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INTRINSICALLY SAFE BARRIER RELAYS
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Intrinsically Safe Barrier Relays

Intrinsically Safe Barrier Relays protect hazardous location circuits and control loads without additional relays or contactors. IS circuits operate at low energy levels that cannot ignite potentially explosives atmospheres. In the event of a fault condition, these Intrinsically Safe Barrier Relays prevent excess voltage and current from reaching the hazardous area.

When electrical equipment is used in, around, or near an atmosphere that has flammable gases or vapors, flammable liquids, combustible dusts, ignitable fibers or flyings, there is always a possibility or risk that a fire or explosion might occur. Those areas where the possibility or risk of fire or explosion might occur, due to an explosive atmosphere and/or mixture, are often called hazardous (or classified) locations. Currently, there are two systems used to classify these hazardous locations: the Class/Division system, used predominately in the United States, and the Zone system, generally used in the rest of the world.
WHAT’S NEEDED FOR AN EXPLOSION?
The most common types of reaction are between flammable gases, vapors or dust with oxygen in the surrounding air.  As a rule, three basic requirements must be met for an explosion to take place in atmospheric air:
Flammable substance
Oxygen Source of Ignition (a spark or high heat)Note: both the flammable substance and the oxygen must be present in the correct mixture for the explosion to happen.
HOW IS THE EXPLOSION CONTROLLED?
The objective of selecting electrical equipment and the means of installation is to reduce the hazard of the electrical equipment to an acceptable level. The most certain method of preventing an explosion is to locate electrical equipment outside of hazardous (classified) areas whenever possible. In situations where this is not practical, installation techniques and enclosures are available which meet the requirements for locating electrical equipment in such areas. These methods of reducing hazards are based on the elimination of one or more of the elements of the ignition triangle discussed earlier.
Three principles ensure that electrical equipment does not become a source of ignition:
Contain the explosion: measures must be taken to ensure the explosion cannot spread to the surrounding atmosphere (explosion-proof enclosures or conduit & cable seals)Isolate the hazard: the surrounding atmosphere is prevented from entering the enclosure by maintaining a  positive pressure of inert gas or clean air within the unit (pressurization and purging, oil immersion & hermetic sealing
Limit the energy: potentially explosive mixtures can penetrate the enclosure but must not be ignited. Sparks and raised temperatures must only occur within certain limits (intrinsic safety)All Macromatic IS Series Intrinsically Safe Barrier Relays follow the third principal: limit the energy utilizing an intrinsically safe circuit. 
HAZARDOUS LOCATION CLASSIFICATIONS
Standard classification systems provide a concise description of the hazardous material that may be present along with the probability of it being present so that the appropriate equipment may be used and safe installation practices followed.  In North America, the classification system most widely used is defined by the NFPA Publication 70, NEC and CEC.  They define the type of hazardous substances that is or may be present in the air in sufficient quantities to produce an explosion.  The NFPA establishes area classifications based on Classes, Divisions and Groups which are factors combined to define the hazardous conditions of a specific area. The table below summarizes the various hazardous (classified) locations: These are the Hazardous Location Classifications for the Macromatic ISD & ISE Series of Intrinsically Safe Barrier Relays:
Class I, Div 1 (Zones 0 and 1 in Canada), Group A, B, C, D
Class II, Div 1 (Zones 20 and 21 in Canada), Group E, F, G
Class III, Div 1The Macromatic ISD & ISE Series of Intrinsically Safe Relays have been tested and approved for listing under Underwriters Laboratory (UL) 913 Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus 8th Edition. The Macromatic ISP Series of Intrinsically Safe Relays have been tested and approved for listing under Underwriters Laboratory (UL) 913 Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus 6th Edition. The input or inputs to these devices have been approved for use in all Classes, Groups and Divisions.

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