Gigawatt PowerPrime med kabel

Gigawatt PowerPrime giver effektiv beskyttelse mod overspændinger og forsyner samtidig enhederne med ren, vel-filtreret energi. Det gør den til en uundværlig del af ethvert moderne audio/video-system.

Konstruktion

Alle elementer af enheden er monteret i et nyt, solidt stål/aluminium-chassis med en modulær struktur, som tillader montering af stikkontakter i forskellige standarder. Kabinettet står på anti-vibrationsfødder, der isolerer enheden fra uønskede forstyrrelser fra jorden. Det nye frontpanel er lavet af et tykt stykke luftfartsgodkendt aluminium, hvis overflade, efter præcis fræsning, er anodiseret i to farvevarianter – sort eller sølv. I midten af fronten er der en indikator, der viser, om filteret er aktivt.

Strømrenseren er desuden udstyret med et system, der indikerer forkert tilslutning til elnettet. En rød LED bagpå viser, hvis der er forkert polaritet, forkert tilsluttet jord eller manglende jordforbindelse. POWERPRIME er udstyret med seks G-040 strømudtag. Messingstikkene er sølvbelagte uden brug af mellemmetaller som kobber eller nikkel, der kunne skabe skadelig seriemodstand og dermed sænke spændingen. Den stærke, stabile forbindelse, den større kontaktflade og et tykt lag sølv sikrer perfekt kontakt med stikbenene. Stikkene er desuden kryogenbehandlet og afmagnetiseret.

Tekniske løsninger

POWERPRIME er baseret på den nye RLC-filtreringsarkitektur. Enheden har ingen traditionelle beskyttelseselementer som termiske eller smelte-sikringer, der kunne hæmme fri strømføring og påvirke lyden negativt. Overspændingsbeskyttelsen leveres af en beskyttelsesblok integreret med filteret, udstyret med plasma gnistgab og en ny generation af UltraMOV varistorer. Disse elementer, kombineret med en korrekt udført, moderne elektrisk installation, garanterer omfattende beskyttelse mod overspændinger og overstrømme.

Interferensdæmpning sikres af et filtreringssystem bygget på blandt andet Premium-klasse interferensdæmpningskondensatorer og IP filterkerner (Iron Powder). Filtersystemet aktiveres af et internt højstrømsrelæ med sølvkontakter, som har en stor overflade og en koblingskapacitet på 4000VA.

Alle elektroniske komponenter i filteret er monteret med sølvlodning på printplader med ekstremt brede ledende spor af kobber (den samlede tykkelse af de ledende lag er op til 70 mikrometer). Korte forbindelser og et meget stort tværsnit af stierne reducerer overgangsmodstanden og øger markant strømkapaciteten for hele filteret.

Enheden bruger et buffersystem med et GigaWatt Audio Grade kompensationsbatteri, som øger strømkapaciteten ved ikke-lineære belastninger, såsom effektforstærkere, og reducerer forskellen mellem strømmen ved indgangen og udgangen af strømrenseren. Dette tillader næsten ubegrænsede impulsmuligheder, som er uhørte i andre passive strømrenser og uopnåelige for aktive strømrenser.

Den interne ledningsføring er baseret på GigaWatt Powerlink kabler fra OHFC kobber med et tværsnit på 4 QMM. Tilslutningssystemet i stjernetopologi fører strømmen til udgangsstikkene gennem et strømdistributionssystem baseret på massive tredjegenerations fordelingsstænger lavet af poleret, højledende kobber (OHFC 10100 med en renhed på 99,995%). Det store tværsnit af hver skinne (30 QMM), den høje ledningsevne og stjernetopologiens forbindelse sikrer en jævn og stabil strømfordeling ved hver udgang – uanset belastningen af de andre udgange på strømrenseren.

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Gigawatt PowerPrime

Gigawatt POWERPRIME is the first model from a new family of conditioners, which sets trends for future project concepts that will be gradually initiated in our following products.

POWERPRIME provides effective surge protection, and at the same time supplies the devices with clean, well-filtered energy. That makes it an essential part of every modern audio/video system.

All elements of the device are mounted in a new, rigid, steel/aluminum chassis, with a modular structure, which allows the outlets assembly  in various standards. The housing is based on anti-vibration feet, which isolate the device of undesirable interference, coming from the ground.
The new design front panel, is made of a thick piece of aviation aluminum, the surface of which, after precise milling, is anodized in two color variants – black or silver. In the central part of the front there is a filter enable indicator.

The conditioner is also equipped with a system that indicates incorrect connection of the device to the mains. The red LED at the back, indicating the wrong polarity of the power supply, or incorrectly connected grounding or lack of grounding.

POWERPRIME is equipped with six power outlets G—040.  Brass connectors are silver-plated, without the use of intermediate metals such as a copper or nickel layer, which could cause detrimental serial resistance and thus lower the voltage. Strong, stable connection, bigger connection surface and a thick layer of silver guarantee perfect contact with the plug pins. Additionally, the sockets are cryogenically processed and de-magnetized.

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS:
POWERPRIME is based on the new architecture of the RLC filtering branch. The device does not have traditional protection elements, such as thermal or blow fuses, which throttled the free flow of the current, have a negative influence on the sound.

Surge protection is provided by a protection block integrated with the filter, equiped with plasma spark gaps and a new generation of UltraMOV varistors. These elements, in combination with a properly executed, modern electrical installation guarantee comprehensive protection against overvoltages and overcurrents.

The surge protection is provided by the overvoltage block integrated with a filter that contains plasma spark gaps, a new generation of UltraMOV varistors and a pre-filter. These elements, in conjunction with a properly made, modern electrical installation, guarantee comprehensive protection against overvoltages and overcurrents. Interference suppression is ensured by a filtering system that was built, among others, on Premium class interference suppression capacitors and IP filter cores (Iron Powder). The filter system is activated by an internal high-in-rush relay with silver contacts with a large surface area and a switching capacity of 4000VA.

All electronic components of the filter are mounted with silver solder on PCB’s with extremely wide conductive traces made of copper (total thickness of conductive layers is as much as 70 micrometers). Short connections and a very large cross-section of paths reduce the transition resistance and significantly increase the current carrying capacity of the entire filter.

The device uses a buffering system with a GigaWatt Audio Grade compensation battery, which increases the current efficiency at non-linear loads which are, for example, power amplifiers and reduces the difference between the power at the input and output of the conditioner. This allows for almost unlimited impulse possibilities, unheard of in other similar passive conditioners and unattainable for active power conditioners.

The internal wiring is based on GigaWatt Powerlink cables from OHFC copper with a cross-section of 4 QMM. The connection system in the star topology leads the current to the output sockets through a current distribution system based on massive third generation distribution bars made of polished, high-conductive copper (OHFC 10100 with a purity of 99.995%). The large cross-section of each rail (30QMM), high wiring conductivity and star star connection guarantee an even and stable distribution of power at each output socket – regardless of the load of the other outputs of the conditioner.