Vitreous resistors for high continuous power dissipation in long lifetime harsh environments

Vishay’s new GBS Series Vitreous Resistors with Corrugated Ribbon is now available through TTI Europe. This series of resistors boasts a completely welded construction and can be used to provide high continuous power dissipation up to 1000W. High pulse power capability makes the devices an ideal choice for inrush limiters. Created for harsh environments, the resistors are highly robust and provide an exceptional lifetime of more than 20 years. Within the series, an adjustable type (E) is also available. Typical applications for the series includes heating elements in railway applications, inrush current limiter for DC-Link capacitors; braking resistors for drive systems, chopper resistor for large drives; load bank for continuous power applications, filter resistor, power supplies, frequency inverters, drive systems, AC filters and snubber resistors. Due to having corrugated ribbon, the devices can also be used as heating elements in other applications.