NIC's
Non-Intrusive Current Transducers for
Industrial and Rail applications
Features
Non-Contact
Non-contact measurement of DC currents up to ±600mA.
24V DC
24V DC power supply.
Various output
4 to 20mA current output.
Protection
Reverse Polarity protection.
Relay output
Current trip with relay output.
Mounting
DIN rail mounting.
LED indicator
LED trip indicator.
Versions
Unipolar versions also available.
To assist wayside applications of Network Rail’s preventative maintenance program, by monitoring currents in rail signalling problems equipment.
Benefits
Maintenance reduction
Enables significant reduction in manual routine inspection.
Fix before failure
Helps detect system degradation before the point of failure for early notification to maintainers.
Approved
Network Rail and SNCF approved.
Intelligent
Intelligent infrastructure initiative for remote condition monitoring and proactive maintenance.
How does it work?
The NIC (Non-Intrusive Current Monitor) is used as part of the preventative maintenance systems on wayside applications.
The DIN rail mounted NIC units are designed to measure AC/DC currents up to +/-600mA when the primary cable is passed through the hole on the side of the unit.
The NIC provides a scaled 4-20mA current output to the end users’ equipment. This may take the form of a data logger which stores the raw data that can then be remotely downloaded for analysis.
Data analysis allows for trends to be visualised for equipment that might show degradation , i.e. current variations outside normal limit, thus allowing targeted maintenance to be carried out before actual failure.