Global Patent Index - EP 0817149 B1

EP 0817149 B1 19990512 - Circuit for transmitting a measurement current from an intrinsically safe sensor to a non-intrinsical area

Title (en)

Circuit for transmitting a measurement current from an intrinsically safe sensor to a non-intrinsical area

Title (de)

Schaltung zur Übertragung eines Messstroms von einem eigensicheren Sensor in einen nicht-eigensicheren Bereich

Title (fr)

Circuit transférant un courant de mesure d'un capteur de sécurité intrinsèque dans une zone de sécurité non-intrinsèque

Publication

EP 0817149 B1 19990512 (DE)

Application

EP 97109825 A 19970617

Priority

  • EP 97109825 A 19970617
  • EP 96110541 A 19960628

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0817149A1] The sensor Ä1Ü is located in an intrinsically safe region Ä10Ü and is connected with a current measuring resistor in a non-intrinsically safe region Ä20Ü. The sensor output is in the 4-20 mA range, and is supplied from the secondary of a transformer Ä2Ü via a rectifier unit Ä8Ü and a conditioning stage Ä9Ü. The transformer has a primary with two windings Ä21,22Ü which are coupled to an output stage arrangement Ä31Ü, in which the current measuring resistor connected to the centre tap of the transformer primary. The voltage developed across the resistor is fed to an offset unit, and subsequently to a voltage to current converter (7),

IPC 1-7

G08C 19/02

IPC 8 full level

G08C 19/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G08C 19/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0817149 A1 19980107; EP 0817149 B1 19990512; AT E180085 T1 19990515; CA 2209208 A1 19971228; CA 2209208 C 20000912; DE 59700161 D1 19990617; DK 0817149 T3 19991115; ES 2134046 T3 19990916; US 5907292 A 19990525

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97109825 A 19970617; AT 97109825 T 19970617; CA 2209208 A 19970626; DE 59700161 T 19970617; DK 97109825 T 19970617; ES 97109825 T 19970617; US 88351897 A 19970626