Motor Belt Monitoring in ATEX Zone 1

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Hi All,

In know this topic is not an actual PLC-problem, but i hope you guys can help me anyway.

I have a motor placed in the ATEX zone 1 area. From the motor i have 3 parallel belts to a gear that drives a bowl. According to ATEX standards i need to monitor the belts to make sure they do not get warmer than approx. 130-140 degrees celcius.

Do you have any ideas to solve the problem? Or,
knowledge to a solution or a brand that sells this kind of service?


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Hope you can help, thanks.

 

[Andrew Evenson]

Pyrometer??

Why not just use a pyrometer or a non-contact temperure measurment device looking at the belts??

Andew Evenson

 

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I'm quite new in the business, so I did not think that a pyrometer was that simple and useful in my situation.

It sounds almost too easy now.

Thanks a lot.

 

[Tom Jenkins]

If it is truly a "standard" that the belts must be continuoulsy monitored (I'm skeptical) I'd suggest contacting the bowl vendor and ask abouth their normal practice.

 

[ATEXConsultant]

Hi,

Your question suggest an installation in Europe (ATEX). So for the electrical aspects (the motors, ect...) you should look at the European standard EN 60079-14 that notably require the complication of a verification dossier.

For the mechanical aspect there are standards under the ATEX directive, for a complete list see:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/poli...s/equipment-explosive-atmosphere/index_en.htm

I would start to look at EN 1127-1 and then the standards in the EN 13463 series.

Regards

Vincent http://linkd.in/ExConsult