Power Resistors for the Railway Traction Industry
A video showcasing Fairfild's power resistors.
Power Resistor Production for the Traction Market
Via Eching,
12 Trezzano Sul Naviglio
,
20090 Milano,
Italy
Based in Milano, Italy, Fairfild operates in the field of power resistor production, specialising in products for the traction market. Since 1977, we have manufactured a large range of standard resistors for many different applications. Fairfild is able to meet many requirements, fulfilling the needs of its customers, as well as relevant international standards.
Our resistors are designed to withstand severe environmental conditions and are suitable for outdoor mounting. The main construction features include high insulation and high life expectancy, while most can be made in special versions, such as non-inductive, special insulation, special terminals or cables and thermal switch.
The constant research and the implementation of operative procedures and instructions on our production technology allow us to apply the concept of "repeatability" to processes that are typically characterised by a high manual component.
Our resistors are used in the following fields:
Customers that use Fairfild’s innovative solutions, as well as its replacement of parts of old resistors, are more than satisfied. High quality and efficient production processes are fundamental to meet our customers’ expectations, as well as precise punctuality, together with high skills and vast experience, making Fairfild a reliable partner.
From a functional point of view, our resistors can be placed into electrical circuits that include:
Our products’ application area is power electronics with the function, amongst others, to manage and control the electric power flow, supplying tension and currents in an optimal way to load devices such as electric motors.
A few examples include devices and circuits that convert electric voltages from alternated to continuous mode (AC-DC) and vice versa (DC-AC), or to the level control of the DC voltage, to the frequency variation, to the supply of the DC motors, to the speed control of an AC motor or to the torque control of a DC motor.
The typical applications of our resistors include:
Together with the diode valves rectifiers, SCR, IT GIVES, TRIAC, IGBT, GTO, transistors and capacitors, there are power resistors, which can be found in nearly all electric circuits. Resistances are not undifferentiated; the most suitable resistance has to be selected based on the application it will be involved in.
The main adopted technologies include:
A video showcasing Fairfild's power resistors.
A list of products available from Fairfild, including their application areas and main characteristics.
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Via Eching
12 Trezzano Sul Naviglio
20090
Milano
Italy