Automotive Relays

High Voltage Contactors

EVC 135 Contactor

■ Limiting continuous current 135A at 85°C

■ Hermetically sealed
■ UL approved

Typical applications
• DC high voltage high current applications
• Main contactor for hybrid and electric vehicles
• Contactor for onboard chargers, auxiliary loads and precharge systems

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Contact Data Coil Data (continued)

Contact arrangement 1 Form X (SPST NO DM)
Rated operating voltage 450 to 600VDC (900VDC)1) Recommended PWM parameters for customer supplied economizer
Continuous carry current circuit (valid from -40°C to 85°C)
85°C, load cable 35mm²/69mcm 135A Operating Coil Current (min. Duty Max. Inrush
Limiting short-time current Frequency Voltage Range recomm. RMS) cycle Time
85°C, load cable 35mm²/69mcm 225A / 6min kHz VDC mA % ms
Make/break current at various voltages see graph on page 3 20 ±2 9 to 16 650 3.8Ω coil: 30 ±5 200
Limiting break current, forward direction 15.3Ω coil: 50 ±5
resistive load, 23°C, 450VDC 1 x 660A
Load life see graph on page 3
Initial contact resistance, measured at 100A, 30s 0.5mΩ (typical) Insulation Data
1.0 mΩ (max.) Initial dielectric strength6)
Operate / release time max. between open contacts 2920VDC / leakage <1mA
close (includes bounce) 252) between contact and coil 2920VDC / leakage <1mA
bounce (after close only) 5 max. altitude 5000m
release (includes arcing) at 2000A 10 Insulation resistance at 500VDC6)
Mechanical life >1,000,000 cycles between open contacts >1 GΩ
1) Suitable for voltages up to 450VDC with limited capability to 900VDC. UL approved between contact and coil >1 GΩ
model EVC 135-XXXXB required for 450 to 600VDC, limited capability to 900VDC. 6) Meets dielectric strength and IR requirements according to ISO 6469-3, conformity to
2) 25ms at nominal operating voltage. Consult TE Connectivity for operating time not done IEC60664-1 in preparation.
at rated voltage.

Other Data
Material data
Coil Data3) EU RoHS/ELV compliant
Ambient temperature -40°C to +85°C
Un-economized coil for optional voltage reduction after pull-in Vibration resistance (functional)
Coil Rated Pull-in voltage Min. hold Min. Drop-out Coil sine, 55-2000Hz, peak 20g
code voltage max. voltage voltage resistance Shock resistance (functional)
VDC VDC VDC VDC Ω -5 %/+10% coil energized, peak 50g
5 12 8.8 7.15 1.0 26 Terminal type stripped wires (coil) and screw (load)
7 24 17.5 12.6 2.0 96 Weight approx. 180g (0.40lb)

Un-economized coil for external economization4) Terminal Assignment

Coil Rated Pull-in voltage Min. hold Min. Drop-out Coil
Forward load current direction
code voltage max. voltage5) voltage resistance
VDC VDC VDC VDC Ω -5 %/+10% A1 A2
4 12 7.5 4.6 0.85 15.3 (+) (-)
6 12 3.5 2.0 0.5 3.8
3) All data valid at 23°C coil temperature.
4) Un-economized coil must be economized by the customer to avoid overheating.
5) Must operate at 12V for 100ms before reducing to minimum hold voltage.

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EVC 135 Contactor (Continued)

Contact performance
Life cycle vs. resistive load at 400VDC Contacts closed into capacitor precharge sequence at various
(Chart is for engineering guideline, verification at 2,200VRMS for dielectric withstand) time constants

1.000.000 700

600

100.000
500
Estimated Life (Cycles)

400

Current (A)
10.000

300

200
1.000

100

100 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 0τ 1τ 2τ 3τ 4τ
Load Current (A) Time

Notes: Notes:
1) The maximum make current is 600A to avoid contact welding. 1) Because higher current causes more damage to contact surface, at least
2) For reverse current, the performance will roughly be reduced by 50% of the cycle life in 95% precharge is recommended.
forward direction. 2) Inrush current dependent upon RC time constant and precharge timing
sequence.

Estimated fuse guide for EVC 135 contactors

(Reference only – not to be used for actual fuse sizing)

10.000
Current (A)

1.000

Overcurrent range
Normal operating mode
100
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Time (s)

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EVC 135 Contactor (Continued)

Product code structure Typical product code EVC 135 -4 B N G A

Type
EVC 135 EVC 135 Contactor
Coil
4 12VDC (15.3Ω coil) 6 12VDC ( 3.8Ω coil)
5 12VDC (26.0Ω coil) 7 24VDC (96.0Ω coil)
Coil wire length
A 15 inches (380mm) B 6 inches (150mm)
Coil termination
N None – stripped wires C Customer specific connector
Mounting &
power terminals G Bottom mount (2 x #8), M5 x 10 H Side mount (2 x #8), M5 x 10
Arc magnet
A Grade 8 (Standard) B Grade 30 (required for UL approval at >450VDC)

Production in Americas (only)

Economization
Product Coil Coil Coil Part
or voltage Mounting
code resistance voltage leads number
reduction
EVC 135-4BNGA 15.3Ω 12VDC Required 6 inches Bottom 2203194-1
EVC 135-4ANGA 15 inches 2138011-1
EVC 135-5ANGA 26.0Ω Optional 2138622-1
EVC 135-7BNGA 96.0Ω 24VDC 6 inches 2138602-1
EVC 135-4ANHA 15.3Ω 12VDC Required 15 inches Side 2272229-1
EVC 135-4BNHA 6 inches 2138168-1
EVC 135-5BNGA 26.0Ω Optional Bottom 2098371-1
EVC 135-6BNGA 3.8Ω Required 2138084-1

Production in Asia (only)

Economization
Product Coil Coil Coil Part
or voltage Mounting
code resistance voltage leads number
reduction
EVC 135-4BNGA 15.3Ω 12VDC Required 6 inches Bottom 2219560-2
EVC 135-5ANGA 26.0Ω Optional 15 inches 2219560-7
EVC 135-5BNGA 2219560-3
EVC 135-6BNGA 3.8Ω Required 2219560-1

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