Aide au choix

How to choose your options

Our rectifiers and power supplies are configured to match your process. Follow the three-step guide: control, metering, then specific options.

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Step 1

The type of control

Operate the rectifier manually through an interface, or automatically through a setpoint signal.

Interface

Control Panel

Manual voltage/current preset (U/I)
7-segment LED displays
Real-time display

Touchscreen

Micronics Touch Control (MTC)

Touchscreen interface, built-in functions
Real-time I and U curves
Logs saved to USB stick
5.7″ TFT LCD display, 262,000 colours

Panel PC

Touchscreen interface
Real-time I and U curves
Profile editor (ramps)
On/Off switch

Mounting

Remote, for cabinet integration

Remote, in an enclosure

On the front panel

Analogue

0 – 10 V
4 – 20 mA

Digital

Ethernet
Profibus
PROFINET
RS-485

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Step 2

The type of meters

Measure and totalise the energy used by your processes, at the level of control you need.

Active

Active meter

Preset counter
Electronic timer

Passive

Passive meter

Totaliser
Daily counter

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Step 3

The specific options

Fine-tune the electrical behaviour of your rectifier to the demands of your application.

Polarity reverser

Reverses the direction of the current in the circuit — a real asset when starting up your bath.

Dual range

Optimal accuracy across two orders of magnitude, to cope with varying currents.

Sense leads

Regulation measured at the load terminals: compensates for the voltage drop in the power cables.

Innovation

TWIN

Dual-output rectifier: balanced current sharing from a single setpoint, with simplified wiring.

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Locate

Where are these options on the rectifier?

Click the markers to locate each function on our interfaces. The exact layout depends on the model and on the format chosen (wall-mounted, enclosure, cabinet or rack).

Control Panel front panel of a Micronics Systems rectifier: voltage and current displays, adjustment knobs, mode selector, power switch

Control Panel — manual control on the front panel.

MicronX touchscreen: current and voltage gauges, ampere-hour counter, polarity reversal cycles, local or remote mode

MicronX touchscreen — operation, metering and cycles from the interface. Drag the image to explore it.

Readout

VOLTAGE and CURRENT displays

Not all of these functions coexist on the same machine: the configuration is defined together with you.

Our ranges

Which range can these options go on?

Control, metering and specific options are defined machine by machine. Start with the range that matches your power requirement.

Wall-mounted rectifiers

Microswitch

The MGT2 to MGT5+ range, compact and wall-mounted, to equip a tank or a surface finishing line.

See the range Power cabinets

Powerswitch

The cabinet-mounted MGP models, when the power required exceeds what a wall-mounted enclosure can handle.

See the range Scalable power

Modular cabinet

A cabinet that grows with the installation, with control HMI, air or water cooling and remote diagnostics.

See the range Regulated power supplies

Microlab

For laboratory, R&D and test bench use, with 2- or 4-quadrant operation depending on the model.

See the range 19″ rack

PowerRack

The rack format, to be integrated into a test cabinet or an existing enclosure.

See the range Outside the standard catalogue

Which option for which process?

Some common pairings between a process requirement and the option that answers it. Each line links to the page for that process.

Polarity reverserSpecific option Reversing the direction of the current is an asset when starting up the bath and on processes that make use of polarity reversal. Dual rangeSpecific option When the same installation has to move from very low currents to much heavier loads, two orders of magnitude on a single rectifier save you from installing two. Sense leadsSpecific option On long runs and high currents, the voltage drop in the cables distorts the setting: regulation is then measured at the load terminals. Profile editor (Panel PC)Control Voltage-controlled processes with a ramp-up need profiles that can be replayed identically from one batch to the next. Ramps and timerControl · metering A gradual ramp-up then a controlled duration: the cycle is programmed instead of being timed by hand. Active meter (preset counter)Metering When the result depends on the quantity of electricity passed, you work to a preset value rather than to an approximate time. Digital controlControl Ethernet, Profibus, PROFINET or RS-485: on a test bench, the rectifier receives its setpoints and reports its measurements to the system running the test. Programmable profilesControl On long test runs, the sequence has to be replayed in exactly the same way, day after day. TWINInnovation Dual output driven by a single setpoint : the current is shared evenly and the wiring stays simple.

These pairings are pointers: the final configuration depends on your installation, your throughput and your level of automation. See our industries

Making the right choice

Options are decided before manufacturing

A Micronics rectifier is not an off-the-shelf product: it is designed and assembled in Villette-d'Anthon for one specific line, bath or test bench. The options above are therefore not accessories added afterwards: they are part of the specification, just like the output voltage and current. That is why the guide runs in this order: first how the setpoint is given to the rectifier, then how the energy delivered is measured and totalised, and finally the functions that change its electrical behaviour.

In practice, three questions are usually enough to frame a configuration. They require no knowledge of power electronics: they simply describe the way you work.

Who gives the setpoint?

An operator standing at the machine does not have the same needs as a line PLC sending a 0-10 V, 4-20 mA or fieldbus signal. That is what decides between a front-panel interface and remote control.

What has to be traced?

A totaliser tells you what has passed; a preset counter lets you work to a predefined quantity; a log exported to a USB stick feeds a quality file. Three levels of requirement, three different fits.

What does the process demand?

The distance between the rectifier and the load, the gap between the lowest and the highest current, the need to reverse the current or to ramp the voltage up gradually: these constraints point straight to the specific options.

You do not need to have made up your mind before talking to us. Describe your process, your installation constraints and your level of automation: we will propose a reasoned configuration, and then handle the maintenance, the repairs and the training of your teams.

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