Signaling

Prevent downtime with signal power protection systems

Insulation monitoring and earth fault location technology

Monitoring to ensure safe railway operation

Signal power systems are crucial for safe and smooth operation of railway infrastructure, with trains relying on signals functioning correctly.

With a steep history in the design and development of pioneering technologies, Bender can help rail operators detect and locate cable faults quickly and cost-effectively with advanced, intelligent monitoring signal power protection systems.

Faults are quickly identified and located, reducing downtime – minimising cost of repair and maintenance.

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Points drive

Setting the right course for electrical safety

The points are controlled from the signal box, normally automatically on an electric/electronic basis. If an insulation fault occurs in the connection between the signal box and the points, this can be detected and reported very early by means of a Bender ISOMETER®. Thereby, downtimes can be minimised and the condition of the insulation can be continuously monitored.

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Points heating

Safe heating of points in winter

Failure of the points into winter leads to unnecessary interruptions to operation and delays. Monitoring the controllers of points heating for faults, energy quality, energy requirements and load currents using measuring and monitoring relays enables smooth operation without disconnection. While the system is out of operation, monitoring is carried out as continuous offline measurement.

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Railway crossing/Safety installations

Safety first - also for barriers

Railway crossings are made safe by technical equipment. The train triggers the gates to open or close by driving over sensors. Failure of this safety equipment would bring the train to a stop or block crossing traffic. Securing with fault current monitoring devices or insulation monitoring devices helps avoid these problems.

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Automatic train control system / European Train Control System (ETCS)

Safe train control in the international railway system

The automatic train control system (LZB) is a railway system which transfers drive parameters or drive orders to the train driver based on which they are to drive their vehicles. It also allows the monitoring of the driving behaviour of trains, especially at maximum speed. If necessary, it intervenes into the vehicle controller to initiate braking in order to avoid excessive speed. Automatic train control system can also be used for fully automated control of the driving and braking processes of trains. There is inductive data transfer between the vehicle and the travel route by means of a pair of cables laid between the rails (known as the line conductors). The power for each section is supplied via an unearthed AC 750 V system which is monitored using special ISOMETER®s. The power supply of the ETCS along the tracks is also set up as an unearthed system and requires continuous insulation monitoring.

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Track field illumination/Safety lights

Easier shunting on illuminated tracks

Emergency and safety lighting at passenger train stations as well as track field illumination are operated via unearthed power supplies. Insulation monitoring devices continuously monitor the condition of the insulation. Earthed system parts can be monitored for faults using residual current monitors. Switching to a redundant power supply can be done via the ATICS® product.

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Downloads

NameCategorySizeLanguageTimestampD-/B-Number
Power Quality/Measuring and monitoring relays Product Overviews 2.7 MB EN2022/05/2525.05.2022
Product Overview ISOMETER®/ISOSCAN® Product Overviews 5.3 MB EN2024/02/1616.02.2024
Product Overview - Residual Current Monitoring Product Overviews 6.2 MB EN2023/11/0909.11.2023
Power Quality Flyer 468.0 KB EN2022/12/1414.12.2022
ATICS® Informationleaflet Product Brochures 743.7 KB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019D00046, D00080
Railway Technology Market Segment Brochures 5.5 MB EN2023/11/1313.11.2023
Bender Rail Signalling Protection Systems Market Segment Brochures 10.8 MB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019
Bender UK RS4 Rail Signal Power Protection Flyer 2.3 MB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019
Insulation Fault Location - Planning and Setup Technical article 112.4 KB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019
Why the IT System is Often the Best Choice for Power Supply Systems of All Types Technical article 3.0 MB EN2019/07/1111.07.2019
Predict and Protect - Signal Power Fault Detection Systems Market Segment Brochures 1.7 MB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019
New Ideas for Using Data from Insulation Monitoring Devices in the Railway Field Technical article 339.3 KB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019
A Giant on its Way Towards the Future Technical article 111.8 KB EN2019/05/1313.05.2019

Products

Insulation fault location

ISOSCAN® EDS440
ISOSCAN® EDS440

Insulation fault locator for localisation of insulation faults in main circuits

ISOSCAN® EDS441
ISOSCAN® EDS441

Insulation fault locator for localisation of insulation faults in control circuits

ISOSCAN® EDS460-D
ISOSCAN® EDS460-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS460-DG
ISOSCAN® EDS460-DG

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS460-L
ISOSCAN® EDS460-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS461-D
ISOSCAN® EDS461-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS461-L
ISOSCAN® EDS461-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS490-D
ISOSCAN® EDS490-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS490-L
ISOSCAN® EDS490-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS491-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS491-L
ISOSCAN® EDS491-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

ISOSCAN® EDS150
ISOSCAN® EDS150

Insulation fault locator with 6 integrated measuring current transformers for localisation of insulation faults in main circuits

ISOSCAN® EDS151
ISOSCAN® EDS151

Insulation fault locator with 6 integrated measuring current transformers for localisation of insulation faults in control circuits

Residual current monitoring

LINETRAXX® SmartDetect RCMS410

Four-channel DC, AC and pulse current sensitive residual current monitor for earthed AC, AC/DC and DC systems

LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor

LINETRAXX® RCMS460-L
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-L

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor

LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor with one alarm contact per channel

LINETRAXX® RCMS490-L
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-L

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor with one alarm contact per channel

LINETRAXX® RCMS150
LINETRAXX® RCMS150 series

AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor (type B) with 6 integrated measuring current transformers

