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    Solid state relays for heaters and high-cycle loads

    An electric heater on temperature control switches every few seconds, all shift, for years. A contactor in that spot is a wear item. A Celduc solid state relay switches at the zero crossing with nothing to wear out, and the diagnostic versions tell the PLC the moment a heating element goes open.

    Celduc has designed and built relays in Sorbiers, France since 1964. Dynamic is the Celduc rep for Northern California and Northern Nevada, sizing relays and heatsinks against the real cabinet for machine builders.

    See the relay familiesSend us the heater schedule
    Celduc okpac solid state relay with push-in spring terminals
    4 A to 125 ASingle, two and three-phase SSRs up to 690 VAC, panel mount or DIN rail.
    Over a million a yearDesigned and built in France, on automated wire-bonding lines.
    Diagnostics built inLoad lost, mains lost or output shorted, reported in under 100 ms.
    Heatsink already sizedReady-to-use DIN rail versions carry the heatsink matched to the rating.

    Built for heating elements

    About 70 percent of Celduc relays switch heaters

    On paper a heater is the easiest load there is: resistive, power factor close to 1, little inrush. In practice it is the load that wears out contactors, inside a cabinet that runs hotter than the datasheet assumed, next to drives and supplies adding their own heat. Three things decide whether the relay lasts, and none of them show up on a catalog comparison.

    Nameplate amps are not the rating you get

    Datasheet current assumes about 40 °C ambient and an ideal heatsink. A 40 A relay with a 1.6 V on-state drop turns more than 60 W into heat, and every link in the thermal chain adds to it. Real designs end up 1.5 to 2 times oversized against the cabinet temperature, not the room.

    celpac SUL and SILD ship with the heatsink matched to the rating, so the thermal calculation is already done.

    Heating elements fail open

    At end of life an element almost always goes open circuit, and an ordinary SSR keeps driving nothing while the zone drifts and the product scraps. Celduc's patented diagnostic relays watch the load, the mains and their own output.

    SOD and SILD: load lost, mains lost or output shorted on an NC contact and LED, under 100 ms, no auxiliary supply. ESUC watches five heaters on one celpac.

    Every 10 °C costs half the life

    Thyristor life follows junction temperature. Celduc bonds a thick copper layer directly to an alumina substrate and uses multiple bond wires in place of a copper bridge, to cut thermal stress and carry overload current. When a Celduc relay wears out, it tends to fail open: a reliability difference, not a rated safety function.

    Design for 20 to 30 °C of junction margin. We help you measure it in the real cabinet, not only calculate it.
    The high-limit contactor stays. An SSR is a switching device, not an isolating device. Keep a contactor or safety limit in series as the over-temperature break, and let the SSR do the cycling it is built for.

    What Celduc makes

    Six families, from the 45 mm relay to the sensor
    Celduc okpac two-phase solid state relay
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    okpac single and two-phase SSRs

    The 45 mm workhorse for resistive heaters, 12 to 125 A up to 690 VAC, with captive screws or push-in spring terminals.

    • SO9 zero-cross relays for AC-51 heating loads
    • SOB two-phase: a three-phase heater with about a third less heat than three poles
    • IP20 covers between the terminals and the hand

    See single-phase SSRs

    Celduc SILD power solid state relay with integrated heatsink
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    Power SSRs with heater diagnostics

    Patented SOD and SILD relays, 35 to 125 A, that report a dead element before the zone drifts.

    • Load open, mains lost and output shorted on an NC contact
    • No auxiliary supply needed
    • SILD adds an integrated heatsink

    See power SSRs

    Celduc cel3pac three-phase solid state relay
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    cel3pac and sightpac three-phase SSRs

    Three-phase relays to 3 x 85 A and 660 VAC for heater banks and small motors.

    • Screw or push-in power terminals to 50 mm²
    • Pluggable control connector
    • sightpac: three poles in the 45 mm footprint

    See three-phase SSRs

    Celduc celpac 2G DIN rail solid state relay with heatsink
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    celpac 2G DIN rail SSRs

    22.5 mm wide on 35 mm DIN rail, up to 75 A, built for crowded panels and multi-zone heater banks.

    • SUL and SAL carry their own heatsink
    • Wide AC or DC control range
    • SU accepts the ESUC diagnostic and ECOM controller plug-ins

    See celpac and unique products

    Celduc SVTA analog-input solid state relay
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    Proportional power and motor control

    For heaters that need more than on and off, and for inductive loads.

    • SVTA and SGTA: 0-10 V or 4-20 mA in, phase-angle or burst-fire out, 50 A
    • Solid state contactors and soft starters
    • Reversing modules to 7.5 kW with no mechanical interlock

    See motor control

    Celduc magnetic proximity sensors
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    Magnetic sensors and reed relays

    Where Celduc started: sensing with no moving contact to wear.

