5
C
onnecting to power supply
5
.
1
P
reparing the connection
A
lways keep in mind the following safety instructions
:
l
C
onnect only in the complete absence of line voltage
l
I
f overvoltage surges are expected
,
overvoltage arresters
should be installed
I
n hazardous areas you should take note of the appropriate
regulations
,
conformity and type approval certi
fi
cates of the
sensors and power supply units
.
T
wo power supply unit versions are available
.
Y
ou can
fi
nd
detailed information on the power supply in chapter
"
T
echnical
data
"
in the
"
S
upplement
"
.
P
ower supply of
PLICSRADIO T
61
is connected with standard
cable according to the national installation standards
.
S
tandard two
-
wire cable with screening can be used for
connecting the sensors
.
T
he screening is absolutely neces
-
sary to ensure interference
-
free operation with
HART
sensors
.
C
onnect the cable screen on both ends to ground potential
.
I
n
the sensor
,
the screen must be connected directly to the
internal ground terminal
.
T
he ground terminal on the outside of
the sensor housing must be connected to the potential
equalisation
(
low impedance
).
I
f potential equalisation currents are expected
,
the screen
connection on the side of
PLICSRADIO T
61
must be made via
a ceramic capacitor
(
e
.
g
.
1
n
F
,
1500
V
).
T
he low frequency
potential equalisation currents are thus suppressed
,
but the
protective e
ff
ect against high frequency interference signals
remains
.
T
ake note of the corresponding installation regulations for
E
x
applications
.
I
n particular
,
make sure that no potential equal
-
isation currents
fl
ow over the cable screen
.
I
n case of
grounding on both sides this can be achieved by the use of a
capacitor or a separate potential equalisation
.
5
.
2
C
onnection steps sensor
P
roceed as follows
:
N
ote safety instructions
T
ake note of safety
instructions for
E
x
applications
S
elect power supply
S
electing connection cable
C
able screening and ground
-
ing
S
elect connection
cable for
E
x applica
-
tions
PLICSRADIO T
61
-
wireless emitting unit
(
single channel
)
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C
onnecting to power supply
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