The technology integration industry is built upon innovation. There are still some cases however, that tried-and-true engineering concepts outperform the latest technologies.
One such example is toroidal-based isolation technologies. For many years isolation transformers have been used in mission-critical industries such as medical, aerospace, renewable energy, and marine. Pioneering the use of isolation transformers in the technology integration market is the Canadian manufacturer Torus Power.
Over the years Torus Power has expanded its product line and feature sets to offer everything from its fundamental TOT Series to its AVR-2 Elite, All-in-One Series, and its Wall-Mount Series.
A Better Look at Torus Power Toroidal-Based Technologies
The medical industry for example uses toroidal-based insolation for the high levels of safety, low-current leakage, and the design’s ability to minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Torus Power points out these traits perfectly support applications like smart home and professional environments like recording studios. The manufacturer notes that with today’s residential environments housing sensitive electronics such as home networks, lighting systems, home theaters, and smart devices living in tandem with appliances including refrigerators and air conditioners, the potential for electrical noise in a home is greater than ever.
The noise products like air conditioners and other connected products produce within a home’s electrical infrastructure is defined as:
- Differential Mode Noise: This noise is conducted on the hot and ground line in opposite directions from each other.
- Common Mode Noise: This type of noise exists on all lines in the same direction.
Generally, most households employ some type of power conditioning product that work in varying degrees of success. Torus Power’s toroidal-based product line employs a toroidal core with insulation between the primary and secondary copper windings to isolate power. By isolating power, Torus Power emphasizes, its products eliminate the noise that hinders the performance of components, and its product line helps to preserve the lifespans of the products that are plugged into its components.
Torus Power Multi-Step Approach to Peak Performance
With toroidal-based isolation transformer technologies serving as the foundation for its line of power solutions, the company augments its products with technologies such as Series Mode Surge Suppression (SMSS) and Automatic Voltage Regulation.
Explaining its SMSS technology, Torus Power says SMSS protects connected components from surges, and it cleans incoming power to its original state. SMSS, unlike solutions that shunt surges to ground, which increases ground voltage, does not contaminate AV signals with dirty power.
SMSS is designed to take surges no more than 2 volts above peak line voltage to keep the ground from becoming contaminated. Torus Power also stresses its SMSS meets IEEE endurance standards of 6,000 volts, 3,000 amps, with 1,000 repeats.
In addition to line noise, surges, and brown outs that can harm connected components, Torus Power says that voltage fluctuations can impact connected component reliability and even, cause products to fail.
Torus Power’s Automatic Voltage Regulation monitors incoming voltage and it will automatically adjust lower or high voltage levels to provide connected components with consistent power. The company’s AVR line of products can accept voltage ranges from 85 volts to 135 volts to output a consistent 120 volts.
A Tour of the Torus Power Product Line
Torus Power offers a wide range of toroidal-based power solutions.
Taking a closer look at a few of the product series, here are some of the solutions the company offers:
TOT Series: This line of products includes two models: The TOT Mini and the TOT Max. The Mini is rated at 7 amps, and it is designed for use with components such as projectors, televisions, and source devices such as set-top boxes and streaming media players.
The TOT Max is rated at 15 amps, and this product can be used with components that are more demanding like power amplifiers, which draw higher levels of current.
All TOT Series products incorporate a courtesy USB charging port, and Torus supports the products with options such as an aluminum faceplate in either silver or black finishes. The products are also supported with a 19-inch rack mount adapter kit.
RM Series: This product line is available in several versions that include the benchmark RM 100 BAL that takes a 240-volt input.
The 120-volt models offer a choice of the RM15 and the RM20 that are 15 amp and 20-amp models respectively. The 240-volt RM Balanced models offer four choices: RM 20 BAL; RM 40 BAL; RM 60 BAL, and the RM 100 BAL.
Torus Power adds the RM Series employ medical-grade outlets that are made by Hubbell.
All-in-One Series: Offered in a choice of 7.5KVA and 12.5KVA models, the AIO as the product line is referred to as incorporate whole-house toroidal-based isolation transformer technologies. The standalone solution features two parts: A top section with 24 industrial-grade 20-amp bolt-in breakers. The bottom section features the toroidal transformer, and the AIO whole-house unit also employs a separate equipment ground. The products are rated up to 100 amps with 240-volt and 208-volt inputs.
Check out Torus Power in the Gryphon Audio LA Showroom here.