SIMILAR PRODUCTS
Is there a TRIMBOX branded saving device?
No saving device or similar device has ever been produced under the Trimbox brand. Nearly 1000 different types of products are produced under the Trimbox branding Surge Suppressor, AC and DC Surge Arrester and Neutral-Earth Regulator classes.
Is TRIMBOX patented?
Trimbox is the only manufacturer in the world with 3 patents in Surge Suppressor and Neutral-Earth Regulator classes as well as trademark registration of Trimbox brand.
Does Trimbox produce surge arresters?
Trimbox is the first surge arrester manufacturer with 87.87% local content rate in all AC classes suchas B,C,D,B+C,C+D,C+D,B+C+D from 110V AC to 1000V AC andinall DC classes including PV from 12VDC to 1500VDC.
Don’t regulators or uninterruptible power supply sand surge suppressors do the same thing?
They have different uses but the same purpose. However, they have serious functional differences: Regulators have a variac system inside, which can be thought of as a single winding smart transformer. It raises the voltage when it is low and lowers it when it is high. However, regulators cannot prevent severe impacts such as lightning or transformer explosions and can themselves be damaged. They have no chance to intervene in sudden voltage spikes called ‘peaks’ and expressed in microseconds. Although the uninterruptible power supply has a much more advanced structure than the regulator, ital soneeds protection for the reasons mentioned above. You can also protect these devices with surge suppressors.
What is the difference between Surge Arresterand Surge Suppressor?
Trimbox is the only company that produces in both fields. In this sense, we can say that the useofsurgesuppressorwhilethereisasurgearresterisproducedtocoverthedeficienciesof the surge arrester in the simplest form. Since the need for very good grounding in surge arrester applications is sometimes not found in practice, surge suppressors that offer protection capability even if there is no grounding in such situations come to our rescue. In addition, while the surge arrester does not offer protection in a situation such as neutral breakage, we can also obtain protection capability in such a situation in the surge suppressor.
How does a surge suppressor work?
While the only technology offered as a solution in the world for instantaneous voltage spikes expressed in microseconds was stepped surge arrester applications, it was sometimes impossible to prevent the damage caused by the voltage rise between phase-phase and phase- neutral on the devices while the grounding resistance was transmitting between phase-earth. Trimbox has closed these gaps and created a serious difference in the world in protection function with the TRV aristorelement ,which is a patented improved model of the varistor that can be used between phase-phase with over voltage absorber production and offers protection capability even without grounding.
Are Trimbox products included in the unit price of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization?
Trimbox manufactures all products described in surge arrester classes and continues its production as the only brand that provides neutral protection.
Do you have dealers in Van, Bitlis, Muş, Hakkari, Şırnak and Malatya?
While we have sales points in 81 provinces of Türkiye; we have main dealers in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, Tokat, Samsun, Trabzon, Rize, Erzurum, Malatya, Elazığ, Diyarbakır, Bingöl and Van. Product supply and installation is carried out by electricians, panelists, smart home system companies and security companies in all regions.
Does the Trimbox brand have tests in accredited test laboratories on lightning and overvoltage?
Trimbox has realized the opportunity to test surge arresters and surge suppressors in Türkiye by establishing the test systematics in METU together with TSE. In addition, the first TSE certificatetobegiventoproductsabovethestandardwasgiventoTrimboxwiththereference number TSE-BDS-0001-1 and was certified by TSE in 2014.
TECHNİCAL QUESTİONS
Do three-phase products have to be plugged into a three-phase group fuse outlet?
Three-phase products must be duly connected to the output of a three-phase group fuse, three-phase residual current circuit breaker, or three-phase thermal magnetic compact switch. Otherwise, there will be a connection error.
The Surge Suppressor or Surge Arrester keeps tripping the residual current relay. What is the problem?
With residual current relays with a 30mA life protection threshold, this problem can be encountered many times. The easiest way is to take the phases from the input of the residual current relay and the neutral line from the output of the residual current relay when connecting the surge suppressor or surge arrester. The reason why we take the neutral from the output is to provide unlimited protection capability by opening the residual current relay in case of a neutral break.
What does the surge suppressor or surge arrester do in case of phase-phase supply to the mains instead of phase-neutral?
If there is a residual current relay, it opens it; if not, it opens the fuse to which it is connected. While doing this, if there is a residual current relay, it protects the devices in the system without damaging itself. If there is no residual current relay, then it protects the devices in the system by damaging itself and opening the fuse. Surge arresters have no protection function in such faults.
Does a surge suppressor or surge arrester offer a solution against low voltage?
Neither technology has the ability to normalize low voltage. Appropriate regulator technology should be used for such situations. However, if the low voltage in a place is explained by the insufficiency of the transformer, you can prevent the damage caused by such a surge with surge suppressors, including protecting the regulator.