    • Level, flow and position sensors
    • Coded-magnet safety sensors
    • Reed relays in DIP, SIP and high-voltage packages

    See sensors and reed relays

    Also from Celduc: DC solid state relays for 24 and 48 V heater rails and higher-voltage DC systems, interface relays and custom builds. See the Celduc unique products page.

    The engineering behind it

    Why a Celduc relay keeps cycling
    Zero-cross switchingSwitches at the voltage zero for low conducted noise on resistive loads.
    Wire-bonded power stageCopper bonded to alumina, multiple bond wires, automated lines.
    Push-in or screw terminalsSpring terminals on okpac and cel3pac for faster wiring with no screw to retorque.
    AC-51 and AC-53Heater and motor load categories across the range.
    Shock and vibrationThe SU and SA celpac ranges meet EN 61373.
    On the networkECOM adds current monitoring, a thermocouple input and RS485 to a celpac.

    Questions engineers ask us

    Straight answers on solid state relays for heaters
    Can I use a solid state relay to switch an electric heating element?

    Yes, and it is the ideal case. A resistive heater, utilization category AC-51, has no power factor problem and no motor-style inrush. Use a zero-cross SSR, size it for the 1.4 times cold-start current the AC-51 category assumes and for the real cabinet temperature, and mount it on a heatsink chosen for the watts it will dissipate.

    Should I use an SSR or a contactor for a heater?

    If the temperature controller cycles the heater more often than every few minutes, or runs a time-proportioning output, use an SSR. A contactor in that position pits, chatters and eventually welds. Keep a contactor in series as the high-limit safety break, because an SSR is not an isolating device.

    Why does my solid state relay run hot?

    The on-state voltage drop turns roughly 1 to 1.5 W of every amp into heat, so a 40 A relay can produce over 60 W. The datasheet rating assumes about 40 °C ambient and an ideal heatsink. A missing thermal pad, an undersized heatsink or a hot cabinet pushes the junction toward its limit, and every 10 °C rise roughly halves the life.

    How do I detect a failed heating element?

    With an ordinary SSR you find out when the zone temperature drifts. Celduc SOD and SILD power SSRs detect load loss, mains loss and a shorted output in under 100 ms and signal it on a normally closed contact and an LED, with no auxiliary supply. The ESUC module monitors up to five heaters in parallel from one celpac.

    How do I switch a three-phase heater with less heat in the panel?

    On a three-wire load a two-phase SSR such as the Celduc SOB switches two lines and leaves the third connected, which cuts relay dissipation by about a third compared with a three-pole relay. Use a three-pole relay where the design or the code calls for all three lines switched.

    Are Celduc SSRs suitable for UL 508A panels?

    Most Celduc SSR families carry UL and cUL recognition and CE marking. We confirm the listing for the specific part and the required semiconductor fuse against your panel at quote time.

    Who supports Celduc in Northern California and Nevada?

    Dynamic Measurement and Control Solutions is the Celduc representative for Northern California and Northern Nevada. We size the relay, the heatsink and the diagnostics against your cabinet with you and the factory in France.

    Where Celduc relays work

    Anywhere a heater cycles all day
    Packaging, food and beverageSeal bars, heater bands, fryers, kettles and tunnel ovens.Industrial automation and production equipmentOvens, dryers, thermoforming and plastic extruder zones.Semiconductor and test equipmentChamber, chuck and line heaters where a dead element is a lost lot.Life sciences, medical and laboratory equipmentQuiet heater control in instruments and lab automation.Commercial, self-service and public-use equipmentCoffee, vending and commercial cooking equipment.Energy, power and electrification systemsHeater controllers for geothermal and process plants.Transportation, mobility and vehicle systemsRail switch-point heating and onboard HVAC.Building, facility and site systemsElectric heat, door and level sensing.

    The rest of the power path

    Celduc switches the load. These lines protect it, wire it and measure it.
    SchaltbauDC contactors for the currents and voltages above the SSR range.IMOContactors, breakers and controls for the rest of the heater panel.Conta-ClipPush-in terminal blocks where the relay meets the wiring.SATECProve it: metering on the heater feeds you just switched.

    See every line in design order on the design path, or the whole line card on the products page.

    Downloads with Celduc on them

    • Celduc at a glance, 1 page
    • Food and beverage line card
    • Industrial automation line card
    • Semiconductor and test equipment line card
    • Life sciences line card
    • Commercial equipment line card

    Celduc datasheets and catalog

    Bring us the heater schedule

    The element type and current per phase, the controller's cycle time, the cabinet temperature, or just the part number of the contactor you are replacing. You get a relay, a heatsink and a derating number you can defend. If your duty cycle calls for a contactor, we carry those too.

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