Significance of Purged Panels in Electrical Industry

Purged panel is used for housing normal electrical equipment in a particularly harmful & explosive environment. Originally designed for the consistent, strong and safe operation of centrifuges in unsafe areas, these Broadbent systems are designed for use in process plant operations where there is risk of explosion.

Each purging system mentioned in below carries out the subsequent operations: Prior to start up, the system ensures the equipment to be purged is sealed and a small positive pressure (10mB nominal) can be maintained.

Any pressure loss will prevent further operation and purge failure will occur. Allows a high continuous flow of nitrogen through the equipment and exhaust via vent extraction until a low level percentage oxygen is attained.

A ‘Purge Failure’ is activated if the desired oxygen level is not attained in a pre-set time.

A low continual flow of nitrogen provides a positive pressure whilst the equipment is in operation. If during the purge cycle a fault occurs, the system will alarm and continue the operation without interruption thus preventing nuisance tripping. If during the purge cycle, one of the following ‘Purge Failures’ arises, the equipment will be isolated and the emergency purge introduced: Purged panels are extensively used with other industrial lighting equipments.

How to Use Waterproof Lighting For Outdoors

The best way to have efficient Outdoor lighting is to waterproof outdoor lights. In your outdoors.Let us see the steps regarding waterproof lighting. Lights are generally built either into a place mounted on a side of pool. You can also stick them up on poles. Regardless of the style of lights been chosen for outdoors, you need to follow these important tips so that to keep those lights safe & in better condition.

• A 12-volt system is always preferable as you need not bury cables for such a system. You can hide the wires under eaves or within the poles. These wires are well designed for extreme wet conditions & are quite safe even when they are wet. Anyone can plug these wires easily without much effort into a traditional home outdoor. You need not to ask help from an electrician to get them installed.
  

• After that, you need to connect the light's wire with the wire that is plugged into the waterproof connectors. These connectors protect wires from getting exposed to water. The act as a shield against water. It is advisable to add connectors to the waterproof light to give protection to its inside wiring.
  

• Bulbs can be protected from direct rain with the help of a waterproof box that is coated with a refractive material and doesn't allow water to move inside.

You can also consider solar lights as they come with a battery and do not need electricity. Their battery comes well packed in a waterproof casing that you can switch on in case of scarcity of enough sunlight.

Waterproofing lighting is an incredible energy efficient lighting solution to lower down electrical usage. It lowers your electricity usage expenses and gives you access to smart usage of renewable resources of energy. By waterproofing your lights you utilize 65% lesser electricity as compared to a traditional common bulb. If offers an eco- friendly illumination at an affordable price. You can save 75% on your monthly electricity bill and at the same time protect your environment as well.

Significance of Plugs and sockets

Plugs and sockets are devices for connecting electrically operated devices to the power supply. An electric plug is an electrical connector with contact prongs to connect mechanically and electrically to slots in the matching socket. Sockets also called as power points, power sockets, electric receptacles, plug sockets or electrical outlets are pure electrical connectors that have slots or holes which accept and deliver current to the prongs of inserted plugs.

An Industrial plugs and sockets supply a connection to the electrical mains rated at higher voltages and currents than household plugs and sockets.

Design features and aspects of plugs and sockets have evolved to reduce the risk of electric shock and equipment damage. Depending on the plug/socket system most of the light products companies safety measures may include pin and slot configuration to permit only the correct insertion of plug into socket, earth pins longer than power pins so the device becomes earthed before power is connected, insulated pin shanks to reduce or eliminate live-contact exposure when a plug is partially inserted in a socket, socket slot shutters that open only for the correct plug, as well as inbuilt fuses and switches.

To reduce the risk of injury or death by electric shock, some plug and socket systems incorporate various safety features. Sockets are designed to accept only matching plugs and reject all others. Electrical plugs and their sockets corresponding to each circuit panels may vary by country in shape, size and type of connectors. The type used in each country is set by national standards legislation.

Salient Features of Explosion Proof Camera

The explosion proof camera housing is a flame proof camera housing that integrates with an integral entry design terminal chamber. Its main chamber houses the camera with accessories like zoom lens and variable voltage adaptor. It is provided with a sun shield on the top to deflect direct heat and the toughened clear glass protects the camera front. The ex proof camera is mounted on a plate to adjust the fixture for proper focusing in the vertical / horizontal plane. It comes up with two cable entries, one for video and other for power connections. The cable entries are internally shielded to reduce interference and the large internal volume makes it convenient to fit wide range of cameras and lenses. It is used in explosive and hazardous atmospheres throughout the world and they are designed to meet the rigorous requirements of explosion proof light, dust ignition proof.


