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IS:8493

-1977

Indian Standard
ANALOGUE
DC VOLTAGE SIGNALS
FOR INDUSTRIAL
PROCESS MEASUREMENT
AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Electrical

Instruments
for Industrial
Committee,
ETDC

Processes
53

Sectional

Chairman
PROP ( DR ) J. K. CHOUDHURY
Jadavpur University, Calcutta
Representing

Members

Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd, New Delhi

J. S. AHLUWALIA
Century Rayon, Bombay
1,. ARORA
SARI C. B. PUNDIT ( Alternatc )
Instrumentation Ltd, Kota
$&RI I(. R. BANERJEE
SHRI C. S. DANC ( A&mate )
Directorate
General
SHEI
G. R. BHATIA
of Supplies
& Disposals
( Inspection Wing ), New Delhi
SHRI J. S. Passr ( Alternate )
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad
SIIRI J. S. BRAT-IA
DR. N. SATYAZrARAYANA( Alternate )
Institute of Paper Technology, Saharanpur
DR I-1. BHAUIIIIE
SHRI V. K. BURSHI ( Alternate )
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI p. K. CHA~RAVORTY
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Calcutta
SRRI H. P. DEY
SHRI
S. BISWAS ( Alternate )
Controllerate of Inspection ( Electronics ) ( Ministry
COL R. C. DHI~-ERA
of Defence ), Bangalore
SHRI H. K. RAMAMURTIIY ( Alternate )
Institute for the Design of Electrical Measuring
&RI R. N. GANDHI
Instruments, Bombay
SHRI N. VAKVARI ( Alternate )
Hindustan Steel Limited, Ranchi
SHRI A. K. GHOSA
National Test House, Calcutta
S HRI B. P. GHOSH
SI~RI D. N. UPaDHYA ( Alternate )
Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
S,rnr R. GoPAILAI(RISHNAN
SHRI A. K. VERMA
(Alternate )
SHRI

DRY.

( Continued on page 2 )

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1977
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Th& publication is prote.cted under the Indian Copyright Act ( XIV of 1957 ) and
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IS : a493 - 1977
( Continued from page 1 )
Members

Rejwesenting

Central Scientific Instruments Organization ( CSIR ),

Chandigarh
Millowners Association, Bombay
SHRI K. G. P.4RJlW
SHRI B. S. PRARHAK_~R
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay
SHRI S. RAA~AKRIRRNAN( Alternate 1
Eli& Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad
SHRI D. V..S. RAJU
SHRI S. A. H. KHAN ( Alternate )
Directorate
General of Technical
Development,
SHRI K. N. RADIABWAMY
New Delhi
SRRI R. SOUNDHIRARAJAN( Alternate )
M. N. Dastur & Co ( Pvt ) Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI N. N. SARKAR
SHARIN. G. CHATTOPADRYAY (Alternate )
Metallurgical
Consultants
SHRI p. s. SH_4RXA
and
Engineering
( MECON ), Ranchi
SRRI B. C. NA~R ( Alternate )
National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi
SHRI S. P. SURI
DR T. K. SAXEN_
( Ahernatc )
Toshniwal Industries Pvt Ltd, Ajmer
DR G. R. TOSHNIWAL
SHRI S. C. MAHESHWARI ( Alternate )
Director General, ISI ( Ex-o&o Member )
SHRI S. P. SACHDEV,
Director ( Elec tech )
SHRI

B. P. MITAL

Secratav
SHRI HARCHARAN SINQH
Deputy Director ( Elec tech ), IS1

IS : 8493 - 1977

Indian Standard
ANALOGUE DC VOLTAGE SIGNALS
FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MEASUREMENT
AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
0.

FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 27 June 1977, after the draft finalized by the Electrical
Instruments
for Industrial
Processes Sectional
Committee
had been approved by the
Electrotechnical
Division Council.
0.2

In the preparation

of this standard, considerable

assistance has been
Office ) 5 Draft - Analogue direct voltage
signals for industrial processes measurement
and control systems issued by
the International
Electrotechnical
Commission.

derived from Dot: 65A ( Central

0.3 For the purpose

of deciding
whether a particular
requirement
of
this standard is complied
with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing
the result of a test, shall be rounded
off in accordance
with
The number ofsignificant
places retained in the rounded off
IS : 2-1960*.
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

1.

SCOPE

1.1 This standard specifies analogue dc voltage signals used in industrial

process measurement
and control systems to transmit information between
the elements of systems.
NOTE
Contrary to the analogue dc current signals specified in IS : 7728-19751,
the analogue dc voltage signals are not intended for transmission over long distances.

