Phoenix Contact

About: Phoenix Contact is a company organization based out in Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Terminal (electronics) & Clamping. The organization has 1257 authors who have published 2097 publications receiving 7673 citations. The organization is also known as: Phoenix Contact (Germany).

Electrical connector for insulated or stripped wire

Abstract: The connector has a housing (2) with at least one connection for an insulated wire (3) or a stripped wire (4). A cutting member and a spring member are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the wire (3,4). The cutting member and the spring member are made of one metal part (5), and may be arranged one behind the other. The free ends of the laterally sprung limbs of the metal part may be formed as cutting edges.

Electrical connection unit which can be used with both insulated and stripped leads

Abstract: An electrical connection unit including a housing with at least one terminal for receiving either an insulated lead or a stripped lead and at least one metal part having a cutting element and a spring element. The cutting element and the spring element are located along a longitudinal extension of the lead thereby minimizing the height of the electrical connection unit such that it may be used in confined spaces. In accordance with one embodiment, the cutting element and the spring element coincide in space such that they are substantially coplanar to further reduce the size of the electrical connection unit. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the metal part serves a dual function as a cutting element and also as a spring element and has an essentially box-shaped configuration. The housing may also include catch projections and/or attachment cross pieces to retain the metal part in the housing. Furthermore, a mountable thrustor and /or latchable cover may also be provided.

Contact element for arrangement on bus rail of module for contacting module to DIN rail of gridless plug system, has contact arms arranged next to each other, where free ends of contact arms are bent in opposite direction

Abstract: The element (20) has contact arms (74a-74c) arranged next to each other, where a set of slot-shaped apertures (78) are formed between the contact arms. Free ends (80a-80c) of the contact arms are arranged next to each other and bent in an opposite direction. The contact arms are arranged at a contact body (72) that comprises a recess (90). The element is arranged on bus bars of a bus rail to form a contact in a contact state. The free ends of the contact arms are surrounded by a protection device. Another set of slot-shaped apertures are formed along a longitudinal axis of the bus rail. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a connection system (2) a module for a plug system.

Inherently safe modular control system

Abstract: A modular system for transmitting power and data between a control processor that receives and transmits signals along a trunk of a distributed control network, and one or more field devices located in a hazardous area includes a backplane bus and a trunk module connected to the backplane and interconnecting the trunk and backplane. Intrinsically safe spur modules are removably attached to the backplane.

Method, bus components, and control system for ethernet-based control of an automation system

Abstract: A method is disclosed in which data is exchanged via a bus coupler ( 500 ) between a network ( 410 ) designed for transmitting Ethernet telegrams and a lower-level bus system ( 420 ), wherein the bus coupler ( 500 ) is connected via a first interface ( 520 ) to the network ( 410 ) and via a second interface ( 530 ) to the lower-level bus system ( 420 ), and wherein process data is read in and/or output through at least one bus node ( 610, 620, 630 ) of the lower-level bus system ( 420 ). Furthermore, a bus coupler ( 500 ), a bus node ( 610, 620, 630 ), and a control system ( 10 ) that are designed for execution of the method are disclosed.