Military grade Amphenol connectors with integrated EMC filters

In conjunction with Amphenol, MPE has subsequently produced the Rhino range of filtered connectors to deliver a high level of EMC suppression performance, yet in a footprint that can be used within very tight physical constraints.

Amphenol had identified a distinct trend towards increased power and voltage requirements on such applications as military and electric drive vehicles, aircraft and communications base stations. Accordingly the new and innovative Amphenol Rhino 38999 Series of high-power, single-pole, connectors have been developed to fulfil those requirements and are simple and straightforward to install and to use.

Amphenol recognised that many military vehicle applications have a need for EMC suppression and traditionally utilise a box-type filter that adds unnecessary cost and takes up too much space.

The challenge was to deliver that high degree of suppression within the envelope of a filtered connector that provides mechanical compliance to MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and EMC suppression compliance to DEF STAN 59-411 and MIL-STD-461.

Amphenol’s Rhino 38999 Series are now available with a standard range of cost-effective MOTS (Military-Off-The-Shelf) filters suitable for EMC suppression of COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) equipment on military vehicles.

This, combined with the benefits of field-proven MIL-DTL-38999 Series III circular connectors and hyperbolic contacts, greatly extends the boundaries of high-power connector technology. Rhino has been developed in conjunction with MPE as a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance EMC and EMP filters and capacitor products.