
BRONKHORST®
2.5 POWERSUPPLY
BronkhorstusesFLOW‐BUScableswithextrawiresinsidefor+15…24Vdcand0Vdcinordertohandlepowersupply
and communication within the same cable. Because RS485‐cabling needs a daisy‐chain connectionand power‐lines
preferastar‐pointconnection,wecametoacompromiseofbothintheFLOW‐BU
Scabling.Bronkhorstcanadviseyou
how to power your FLOW‐BUS system. It is the best to keep the power‐lines as short as possible, so local power‐
supplyispreferred.Thisofcourse,dependsonyourdemandsofbuilding‐upyoursystem.
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Themaximumnumbersofinstrumentsononepowersupplydependsofseveralparameters.
1. Minimumvoltageontheinstrument(+15V‐10%=13.5V).
2. Powersupplytolerance
3. Maximumcontactratingoftheconnectors.
4. Voltagedropacrosscables.
RJ45cablesystemsusetwointernalwiresforpowersupply,M12cablesystemsonlyone.
Ω
A
l
ρR
Wireresistanceca
nbedonemanuallybythefollowingformula:
Where“l”isthelengthoftheconductor,measuredinmeters[m],“A”isthecross‐sectionalareaoftheconductor
measuredinsquaremeters[m²],and“ρ”(r
ho)istheelectricalresistivity(also calledspecificelectricalresistance)of
thematerial,measuredinohm‐metres(Ωm)
Asanexample:
Wirediameter1mm
0.0223Ω
2
0.001π0.25
1
81.75eR
Wirelength1m
Coppersp
ecificelectricalresistance
=1.75E‐8m
=3.14
Calculationofwireresistanceandmaximumwirecurrentcanalsobedoneon:
http://circuitcalculator.com/
wordpress/2007/09/20/wire‐parameter‐calculator/
Usingstandardpower‐suppliesfromBronkhorstandShieldedTwistedPairpatch‐cablewithRJ45
connectorsfornonIP65applicationsandDeviceNetcableswithcircularM12connectorsforIP65
applications:
Aclusterof4digitalcontrollerscanbepoweredlocallyfroma distanceapprox.<=6.5metersfromthe
power‐supply.
Poweringmo
reinstrumentswillreducethedistanceallowedtothesupply‐unitinlinearrelationship.
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