9.13 Surge Protection For PROFIBUS FMS, PROFIBUS DP, and Profibus Pa

9.
13 Surge protection for PROFIBUS FMS, PROFIBUS DP,

and PROFIBUS PA
The application of PROFIBUS as communications The bus sharing units can be connected in various
system in process-related and production-related ways:
fields as well as its use as multi-data cell and multi- ⇒ Connection via 9-pin D subminiature plug
object control medium results in high availability (usual pin assignment 3/8)
requirements on this bus system. These availability
requirements face a high degree of surge risks due ⇒ Connection via screw terminals
to the application sites. ⇒ Connection via bus terminals.
PROFIBUS Selection of surge protective devices

Is the SIEMENS name for communication products
(hardware / software) of the PROFIBUS standard Building with external lightning protection
(Process Field Bus) standardised in the German system
standard DIN 19245 and EN 50170. Alternative If a building has an external lightning protection
Siemens names for PROFIBUS FMS and PROFIBUS system, lightning equipotential bonding must be
DP are SINEC L2 and SINEC L2-DP. While PROFIBUS implemented. This includes connecting the light-
FMS is designed for baud rates up to 500 kBit/s ning protection system to pipelines, metal installa-
only, PROFIBUS DP is able to transfer data with a tions within the building, and the earthing system.
rate of up to 12 MBit/s. First of all, the main appli- Additionally, all earthed parts of the power supply
cation of PROFIBUS FMS (SINEC L2) is the handling and data processing systems must be integrated
of big quantities of data at the process manage- into the lightning equipotential bonding. All live
ment and group control level. The fast PROFIBUS wires of power supply and data processing cables
DP is designed for applications in the field of the and lines leading into and coming out of the struc-
decentralised periphery of programmable control ture are indirectly connected to the lightning
systems. equipotential bonding via lightning current
arresters. If no lightning current arresters are
The most recent development in the PROFIBUS installed in the low-voltage consumer's system, the
segment is the intrinsically safe PROFIBUS PA, operator must be informed that these have to be
which, in process engineering, can also be used in refitted.
areas where explosion hazards may occur.
Further measures for protection of electrical instal-
A two-wire bus cable serves normally as transmis- lations and systems include the installation of
sion medium. The physical characteristics of the surge protection systems. As an additional meas-
bus system essentially correspond to the RS 485 ure to lightning equipotential bonding, these
standard. devices also allow the protection of electrical
No. in Fig. 9.13.1 SPD DEHN-Type Part No.

at service entrance BLITZDUCTOR XT BXT ML4 B 180 920 310
1
+ Base part BXT BAS 920 300
at bus station BLITZDUCTOR XT BXT ML4 BE HF 5 920 370
2
+ Base part BXT BAS 920 300
Table 9.13.1 Surge protection for bus lines of PROFIBUS DP/PROFIBUS FMS
No. in Fig. 9.13.2 SPD DEHN-Type Part No.

at bus station BLITZDUCTOR XT BXT ML4 BD EX 24 920 381
5 + Base part BXT BAS EX 920 301
or DEHNpipe DPI MD EX 24 M 2 929 960
Table 9.13.2 Surge protection for bus lines of PROFIBUS PA
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switchgear cabinet /
services management room
230/400 V
1 2 3 4
4 5 6 6 5 4
bus line
1 2 2 1
equipotential bonding
1−4 bus station
Fig. 9.13.1 Lightning and surge protection for SIMATIC Net PROFIBUS FMS and DP
non-hazardous area hazardous area
switchgear cabinet /
services management room
230/400 V
4 5 6
5 5 5
PROFIBUS PA
1 3 5
equipotential bonding
Fig. 9.13.2 Use of surge protective devices in an intrinsically safe PROFIBUS PA
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No. in Fig. Protection for ... SPDs Part No.
9.13.1 und 9.13.2
Combined arresters – Type 1
3-phase TN-C system DEHNventil DV M TNC 255 951 300
DEHNventil DV M TNC 255 FM 951 305
3-phase TN-S system DEHNventil DV M TNS 255 951 400
DEHNventil DV M TNS 255 FM 951 405
3-phase TT system DEHNventil DV M TT 255 951 310
4
DEHNventil DV M TT 255 FM 951 315
Single-phase TN system DEHNventil DV M TN 255 951 200
DEHNventil DV M TN 255 FM 951 205
Single-phase TT system DEHNventil DV M TT 2P 255 951 110
DEHNventil DV M TT 2P 255 FM 951 115
Surge arresters – Type 2
3-phase TN-C system DEHNguard DG M TNC 275 952 300
DEHNguard DG M TNC 275 FM 952 305
3-phase TN-S system DEHNguard DG M TNS 275 952 400
DEHNguard DG M TNS 275 FM 952 405
3-phase TT system DEHNguard DG M TT 275 952 310
5
DEHNguard DG M TT 275 FM 952 315
Single-phase TN system DEHNguard DG M TN 275 952 200
DEHNguard DG M TN 275 FM 952 205
Single-phase TT system DEHNguard DG M TT 2P 275 952 110
DEHNguard DG M TT 2P 275 FM 952 115
Surge arresters – Type 3
for 230 V supply DEHNrail DR M 2P 255 953 200
6 DEHNrail DR M 2P 255 FM 953 205
for 24 V d.c. supply DEHNrail DR M 2P 30 953 201
DEHNrail DR M 2P 30 FM 953 206
Table 9.13.3 Surge protection for power supply
installations and systems, even in case of a direct protected by a DEHNventil modular, an SPD Type 1.
lightning strike. This complete prewired unit is available for every
If lightning equipotential bonding and the instal- low voltage system (TN-C, ‚TN-S, TT) (Table 9.13.3).
lation of surge protection systems are performed In addition to the operating state/fault indication
as carefully as the external lightning protection which is not supplied by operating currents, this
system, failures are reduced even at direct light- SPD Type 1 has a 3-pole terminal for remote sig-
ning strikes. nalling.
Up to conductor lengths of ≤ 5 m between DEHN-
The 230/400 V a.c. supply lines going from outside ventil and terminal equipment, there is sufficient
to the low-voltage main distribution board will be protection without additional protective devices.
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Longer conductors require additional surge pro- Building without external lightning protection
tective devices at terminal equipment, e.g. DEHN- system
rail. If there is no external lightning protection system,
the bus sharing units must be connected to surge
Tables 9.13.1 and 9.13.2 show surge protective protective devices. Here, the use of lightning cur-
devices for bus lines and Table 9.13.3 lists the surge rent arresters on the power supply and data cables
protective devices to be installed for the power is not required. In Figure 9.13.1 and 9.13.2 the
supply. combined arrester Type 1 with No. (4) on the pow-
er line nor the lightning current arrester with No.
(1) on the bus line are not required.
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13 Surge protection for PROFIBUS FMS, PROFIBUS DP,

PROFIBUS Selection of surge protective devices

No. in Fig. 9.13.1 SPD DEHN-Type Part No.

No. in Fig. 9.13.2 SPD DEHN-Type Part No.

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1−4 bus station

non-hazardous area hazardous area

Fig. 9.13.2 Use of surge protective devices in an intrinsically safe PROFIBUS PA

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