Some of the salient features are

• The zoom lens can be fitted in different viewing options
• The internal volume is quite enough to run CC TV systems with reduced temperatures
• In explosion proof camera housing, lenses such as auto IRIS, infrared, motorized zoom lenses or night vision lens can be fitted.
• Applicable to flammable dust atmosphere
• Polished finish appearance, corrosion proof treated internal parts
• Indoor / outdoor applications
• It is a water proof, dust proof and applicable to auto lower temperature & auto heating optional

Significance Of Ex Proof & Industrial Lighting Equipments

Explosion proof light

It is also known as hazardous location lighting and intrinsically safe lights. The explosion proof lights passes UL safety standards ensuring that it will not explode when used in areas where flammable petrochemical vapors and/or pulverized dust exist and it have the potential to exist in the atmosphere. These lights differ from hazardous area lights and it is defined by the type of conditions to which their safety rating applies. Baliga.com offers extensive range of ex proof lights and some of them are alarm flasher light, well glass luminaire, traffic light, aviation obstruction light, vat light luminaire, emergency light, digital clock and neon aviation obstruction luminaire and even more.

Class 1, division 1 lights are the safest light that can be used in confined areas with exposure to flammable vapors and gases. While the class 1, division 2 are considered as hazardous area lights which are required in grain silos, barges, sugar processing plants, paper mills and coal processing plants.

Industrial lighting equipments

Industrial lighting equipments are designed for the most difficult and demanding environment found in today’s world. Baliga is the leading supplier and manufacturer of ex proof lights and waterproof fluorescent power products in India. World class quality standards of industrial equipments are offered. It is very important for safety, particularly in manufacturing facilities and warehouse. There are many benefits of using high quality industrial lighting and these benefits help customers to reduce the cost for companies and protect their work forces.

Usage of Weatherproof Toggle Switch

A switch is an electrical component that breaks the electrical circuit interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another. Toggle switch is a class of electrical switches that are activated by a mechanical lever, handle and rocking mechanism. Switches are available in different styles and sizes and they are used in many applications. The FSW 1134 flame proof isolator (10A) is an explosion proof and weather proof toggle switch that is designed to facilitate the mount up to 10 A DP switch. It is designed with special operating parts that ensure firm and reliable toggle action. The FSW series switches are made up of weather proof with neoprene gaskets and therefore, it provides reliable switching action both indoors and outdoors. The explosion proof, weather proof toggle switch is available for single pole and double pole systems.

The various types of toggle switches are used to control power in domestic, commercial and industrial applications for operating various electrical devices and equipments. It is manufactured with a dielectric housing that contains electrical contacts and is fitted with manually operable handle to electrical switch power to external mounted terminals.

Things to Know About Electrical Junction Box

An electrical junction box is an empty metal or plastic open ended container that contains wiring junctions or intersections allowing the wiring in the home or public building to interface with the main power supply. It can be used to make wire connections and then finished with a blank cover.

Baliga, the online supplier and manufacturer of ex proof & waterproof fluorescent power products such as industrial lighting equipments, single & double compression cable gland, purged panels and other electrical products. It offers extensive range of explosion proof equipments that is innovation driven and some of them are explosion proof junction box, multiway distribution box, lighting junction box, increased safety junction box.

Explosion proof junction box

Flanged Covers - The explosion proof junction box with flanged cover is available in six sizes and it provides a wide range of terminations and distribution facilities. The integral cast plates are provided for different combinations and cable entries for any four sides. In flanged covers, the weatherproof protection is provided by high quality neoprene ‘O’ ring gaskets.

Threaded Or Spigotted Covers - It is available in seven sizes and the boxes provide wide range of terminations and distribution facilities.

Lighting Junction Box with Threaded Cover - The threaded cover is provided with high quality neoprene gaskets for weather proof protection.

Detachable Covers - Available in five sizes and it provides wide range of termination and distribution facilities. It secures the body by high tensile screws.

Threaded, Spigotted or Flanged Covers - Explosion proof lighting junction box is available in three series and maximum of 4 entries can be provided in each type of circuit branching. Four way terminations are provided for termination of the conductors and for weather proof protection.

An Intro to Compression Cable Glands

Single/Double compression cable glands are manufactured for sage area and hazardous area for armored and un-armored cables. We offer extensive range of high quality compression cable glands using raw materials such as brass nickel plated, stainless, aluminium and polamide. Single compression cable glands are used for indoor use for armored & hazardous area, while double is used in flammable gas/vapor. For increased safety double compression type is available in brass, mild steel and aluminium.

Features of Single Compression Cable Gland

Application

• It is used under most climatic conditions.
• Also, single compression cable glands are weatherproof and may be used in corrosive conditions when protected by shroud.
• It is used in fertilizers plants, cement plants, petrochemical plants, oil & gas plants, pharmaceutical plants power stations, ordnance factories, space centers, chemical plants, all process industries and refineries.
• It provides electrical continuity between unarmour cable and gland entry modules.

Specifications
Gland consists of checknut 1, gland body 2, metal washers 3, outer seal rubber ring 4 and compression nut 5.

Features of Double Compression Cable Gland

Application

• Use under hazardous atmosphere & most climatic conditions
• Double compression increased safety can be used in corrosive conditions when protected by the shroud.

Specifications
The cable consist of checknut 1, gland body 2, neoprene inner ring 3, armour clamping cone 4, armour clamping ring 5, armour clamping nut 6, neoprene outer ring 7, skid washer 8, outer seal nut 9. The metals in double cable gland are made up of brass accurately machined for ease of assembly.