{"id":58966,"date":"2021-11-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=58966"},"modified":"2021-10-25T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:55:21","slug":"the-quint-power-supply-is-25-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/the-quint-power-supply-is-25-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"The QUINT power supply is 25 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear QUIIII-INT, happy birthday to you!<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58970\" width=\"435\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00038894_STANDARD_PICTURE_16_SRGB-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks 25 years since the first QUINT power supply\u00a0was released. That\u2019s\u00a0back in\u00a01996 when\u00a0just\u00a05 power supplies\u00a0were released to the market. Fast forward to today and there are more than 100 QUINT products available with the QUINT4 being the most recent iteration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how have we seen the QUINT develop over&nbsp;this time?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously,\u00a0they have become smaller and more efficient, for example our second-gen QUINT 40A\u00a0(only just discontinued)\u00a0was\u00a0the size of a small breeze block at\u00a0a width of\u00a0240mm. Compare this to the QUINT4 version\u00a0which is\u00a0exactly half the width\u00a0at\u00a0120mm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The QUINT now packs many more technical features and benefits that&nbsp;make it the #1&nbsp;choice for markets&nbsp;and applications&nbsp;where reliability and power resilience is key.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some features that have been added and are now the norm are such things as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58969\" width=\"436\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/00023839_STANDARD_PICTURE_15_SRGB-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Boost Power, both dynamic (short term) or static (permanent)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>SFB \u2013 selective fuse breaking, a high current boost enabling fast tripping of breakers or even fuses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Better monitoring &amp; diagnostics with configurable digital outputs and an analogue output\u00a0<\/li><li>High reliability and long lifetime, typically 15 years.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>QUINT&nbsp;is not just a power supply range (available&nbsp;from 1A&nbsp;to 40 A),&nbsp;the range includes&nbsp;DC\/DC converters, redundancy modules,&nbsp;uninterruptible power supplies&nbsp;and energy storage devices&nbsp;including various battery technologies,&nbsp;buffer&nbsp;and Cap modules.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete\u00a0QUINT\u00a0solution for maximum plant availability\u00a0can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/offcontext\/insite_landing_pages\/666c337b-9474-4448-8e4e-cab3f321c61f\/666c337b-9474-4448-8e4e-cab3f321c61f?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">via the following link<\/a>. Here you will find\u00a0info on all the products under the QUINT\u00a0banner\u00a0including\u00a0a live demo\u00a0showing our intelligent communicative\u00a0QUINT4\u00a0UPS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The near future will see more development&nbsp;in the area of&nbsp;communication, including IO Link and easier integration with complementary Phoenix Contact systems such as electronic circuit breakers. I would not be surprised if a fifth generation QUINT is not already under development.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/offcontext\/insite_landing_pages\/e2fbd6c5-38ad-4dd3-a959-a20b334785d8\/e2fbd6c5-38ad-4dd3-a959-a20b334785d8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">The QUINT power system is part of&nbsp;the COMPLETE line system.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info contact Mark on 07717 335477 or email\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:mlloyd@phoenixcontact.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mlloyd@phoenixcontact.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear QUIIII-INT, happy birthday to you!&nbsp; This year marks 25 years since the first QUINT power supply\u00a0was released. 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