SmartPlant Instrumentation

Intrinsic Safety Equations

Version 2009.1 (9.0.1) October 2009/April 2010 DSPI2-PE-200007A-Updated

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Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................2
1 Nomenclature ............................................................................................................3
2 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Circuit Type ............................................................4
2.1 Assumptions ............................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Calculating Maximum Permissible Length of Cable A ........................................... 4
3 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Loop ........................................................................6
3.1 Assumptions ............................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Calculating Cable Parameter Values ........................................................................ 7
3.3 Determining Whether a Circuit is Intrinsically Safe ................................................ 7

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Preface
This document is a reference for intrinsic safety equations used in SmartPlant
Instrumentation to calculate maximum permissible cable lengths for areas that require
intrinsic safety.

Send documentation comments or suggestions to PPMdoc@intergraph.com.

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1 Nomenclature
C Capacitance
C_fact Capacitance factor (capacitance/length), as defined in the Intrinsically Safe Data Input dialog
box
Cable A Cable that connects the junction box (hazardous area) with the marshaling rack (non-hazardous
area)
Cable B Within the hazardous area, cable that connects the field device with the junction box
cables All cables A and B
COEFFcable x For a given cable type, the coefficient for resistance, inductance, or
capacitance (used in the Intrinsically Safe Circuit Report)
haz_tag Hazardous area field instrument parameter
L Inductance
L_fact Inductance factor (inductance/length), as defined in the Intrinsically Safe
Data Input dialog box
max_ Maximum permissible value
R Resistance
R_fact Resistance factor (resistance/length), as defined in the Intrinsically Safe
Data Input dialog box
safety Non-hazardous area safety device parameter

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2 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Circuit Type

2 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Circuit Type

To initiate an intrinsic safety calculation by circuit type, in the Wiring Module window, on the Associations menu,
click Intrinsic Safety. For details, see Calculating Intrinsic Safety, in the Wiring chapter of the SmartPlant
Instrumentation Users Guide.

2.1 Assumptions
The intrinsic safety calculation considers the following values, all of which you enter in the Intrinsically Safe Data
Input dialog box:
o The parameters of the hazardous area field device: Rhaz tag, Lhaz tag, and Chaz tag.
o The parameters of the safety device in the non-hazardous area: Rsafety, Lsafety, and
Csafety.
o Parameters associated with cables:
o R_factCable A, L_factCable A, and C_factCable A
o R_factCable B, L_factCable B, and C_factCable B
o LengthCable B

2.2 Calculating Maximum Permissible Length of Cable A

For the circuit type that you selected, the software calculates the maximum permissible length of Cable A the
cable that connects the hazardous area with the non-hazardous area. The calculations are all based on the
requirement that the total load of a given parameter (resistance, inductance, or capacitance) may not exceed the
ability of the safety device to control the load.
2.2.1 Resistance

Rhaz _ tag + RCableA + RCableB < Rsafety

Rmax_ cables = RCableA + RCableB

Rmax_ cables < Rsafety Rhaz _ tag

RCableB = R _ factCableB * LengthCableB

Rmax_ cables RCableB RCableA
max_ length _ RCableA = =
R _ factCableA R _ factCableA
2.2.2 Inductance

Lhaz _ tag + LCableA + LCableB < Lsafety

Lmax_ cables = LCableA + LCableB

Lmax_ cables < Lsafety Lhaz _ tag

LCableB = L _ factCableB * LengthCableB

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Lmax_ cables LCableB LCableA
max_ length _ LCableA = =
L _ factCableA L _ factCableA
2.2.3 Capacitance

C haz _ tag + CCableA + CCableB < C safety

Cmax_ cables = CCableA + CCableB

Cmax_ cables < C safety Chaz _ tag

CCableB = C _ factCableB * LengthCableB

C max_ cables CCableB CCableA
max_ length _ CCableA = =
C _ factCableA C _ factCableA
2.2.4 Maximum Permissible Length for Cable A
The software then sets the minimum among the maximum lengths calculated by
R_fact, L_fact, and C_fact as the maximum permissible length for Cable A.
2.2.5 L/R Limitation
The intrinsic safety report also allows you to verify visually that the total of the
L/R factor for Cables A and B does not exceed the L/R protection of the isolator
safety device. To include cable L/R factor in a pass/fail calculation, see Instrinsic
Safety Calculation by Loop.

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3 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Loop

3 Intrinsic Safety Calculation by Loop

To initiate an intrinsic safety calculation by loop, in the Wiring Module window, on the Associations menu, click
Intrinsic Safety Loop Calculation. For details, see Calculating Intrinsic Safety for a Loop, in the Wiring chapter.
For a summary of the differences between intrinsic safety (IS) calculation by circuit type and by loop, see the
following table:
Feature By Circuit Type By Loop

Level Circuit type For all the tags in a loop

Cables One Cable A and one Cable B All cables in the circuit for
which the IS check box is
selected

Parameters Resistance Resistance

Considered Inductance Inductance
Capacitance Capacitance
L/R

Result Maximum permissible length Pass / fail for all tags

of Cable A associated with an IS circuit
parameter that limits length type
Full diagram with calculation Instrument & barrier safety
Report
results; characteristics;
Calculation explanation List of IS cables and their
characteristics;
If Pass, calculated results,
including (L/R)cables

3.1 Assumptions
For each tag in a loop, the intrinsic safety calculation considers the following values:
o The parameters of the hazardous area field device: Rhaz tag, Lhaz tag, and Chaz tag.
o The parameters of the safety device in the non-hazardous area: Rsafety, Lsafety,
Csafety, and L/Rsafety.
o Parameters associated with Cablei (i= 1, 2, n).
Note that there is no limit on the number of cables, and the cables can be
connected serially or in parallel.
o R_factCable i, L_factCable i, and C_factCable i, all of which are determined by the cable type.
o LengthCable I

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3.2 Calculating Cable Parameter Values
For each cable, the software calculates the following values:
RCable _ i = R _ factCable _ i * LengthCable _ i

LCable _ i = L _ factCable _ i * LengthCable _ i

CCable _ i = C _ factCable _ i * LengthCable _ i

L LCable _ i
( ) Cable _ i =
R RCable _ i

3.3 Determining Whether a Circuit is Intrinsically Safe

For each tag in the loop, if all of the following are true, the software certifies the tag circuit as intrinsically safe:
Rhaz _ tag + RCable1 + RCable 2 + ... + RCable _ n < Rsafety

Lhaz _ tag + LCable1 + LCable 2 + ... + LCable _ n < Lsafety

C haz _ tag + CCable1 + CCable 2 + ... + CCable _ n < C safety

L L L L
( ) Cable1 + ( ) Cable 2 + ... + ( ) Cable _ n < ( ) safety
R R R R

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