What is the reason for installing a surge suppressor on every machine in factories?
In factories, apart from external factors such as lightning and transformer explosions, sudden voltage spikes caused by the machines operating in the plant also pose a major problem. Since industrial machines create large electromagnetic fields, their induction is also large. This leads to the generation of giant voltage pulses during start-up, demurrage, and electrical switching. These pulses cause the electronic cards of the machines in the enterprises to fail frequently. Therefore, it would be appropriate to use separate surge suppressors for each machine in industrial-type machines.
How many surge arresters or surge suppressors should I use?
In residential buildings, it will be sufficient to use one surge suppressor in each apartment, depending on whether it is single phase or three phase. In addition, it will also be appropriate in terms of the regulation to protect the common areas by installing a B + C 100kA surge arrester at the main electrical entrance of the apartment buildings. In offices, a surge suppressor to be installed at the main electrical input (except in special cases) is sufficient. In factories, one surge suppressor should be used on each machine. In addition, it will be appropriate in terms of the regulation to install a B + C 100kA surge arrester at the main electrical input of the factories.
Is additional equipment required if a surge arrester or surge suppressor is used in panels without residual current protection switches?
In surge arrester applications, it may be necessary to use an interrupter of appropriate value between the main switch and the surge arrester according to the catalog value in technologies such as B, and B + C class. In surge suppressors, there is no need for an interrupter up to 1000A; it can be connected to the main switch in parallel with a 2.5mm cross-section multi-wire cable.
GND SERIES
What is GNDSeries?
Genel olarak GNDSeries; Trimbox markasının bir modeli olup özelliği, nötr-toprak arasındaki potansiyel farkı düzenleyerek, hassas elektronik cihazların ve elektronik kartların zarar görmesini engellemektir. Bu görevi yaparken ayrıca monitörlerin ekranlarında (projeksiyonlar dahil) genel olarak toprak hattından kaynaklı parazit olarak değerlendirilen görüntü bozukluklarını da engellemektedir.
Can we visibly see the effects of the GND Series?
You can easily see instantly with the multimeter that the neutral-ground voltage has improved at the preferred rate. You can also clearly see that the interference in your monitor or projection reflection caused by the ground line is cleaned after the product installation.
Due to the interference on the screens of medical devices, we also ground them. Will this be unnecessary when we use this product?
You will not need to make additional grounding. If this problem is caused by the ground line, GND Series will provide a 100% solution.
Isn’t the neutral-earth voltage already stabilized with products such as power supplies or regulators?
Unfortunately, no. This problem is most common in systems where a power supply or regulator is used because of the importance of precision.
We are experiencing serious malfunctions in the scales due to the ground, is there a solution?
It will be a solution if you have a problem caused by neutral-ground voltage or noise on the ground line.
In our labs, we can’t install because of the neutral-earth problem. Will this product solve our problem without new grounding?
In many places with new grounding, such problems may persist. With GND Series, you can solve your problem by choosing the appropriate model product.
Is it conceivable that the GND Series products also have a duty against error in calibration and test measurements?
If such faults are caused by various noises on the ground, it will of course help you to get clearer data.
Do unbalanced loads have an impact on neutral-earth voltage? How does the GND Series provide a solution to such a problem?
It can be counted as one of the effects. The more different the powers drawn from the R, S, T phases in the line you are energized, the more your neutral-ground voltage stability will deteriorate. GND Series provides a solution regardless of the cause of the increase in neutral-ground voltage.
If a subway line, etc. passes near the place where we ground, does it increase the neutral-ground voltage?
Is GND Series the solution? Possibly, DC leakages from these systems can create a neutral-earth voltage. GND Series provides a solution regardless of the cause of the increase in neutral-earth voltage.
If power cables pass close to our earthing cable, will it cause an increase in the neutral-to-ground voltage? Can we limit this increase with GND Series?
Possibly, the further our protection conductor is from high current-carrying systems, the better. The GND Series also provides voltage reduction for such neutral-to-ground voltage spikes in proportion to the model you have selected.
Is the GND Series standard surge arrester or surge suppressor a product that additionally provides earth protection (interference, etc.)? Or does it only provide earth protection alone?
In addition to providing surge suppression and surge arrester capability, it prevents interference from grounding and minimizes the risk of shock by preventing voltage generation in the metal body where there is no grounding. So, it actually does both jobs. But of course, as an engineering and R&D company, we consider it more appropriate that the grounding is in the appropriate structure.
GNDSeries
Neutral-Earth Regulator
The GNDSeries is a model of the Trimbox brand and its function is to regulate the potential difference between neutral and earth to avoid damaging sensitive electronic devices and electronic cards. It also prevents image disturbances on the screens of monitors (including projections), which are generally considered as interferences, caused by ground.
