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Intrinsic Safety, Barriers and Isolators
The
ATEX Directive its effect on instrumentation in hazardous areas
A
definitive guide to earthing and bonding in hazardous areas.
Barriers
by application
Choosing
Barriers by Application
MTL
700 Series Barriers
Questions on Intrinsic Safety or Ex
equipment? See ICEweb's Electrical
Equipment in Hazardous Areas
Technical Information Page
Looking for Intrinsic safety in Fieldbus Systems? See ICEweb's Fieldbus page.
For Information on Selection, Installation and Maintenance of Electrical equipment in Hazardous Areas and other protection concepts + HA Classification see ICEweb's Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas Technical Information page.
Other Information
Intrinsically Safe Fire
Protection Devices-from System Sensor
Load
Cell Intrinsically Safe Installation Application Note - Ian Fellows Ltd
Intrinsic
Safety Basics - from Omega.com
Intrinsic Safety Circuit Design- Paul S. Babiarz and Omega.com
EXia Intrinsically
Safe Mobile Phone-At last a mobile phone that can be
used in Australian Hazardous Areas, from dca intrinsically safe products
The following excellent technical papers are from RTK engineering in the UK
Assembling
an Intrinsically Safe System
Cables
for I.S. installations
Intrinsically
Safe loadcell installations
Protecting
the I.S. system from outside influences
Simple
Apparatus – or not so simple?
The
basics of Intrinsic Safety
The
earthing of Zener Barrier installations
Uwhat?
– Understanding I.S. terminology
Zener
Barriers or Isolation Interfaces?
The Following Intrinsic
Safety Technical Manual is from Cooper Crouse-Hinds and covers;
- Determining Safe Energy Levels
- Intrinsically Safe Barriers - Grounded Zener Barrier - Isolation
Barriers- Remote I/O Products
- Selecting the Proper Product for Your Intrinsically Safe Application
- Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting of Intrinsically Safe Circuits
MTL Australia Technical
Information - Some good technical papers
here
Barriers
bring hazardous-area stress relief
Remote
Load Cell Monitoring in hazardous areas using an IS fieldbus
Practical
solutions for Fieldbus in hazardous areas
Cost
comparison of methods of explosion protection
Shunt-Diode Safety
Barriers and Galvanic Isolators – a Critical Comparison
Intrinsic
Safety - The Appropriate Technique For Zone 2.
AN9003 A user's guide to intrinsic safety - This is a really excellent
reference.
MTL
Luton UK Technical Information - You will have to
register to get access- it is quick, easy and worth it!
You can request paper copies of:
AN9003 A user's guide to intrinsic safety
AN9007 A user's guide to shunt-diode safety barriers
AN9010 A user's guide to the MTL800 Series multiplexers
AN9013 A user's guide to MTL4000 Series isolating interface units
TP1092 ESD link for gas tanker cargo transfer *
TP1096 Temperature transmitters: 'Smart' 'Not-so-smart' and 'Dumb' *
TP1099 Intrinsic safety -- its widening horizons *
TP1100 European Code of Practice for Intrinsically-Safe Instrumentation *
TP1101 Using Smart transmitters in IS systems *
Australian Standards for Electrical Apparatus in Hazardous Areas
Competency Based Ex Training Courses and some very useful
abridged short
notes are available via our sponsor INLEC
ENGINEERING
These cover:
Nature of fire and explosions
Australian Standards
Maintenance
Hazardous Area Classification
Installation Testing
Equipment Installation
Protection Techniques
Inspection