LINETRAXX® RCM420

Residual current monitor for TN and TT systems (AC and pulsed DC currents)

Switching equipment and IPS

ATICS®-…-ISO
ATICS®-…-ISO

Automatic transfer switching devices with monitoring functions for unearthed safety power supplies

Rail Signal Power Protection Systems

RS3

Rail Signalling (RS3) integrated insulation monitoring & earth fault location system

RS4 Tier 1

Bender UK’s most advanced RS4 solution

RS4 Tier 2

RS4 Tier 2 comprises of RS4 Tier 3 with additional components

RS4 Tier 3

Tier 3 RS4 is the enhanced rail signalling protection system

Insulation monitoring

ISOMETER® iso685…
ISOMETER® iso685…

Insulation monitoring device for inverter applications and large industrial plants

ISOMETER® isoRW425
ISOMETER® isoRW425

Insulation monitoring device for railway applications up to AC/DC 440 V

ISOMETER® IR425-D4
ISOMETER® IR425-D4

Insulation monitoring device for unearthed AC/DC control circuits

ISOMETER® IR420-D6
ISOMETER® IR420-D6

Offline monitor (earth fault lock-out) for monitoring de-energised loads in TN,TT and IT systems

ISOMETER® isoRW685W-D
ISOMETER® isoRW685W-D

Insulation monitoring device tailored to the requirements of railway rolling stock applications

Measuring and monitoring relays

LINETRAXX® CMD420/CMD421
LINETRAXX® CMD420/CMD421

Current monitoring devices for monitoring 3AC currents by means of measuring current transformers

Insulation fault location

ISOSCAN® EDS440
ISOSCAN® EDS440

Insulation fault locator for localisation of insulation faults in main circuits

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS441
ISOSCAN® EDS441

Insulation fault locator for localisation of insulation faults in control circuits

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS460-D
ISOSCAN® EDS460-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS460-DG
ISOSCAN® EDS460-DG

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS460-L
ISOSCAN® EDS460-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS461-D
ISOSCAN® EDS461-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS461-L
ISOSCAN® EDS461-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS490-D
ISOSCAN® EDS490-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS490-L
ISOSCAN® EDS490-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS491-D

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS491-L
ISOSCAN® EDS491-L

- This device series is in the discontinuation phase. -
Deliverable according to availability until 01.01.2025.

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS150
ISOSCAN® EDS150

Insulation fault locator with 6 integrated measuring current transformers for localisation of insulation faults in main circuits

Details
ISOSCAN® EDS151
ISOSCAN® EDS151

Insulation fault locator with 6 integrated measuring current transformers for localisation of insulation faults in control circuits

Details

Residual current monitoring

LINETRAXX® SmartDetect RCMS410

Four-channel DC, AC and pulse current sensitive residual current monitor for earthed AC, AC/DC and DC systems

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-D

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-L
LINETRAXX® RCMS460-L

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-D

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor with one alarm contact per channel

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-L
LINETRAXX® RCMS490-L

Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor with one alarm contact per channel

Details
LINETRAXX® RCMS150
LINETRAXX® RCMS150 series

AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor (type B) with 6 integrated measuring current transformers

Details
LINETRAXX® RCM420

Residual current monitor for TN and TT systems (AC and pulsed DC currents)

Details

Switching equipment and IPS

ATICS®-…-ISO
ATICS®-…-ISO

Automatic transfer switching devices with monitoring functions for unearthed safety power supplies

Details

Rail Signal Power Protection Systems

RS3

Rail Signalling (RS3) integrated insulation monitoring & earth fault location system

Details
RS4 Tier 1

Bender UK’s most advanced RS4 solution

Details
RS4 Tier 2

RS4 Tier 2 comprises of RS4 Tier 3 with additional components

Details
RS4 Tier 3

Tier 3 RS4 is the enhanced rail signalling protection system

Details

Insulation monitoring

ISOMETER® iso685…
ISOMETER® iso685…

Insulation monitoring device for inverter applications and large industrial plants

Details
ISOMETER® isoRW425
ISOMETER® isoRW425

Insulation monitoring device for railway applications up to AC/DC 440 V

Details
ISOMETER® IR425-D4
ISOMETER® IR425-D4

Insulation monitoring device for unearthed AC/DC control circuits

Details
ISOMETER® IR420-D6
ISOMETER® IR420-D6

Offline monitor (earth fault lock-out) for monitoring de-energised loads in TN,TT and IT systems

Details
ISOMETER® isoRW685W-D
ISOMETER® isoRW685W-D

Insulation monitoring device tailored to the requirements of railway rolling stock applications

Details

Measuring and monitoring relays

LINETRAXX® CMD420/CMD421
LINETRAXX® CMD420/CMD421

Current monitoring devices for monitoring 3AC currents by means of measuring current transformers

Details

Standards

EN 61557-8

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 v a.c. and 1 500 v d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 8: Insulation monitoring devices for IT systems.

EN 61557-9

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 9: Equipment for insulation fault location in IT systems

DIN EN 1838

Lighting applications - Emergency lighting

Ril 813.05

Richtlinie DB - Beleuchtung, Starkstromanlagen und Brandschutz

Ril 954.9103

Richtlinie DB - Gleisfeldbeleuchtung

EN 61557-15

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 15: Functional safety requirements for insulation monitoring devices in IT systems and equipment for insulation fault location in IT systems

IEC 60204-1

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

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