
Optosense LLC
USER MANUAL
Design department
MIPEX-04 ULTRA-LOW POWER INFRARED GAS SENSOR
ESAT.100000.00.02 UM
Revision 02
December 12th, 2016
Page 8 of 41
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4. INTRINSIC SAFETY
Sensor’s intrinsic safety is provided by:
limiting the parameters of its electrical circuits to intrinsically safe values in accordance
with EN 60079-11;
providing the required electrical clearances and creepage paths in accordance with EN
60079-11.
Combined intrinsically safe sensor circuits parameters:
IECEx/ATEX: U
i
= 5.5 V, I
i
= 200 mA, P
i
= 0.13 W, C
i
= 26
µF, L
i
= 0 mH.
CAN/CSA: V
max
= 5.5 V, I
max
= 200 mA, P
max
= 0.13 W, C
i
= 26
µF, L
i
= 0 mH.
It is allowed to connect sensor only to intrinsically safe circuits with the rated direct current
output voltage (U
0
) within the range of +2.8
…+5.5 V and with the output power (P
0
) range of
0.02…0.13 W in accordance with IEC 60079-0, IEC 60079-11 and whose parameters conform
MIPEX-04 intrinsic safety values pointed above. Current provided by power supply unit must be 20
mA
≤ I
0
≤ 200 mA.