inverter to operate within the charge and discharge limits of battery technology, an operation intended for back-up UPS applications. The LCE inverter delivers precision-regulated output with less than one percent total harmonic distortion.

The 1.5kVA unit is under 12 pounds and is available in a modular, rack-mount (three-bay or four-bay rack with power plant manager) or shelf-mount (stand-alone) enclosure. Pricing starts at $1,250 in quantities of 100. Typical delivery for standard units is two to three weeks.