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Intrinsic Safety
(Ex ‘i’)
Energy Limitation
ATEX CATEGORY 1G, 2G or 3G
EPL Ga, Gb or Gc
Permitted in zones 0, 1 & 2 as applicable
Applications: Instrumentation
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Intrinsic Safety
Advantages
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Disadvantage
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Intrinsic Safety
Intrinsic Safety is mainly used for measuring and
control instrumentation e.g. pressure transmitters,
control valve, positioners, small capacity solenoid
valves and so on. Process control includes:
•Flow
•Pressure
•Level
•Temperature
•Speed
•Weight
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Intrinsic Safety
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LEL or
LFL
MIE UEL or
UFL
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Power
Supply
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Design Principle
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Zener Barriers
Zener Barrier
Field Device
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Components
Special fuse . In the event of failure the ceramic
fuse will go open circuit, (infinite resistance).
Resistor R1
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Resistor R1 Fuse F1
Infallible
Um (voltage)
Output
Io Blocked Supply side
ZD1 ZD2 ZD3 28v
Abnormal operation
Resistor R1
Infallible Fuse F1
Output Um (voltage)
Io Supply side
>31v <250v
ZD1 ZD2 ZD3
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Zener Barriers
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Galvanic Isolator
Galvanic Isolator
Field Device
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Galvanical Isolator
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Galvanic Isolators
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Marking
• If the associated apparatus e.g. zener barrier, cannot
be installed in a hazardous area, both the symbol Ex
and the protection symbol are enclosed within the
same square brackets, e.g. [Ex ia] IIC.
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ATEX Marking
Safety Parameters
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Zener Barrier- ia
Resistor R1 Fuse F1
Infallible
Zener Barrier- ib
Resistor R1 Fuse F1
Infallible
Zener Barrier- ic
Resistor R1 Fuse F1
Infallible
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Intrinsic Safety
• Simple …………Yes!!
• Implementation ……. Not so simple!!!
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Video’s
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End of Section
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