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Mitrac Protect: Wide product catalogue answering to every customer need

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Mitrac Protect at a glance

  • Dedicated Centre of Excellence
  • Safe, reliable and maintainable
  • Optimised solutions for low lifecycle costs
  • Extensive catalogue of customised products

Alstom offers an extensive range of standard high-quality switchgear components and services which include circuit breakers, contactors and disconnectors. The range of solutions covers all types of rail vehicles, from light rail, urban, commuter to regional trains and high speed as well as locomotives. Alstom’s Mitrac Protect™ solutions are in use across all five continents, on both Alstom and non-Alstom trains.

Reliable
Life cycle approach
Low maintenance
Mitrac Protect™  High Voltage Box
Employee mounting a Mitrac Protect™ VCB platine

Suited to customer requirements

Our Mitrac Protect switchgear solutions are suitable for all operating environments. Our components have been designed to comply with the latest standards, to withstand temperatures below -40°C and above 85°C as well as extreme humidity. The range covers rolling stock and infrastructure applications. Products can be supplied case-mounted or standalone for integration.

Collaborators from Services in Tarbes, France

Additional services

Mitrac Protect does not stop at design and manufacturing: Alstom accompanies its customers throughout the lifecycle of their systems. With product maintenance and repair services and an extensive range of spare parts, customers’ energy subsystems are guaranteed optimal availability. Alstom Services also extends to support at customers’ premises in the form of test benches and training. Our in-house development and innovation with long-standing experience of railway systems guarantees customers to receive the latest reliable state-of-the art products and support.

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Designed for serviceability

Very compact HSCB (High-speed circuit breaker) box for 750 V DC or 1,500 V DC applications.
Design principles:
• Compact product for urban roof mounting applications
• Reliability: More than 3,000 circuit breaker boxes in operation
• Easy and low maintenance: Design simplifying maintenance without specific tools.
• Worldwide after-sales service
Protected against harsh environments thanks to natural ventilation which prevents the entry of dust and condensation.

  • Employee mounting a Mitrac Protect™ VCB platine
  • Collaborators from Services in Tarbes, France
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  • Suited to customer requirements

    Our Mitrac Protect switchgear solutions are suitable for all operating environments. Our components have been designed to comply with the latest standards, to withstand temperatures below -40°C and above 85°C as well as extreme humidity. The range covers rolling stock and infrastructure applications. Products can be supplied case-mounted or standalone for integration.

  • Additional services

    Mitrac Protect does not stop at design and manufacturing: Alstom accompanies its customers throughout the lifecycle of their systems. With product maintenance and repair services and an extensive range of spare parts, customers’ energy subsystems are guaranteed optimal availability. Alstom Services also extends to support at customers’ premises in the form of test benches and training. Our in-house development and innovation with long-standing experience of railway systems guarantees customers to receive the latest reliable state-of-the art products and support.

  • Designed for serviceability

    Very compact HSCB (High-speed circuit breaker) box for 750 V DC or 1,500 V DC applications.
    Design principles:
    • Compact product for urban roof mounting applications
    • Reliability: More than 3,000 circuit breaker boxes in operation
    • Easy and low maintenance: Design simplifying maintenance without specific tools.
    • Worldwide after-sales service
    Protected against harsh environments thanks to natural ventilation which prevents the entry of dust and condensation.

Mitrac Protect™ switchgear key figures

50+
years of experience
150k+
units in operation
250k
first HSCB maintenance at 250,000 operations

Technical details

DC current range 1200 A up to 5000 A
DC voltage range 750 V  - 1,500 V – 3,000 V
Temperature range of HSCB -40°C to +70°C

 

  • Trenitalia Pop

    Trenitalia Pop

    Trenitalia Pop Coradia Stream train equipped with Mitrac Protect™ 3kV HSCB.

  • Intercity New generation (IC NG) train for Nederlandse Spoorwegen

    Intercity New generation (IC NG) train for Nederlandse Spoorwegen

    Coradia Stream IC NG train equipped with Mitrac Protect™ 1500V HSCB and 25kV VCB.

  • PRASA EMU

    PRASA EMU

    3kV PRASA EMUs are equipped with Mitrac Protect™ 3kV HSCB and 25kV PRASA EMUs are equipped with Mitrac Protect 25kV VCB. Local production and services in South Africa.

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