Enabling the Green Energy Transition
Fiber Optic Benefits:
- High galvanic isolation, no ground loops
- Immune to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
- Reliable and robust systems
- Excellent signal integrity over large distances
- Withstand hostile environments – e.g. Lightning strikes
- Robust data security – almost impossible to tap
- Lightweight cabling and ease of field termination
The Green advantage in energy and transportation:
More safety, security and efficiency through highest levels of galvanic isolation
Power over Fiber:
- Very power efficient solutions for trains and power plants needing SiC gate drivers
- Complete galvanic isolation and more efficient driving of converters
Broadcom’s industrial fiber products are used widely in green energy applications, including solar and wind power generation, energy storage, energy metering and monitoring, smart grid, and motor drives. These products are highly reliable in harsh industrial environments, providing mission-critical system control and communications, high-voltage isolation and protection, and accurate optical sensing and measurement.
Broadcom is a leading supplier of industrial fiber products for communication and power over fiber. Both technologies are complementary to each other and can together fulfill full optical isolation. This is fundamental for the energy transition over the coming years and decades, as it allows measurement of the electrical current in high voltage applications with a high measurement frequency. This is necessary for fast reactions in smart grids.
Very power efficient solutions e.g. Trains or power plants will use SiC gate drivers. With a complimentary solution of Power over Fiber and control signals over Fiber, it is possible to isolate gate drivers completely galvanically and drive converters more efficiently. Stable operation of HV installation will be one challenge after the energy transition. With Broadcom´s Arc flash detection portfolio, it is possible to detect failures and switch the HV installation “off” to avoid damage. We have the complete portfolio for optical Arc Flash detection including Sensor, Sensor Fiber, Detector and all necessary connectors.
Broadcom Industrial Fiber components
Learn why these products are fundamental for the green energy transition
| Focus Application | Part Number | |
|---|---|---|
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Fast Ethernet Transceivers | AFBR-57E6APZC (FE-SFP) AFBR-59E4APZC (FE-SFF) AFBR-57B4APZC (DC-50Mbit/s SFP) |
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High Voltage On-board Isolation |
AFBR-39xxxxRZ |
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Versatile Link Plastic Optic Fiber Transmitter and Receiver |
AFBR-1624Z/2624Z AFBR-1529Z/2529Z AFBR1521CZ/2521CZ |
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Power over Fiber |
AFBR-POL2120/4120 |
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Arc Flash Transceiver and Sensor |
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