1.2 This standard

does not
entirely within an element.

apply

to analogue

dc voltage

signals

used

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For

the

purpose

of this

standard,

the

following

apply.
*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised).
tAnalogue dc current signals for process control systems,
3

definitions

shall

IS : 8493 - 1977
2.1 Elements
of Industrial
Process Measurement
and Control
Systems - Functional units, or integrated
combinations
thereof, which
ensure the transducing,
transmitting
or processing of measured
values,
control quantities,
control variables and reference variables.
2.2 Analogue
dc Voltage
Signal - A dc voltage
signal
transmission or processing which varies in a continuous manner
to one or several physical quantities.
2.3 Measured
Value
of an Analogue
mean value during a stated duration.

dc Voltage

used for
according

Signal -

2.4 Range of an Analogue dc Voltage Signal - The range

ned by the lox,Yer limit and the upper limit of the signal voltage.

The

dctermi-

2.5 Lower Limit - The signal voltage

value of the dc voltage signal.

corresponding

to the minimum

2.6 Upper Limit - The signal

value of the dc voltage signal.

corresponding

to the maximum

voltage

2.7 Load Impedance - The resultant

ted receivers and connection
lines.

of the impedances

of all connec-

value
2.8 Ripple Content - The ratio between the peak-to-peak
alternating
component
and the upper limit of the voltage signal.

of the

2.9 Signal Connections

and Signal Common 7 Signal circuits may
have common electrical connections.
One of these, which may or ma\
not be connected
to earth, may be defined as the signal common.
2.10 Signal Isolation - The absence of an electrical
the signal loop and all other circuits and earth.
3. SPECIFIED

connection

between

VALUES

3.1 Ranges of Analogue dc Voltage Signals

dc voltage signals shall be as given in Table 1.

The ranges ofanalogue

3.2 Ripple Content - The following values, applicable

ripple free dc power supply, should be specified:

a) The ripple content

within

a system

element

and

when using

the

its frequencies,

and
b) The noise generated
frequencies.

internally

within

a system

element

and

its

3.3 Signal Common - For unipolar signals, signal negative should be

signal common.
If the signal common is connected
to a dc power supply,
it Should be connected
to the power Supply negative.

IS : 8493 - 1977
TABLE

RANGES

OF ANALOGUE

dc VOLTAGE

SIGNALS

( c1uusc3.1 )
UPPER LIMIT

LOWER LIMIT
V

V
+ 5*

+1
0

+ 5*
+10*

0
-10
IS

4*

+1ot

*Voltage signals which can be derived

from

the dc current

signals specified in

: 7728-1975 Analogue dc current signals for process control systems.

TVoltage
nature.

signal

which

can

represent

physical

quantities

with

3.3.1 For bipolar

signals, the signal neutral
should
common.
If the signal common
is connected
to a dc
it should be connected
to the power supply neutral.
3.4 Earthing - For unipolar signals, if the element
signal negative and/or the de power supply negative,
3.4.1
neutral

For bipolar signals, if the element

and/or the dc power supply neutral

inherent

bipolar

be the signal
power supply,

is to be earthed, the
should be specified.

is to be earthed,
should be earthed.

the signal

INDIAN

STANDARDS

ON
ELECTRICAL

INSTRUMENTS

FOR

INDUSTRIAL

PROCESSES

IS:
2053-1974

Thermocouple

2054-1962

Reference

tables for nickel/chromium-nickcl/aluminium

pyrometers

( /&XL
revision )

2055- 1962

Reference

tables for platinum/rhodium-platinum

2056-1962

Reference

tables for copper-constantan

2057-1962

Reference

tables for iron-constantan

271 I-19GF

Direct reading pH meters ( revised )

2806- 1964

Methods of temperature

2848-1965

Platinum

resistance

4309-1967

Methods of measurement

5883-1970

Nickel resistance

6720-1972

Reference
tables
for
rhodium thermocouples

thermocouples
thermocouples

measurement

thermometer

thermocouples

thermocouples

by electrical

resistance thermometer

elements

on direct reading PH meters

thermometer

elements

platinum/30

percent

6804-1972

Glass electrodes for direct reading @H meters

7358-1974

Thermocouples

rhodium-platinum/6

7122-1975

Analogue pneumatic

signals for process control systems

7728-1975

Analogue

dc current

signals for process control systems

7988-1976

Reference

tables for chromel-kopel

8018-1976

Platinum

and platinum

8493-1977

Analogue
systems

dc voltage signals for industrial

thermocouples

alloy wires for thermocouple

Ceramic components
8495 ( Part 1 )-1977
meters: Part I Terminal blocks

for

percent

process

thermocouples

elements
measurement
and

and control

resistance

thermo-