Intra-conduit coupling.
Intra-conduit coupling.
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Anyone have a feel for AC coupling into a long line?
If I run a dry contact at the end of 300 foot run. The contacts close to run 20mA thru an opto LED. Do I have to worry about the 120VAC they foolishly run in the same conduit coupling in enough AC to turn on my LED?
If I run a dry contact at the end of 300 foot run. The contacts close to run 20mA thru an opto LED. Do I have to worry about the 120VAC they foolishly run in the same conduit coupling in enough AC to turn on my LED?
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com





RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
When I was screwing around with them, 20 years ago, visible LEDs rated at 20mA were still easily visible at 2mA. Are IRLEDs similar?
Worst case: The opto you use today doesn't have enough gain to be affected by the noise. Its replacement does.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Anyone got any favorite suggestions for protection from a coupled AC signal driving the LED?
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
OR,
You could put a, say, 10Hz low pass filter downstream.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Which, I think, would still be in violation of the (1996) NEC article 300-3 (c) 1, requiring that all conductors within the conduit be insulated for the maximum voltage on any conductor, i.e. 240V.
I don't have a newer copy of the code, and I don't work with it, so don't take my word.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Likewise I can expect the lack of twisted wires to boot.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
If the switch is open you have only capacitive coupling
which is negligeable at 60 Hz.
If it is closed, the noise can be coupled magnetically.
It can increase or decrease the current.
I would suggest to move the resistor between the LED and the switch and add a cap from the common point of the R
and the LED to GND. Select as large cap as possible to
attenuate the 60Hz.
Plesae read FAQ240-1032
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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respectfully
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drown out the noise with low impedance
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Perhaps some of the learned posters could explain to me how an open circuit wire (when the switch is open) can have a signal coupled into it by magnetic induction. Likewise how making a twisted pair out of the switch wires will have any effect whatsoever on the magnetic induction. This is using "standard solutions" to an incorrect situation.
Magnetic induction occurs into loops and you don't have one when the switch is open! You will get a significant capacitive coupling, but what you have not shown is where the ground is for the (isolated) mains load. Interestingly a twisted pair would reduce the capacitive coupling! 2dye4 has the right idea with a load on the opto end, reducing the capacitive coupling time-constant significantly.
RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Thanks logbook for the complement. It's what we Engineers live for.
2dye4; That's just what I've decided to do. Swamp things so that noise won't turn on an LED.
The cap is being considered to "clean contacts on the field contacts in case they are some grungy T90 30A relay or something. On closure and bounce the contacts oxidation will theoretically be 'cleaned off' by dumping that cap.
The cap will also sink coupled-in AC to ground.
The resettable fuse is for those 'morons', (and believe me I have been one of those!), who hook 12VDC to the wrong screw.
{That being the raw 12VDC from other parts of the system.}
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Move the current limiting R from the 12V into the upper
lead of the switch ( between the SW and LED.c ).
Otherwise the swich and the PTC will be subject to unlimited discharge current. The R will lower the corner frequency,
too
Plesae read FAQ240-1032
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RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Why don't you just use a diode or even a diode bridge?
Plesae read FAQ240-1032
My WEB: <http://geocities.com/nbucska/>
RE: Intra-conduit coupling.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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I am not even vaguely following what you mean here...
Just for starters.. RTC ?
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com