ECAT, Expert Computer Aided Testing, addresses a broad range of EFT, Surge and Dips and Interrupts testing to meet Bellcore, UL, IEC and ANSI standards. Designed to meet the needs and standards of the telecommunications, power line and electrical industries as well as EMI test laboratories.

The ECAT is the most comprehensive test system offered by Thermo Scientific for analyzing product vulnerability. It has become the industry leader in technology, functionality and reliability. The precision with which ECAT pulsed EMI tests are performed eliminates the possibility of overtest which may indicate unnecessary re-engineering and increased production costs; it also eliminates the possibility of undertest which can leave your product vulnerable to reliability problems as a result of real world stresses.

A comprehensive, open architecture allows custom configurations to be easily assembled. And, each year new modules are introduced to expand the test capabilities of the system and to continually meet evolving test standards and customer requirements.

Designed as a flexible, economically upgradable modular system, a stand-alone system can be upgraded at any time with the simple addition of new modules thereby eliminating costly equipment obsolescence and redundancies.

The ECAT meets the test levels and requirements in accordance with national and international standards, including:

IEC 61000-4-4IEC 61000-4-5IEC 61000-4-11ANSI/IEEE C62.41UL 864UL 1449FCC Part 68CCITT Rec. K.17, K.20, K.21Bellcore-1089-COREBritish Telecom Standards

Available ECAT Test Modules and Capabilities, Build Your Own ECAT System!

EFT

• EFT burst testing to 8kV Model E421
• EFT burst testing to 4.4kV Model 411    
• EFT burst testing to 4.4kV with built-in single-phase AC mains coupler/decoupler in accordance with IEC 61000-4-4 Model E412    
• EFT burst testing to 8kV with built-in single-phase AC mains coupler/decoupler in accordance with IEC 61000-4-4 Model E422
• EFT burst testing to 4.4kV with built-in three-phase AC mains coupler/decoupler in accordance with IEC 61000-4-4 Model E423
• EFT burst testing to 8kV with built-in three-phase AC mains coupler/decoupler in accordance with IEC 61000-4-4 Model E434

SURGE

• IEC 61000-4-5, ANSI/IEEE C62.41 Cat. B and UL 1449 at 3kA Model E501B
• Telecom surge waves per IEC 61000-4-5, FCC Part 68 and CCITT Rec. K.17, K.20 and K.21 Model E502B
• Ring waves specified by ANSI/IEEE C62.41 Cat A and B and various UL standards including UL 864 Model E503
• Combination waves per UL 1449 Model E504A
• Lightning surge waveforms required by FCC Part 68 Telecom  Model E505
• Three-terminal 2/10us telecom waves per Bellcore GR-1089-CORE Model E506
• Up to five-wire (four-terminal) testing with 2/10us telecom waves required by Bellcore GR-1089-CORE Model E506-4W
• 10/360us telecom surge wave required by Bellcore GR-1089-CORE Model E508 & E508-12P
• Telecom True three-terminal testing using 10/1000us voltage and current waves as required by
• Bellcore GR-1089-CORE Model E509A
• Extended range combination wave specified by ANSI/IEEE C62.41 Cat B and IEC 61000-4-5 to 10kV and 5kA Model E510A
• High current combination waves to 6kV and 5kA as required by British Telecom standards Model E511
• Voltage ramps for testing surge protection components, such as gas arresters, as required by UL 864 Model E513
• Two terminal voltage ramps and 10/1000us current waves for testing telecom equipment and protectors, including gas discharge tubes and silicon avalanche devices, as required by some Bellcore and component standards Model E514
• High voltage, Category C high exposure, high-current combination waves required by ANSI C62.41 standards for service entrance and outside connected electronics, while meeting the requirements of IEC 61000-4-5 for all exposure categories Models E521 and E522
• Single phase, AC line coupler/decoupler for surge waves per IEC 61000-4-5 for power lines Model E551
• High energy 10/250us telecom waves required by Bellcore GR-1089-CORE Model E515
• I/O line coupler/decoupler per IEC 61000-4-5   Model CM-I/OCD
• Telecom line coupler/decoupler per IEC 61000-4-5 Model CM-TELCD

Combination

• Single and three-phase ac line coupler/decouplers for EFT and Surge waves per IEC 61000-4-4 and IEC 61000-4-5 Model E455x

Dips and Interrupts

• One phase of a three-phase, five-wire ac power mains for swell, dip and interrupt testing per IEC 61000-4-11 and other standards Model EP3
• Swells, dips and interrupts on ac power mains in compliance with and exceeding the requirements of IEC 61000-4-11 Model EP61 and EP62

The ECAT has an industry standard warranty of one year with expanded warranty programs available.