Hazardous Duty

Reliable Cooling for the Energy Industry

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Reliable Cooling for the Energy Industry:

AHP-1800XP C1D2 thermoelectric panel cooler AHP-1800XP C1D2 enclosure cooler

A top company in the energy industry uses TECA’s Model AHP-1801XP Thermoelectric Air Conditioner (suitable for CID2) in a continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS). The reliability of Peltier cooling protects analyzer components from overheating in the field. The only moving parts in a thermoelectric panel cooler, like the AHP-1801XP, are the fans. This means there is virtually no maintenance required. Thermoelectric cooling offers long, low-cost service life which is ideal for hard-to-access field applications. Contact TECA today to learn more about our CID2 products, as well as Peltier coolers that are suitable for NEMA-12, NEMA-4/4X, and IP66. We look forward to hearing from you.

teca@thermoelectric.com

Protecting PLC Equipment

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Protecting PLC Equipment in a Hazardous Environment:

Protecting PLC Equipment in a Hazardous Environment

TECA’s legacy product, Model AHP-1800XPHC has been installed in over a dozen (to date) specialty cabinets by a process safety engineering firm.

Our customer shared with us:
“We asked a client for a preferred vendors for the thermo electric coolers and TECA was given to us. We have been pleased with the products and service your company has given.”

Our customer serves refineries and chemical plants, implementing critical safety control systems. With both outdoor and indoor needs, TECA Model AHP-1800XPHC can be used in either environment, and it can maintain a cabinet rated for CID2 explosion-proof. Among the sensitive equipment TECA’s enclosure cooler protects is a group of programmable logic controllers (PLC). The PLCs need to be reliable, safety certified, and able to withstand rugged conditions. The stakes are high in this application. The CID2 “Hazardous Location” enclosure coolers offered by TECA include safety certification, mil-grade external fan, and a decades-long track record with customer like this one.

Please browse our CID2 solutions here and contact us here to discuss your unique cooling needs.
Ph: 773.342.4900

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM

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Gas Chromatography System:

Gas Chromatography System
Gas Chromatography System Gas Chromatography System

 

TECA Model AHP-1801XPHC-1 Thermoelectric Air Conditioner is used to enable the safe installation of a gas chromatography system into hazardous locations. Most installations are rated Class 1, Groups C & D, Division II. However in some cases the installations require Group B and/or Group A. TECA’s AHP-1801XPHC-1 maintains the interior of the Process Analyzer Enclosure at a control temperature of around 70o °F.  It meets the various requirements of all the installation environments.

This system is installed in Refining, Petrochemical, Upstream and other applications requiring the aforementioned safety ratings. Controlling the temperature of the equipment enclosure rather than the entire shelter allows for far more economical plant installations even in very cold or very hot environments.

Our customer reports:
“Simply protecting our Process Analyzer Enclosure from direct sunlight and precipitation is enough using the AHP-1801XPHC-1.  The TECA Air Conditioner has plenty of capacity to handle the most demanding environments such as the Texas Gulf Coast and even in Alberta, CA. See the actual plant installation picture where 3 Process Enclosures are shown. The TECA Air Conditioners are clearly evident below each analyzer.  These units have been in operation for more than 2 years without maintenance, without downtime.  This says a lot about the capability and capacity of the TECA product in a tough environment.  And the analyzers have performed flawlessly delivering control quality composition data to the plant process control computer.

COMMUNICATIONS

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Communications, Cooling Battery Bank:

communications communications

 

Maintain the temperature of a battery bank in a Class 1 Division 2 explosion proof environment to power portable communications equipment. A special purpose vehicle manufacturer needed to maintain the temperature of a bank of batteries to maintain maximum performance.

With our recommendation, the customer selected the TECA Model AHP-1800XP, because it is the only NEMA4X air conditioner available off-the-shelf, which is also certified for C1D2 use. The power source was able to meet the requirement of operation in a Class 1 Division 2 explosion proof environment, to support portable communications systems at car racing venues.

HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT

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Hazardous Environment:

hazardous environment

A custom design solution based on a standard thermoelectric air conditioner AHP-1801X was developed to meet European hazardous environment specification (ATEX) for a customer that was in need of such a system in a very short time.

CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT

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Corrosive Environment:

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The AHP-1802XPHC-2 met the customers need in an application where other similar products could not function due to extreme corrosive environment.

The TECA design team in a short notice was able to provide a solution based on a standard AHP-1800X thermoelectric air conditioner.

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