The company
Practical solutions for controlling power to motors and process heating applications with solid state power switching technology.
The company
Founded in Princeton, New Jersey in 1959, Payne Engineering Company today carries on with the same mission it has had since the very beginning: to provide practical solutions for controlling power to motors and process heating applications with solid state power switching technology.
The experience
We didn’t “introduce” solid state controls when market conditions made them fashionable: we pioneered the commercial application of this technology in the late 1950s. Our engineering, research and development, design, and manufacturing experience and resources have always been dedicated to providing solid state controls that outperform and outlast any electromechanical product available.
The products
Over the years our product scope has evolved into the industry’s broadest: all solid state, maintenance-free replacements for electromechanical motor controls, power relays, variable transformers, saturable reactors, and mercury relays. Standard catalog items exist to meet almost any application requirement.
The technology
Continuous investment of research time and engineering resources in advanced power semiconductor protection methods assures a level of reliability unmatched by any other solid state controls.
“2 ms” fuses
Selected according to strict criteria for clearing time and total energy let-through, they protect power semiconductors against short circuits.
TIP 202Proprietary heatsink designs
Allow air cooling with no fans and no thermal degrading.
AN10-18“Voltage breakover clamping”
Protects power semiconductors against transient voltage spikes, independent of PIV ratings.
TIP 201
Listings and ordering
Payne Engineering controls are CSA and UL listed. We accept MasterCard and Visa, and our power controls appear in the Allied Electronics catalog.