Littelfuse Inc. showcased a new series of surface mount fuses loaded with current ratings up to 1500A. These surface-mount fuses have been optimized for being used in high voltage automobile application till 350VAC or as they say 450/500VDC. The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse intents to offer better protection to electric vehicles against serious fault/short-circuit currents and provide better reliability under harsh conditions. 

 

 

The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse is a very low key device that has a footprint of only 10.86mm x 4.78mm. These dimensions make it one of the smallest surface-mount fuse in today’s market that can be applied in 450/500VDC automobile applications. This configuration also makes the NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse quite suitable for applications needing limited circuit board space and it is not possible to have legacy via hole fuses. 

 

The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse can be availed in a current rating ranging from 1A – 5A. The major application areas of NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse include high voltage DC/DC converter, on board charges, sense lines, BMS (Battery Management Systems), LI-ion battery packs that are used on electric automotive. As, Daniel Wang, the Director of Global Product Management, Electronics Business Unit at Littelfuse likes to add, “The 885 Series Fuse addresses the space limitations common in automotive applications. Its solderless platform minimizes the risk of nuisance openings due to the mechanical bonding failures typically associated with traditional fuse soldering, ensuring consistent overload performance.”The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse will be beneficial in several aspects especially in domains where reliable protection will be needed against serious short-circuit/fault currents in electric automobiles. 

 

The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse makes use of solderless platform that minimizes the nuisance openings risk because of mechanical bonding failure. The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse also promises better performance for continuous functionality. The NANO^2® 885 Series Fuse is highly compliant with required automotive standards established by Littelfuse on the basis of AEC-Q200 test plan which ensures greater efficiency even in rough automotive surroundings.