Table 13: Formula for calculating the minimum distance to reflective surfaces with dynamic
protective field width (resolution 14 mm)
Dynamic protective field
width
Distance D between sender
and receiver in m
Calculation of the minimum
distance (a) from reflective sur‐
faces in mm
Small range: 0.15 m ... 4 m
D ≤ 3 m
a = 131 mm
D > 3 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Medium range: 1 m ... 8 m
D ≤ 4 m
a = 175 mm
D > 4 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Large range: 2 m ... 16 m
D ≤ 8 m
a = 350 mm
D > 8 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Table 14: Formula for calculating the minimum distance to reflective surfaces with dynamic
protective field width (resolution 30 mm)
Dynamic protective field
width
Distance D between sender
and receiver in m
Calculation of the minimum
distance (a) from reflective sur‐
faces in mm
Small range: 0 m ... 6 m
D ≤ 3 m
a = 131 mm
D > 3 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Medium range: 0 m ... 12 m
D ≤ 6 m
a = 262 mm
D > 6 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Large range: 0 m ... 24 m
D ≤ 12 m
a = 524 mm
D > 12 m
a = tan (2.5°) × 1,000 mm/m
× D = 43.66 × 1 mm/m × D
Further topics
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4.3.4
Protection against interference from systems in close proximity to each other
Overview
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Figure 15: Preventing mutual interference from system
1
and system
2
The infrared light beams of the sender of system
1
can interfere with the receiver of
system
2
. This can disrupt the protective function of system
2
. This would mean that
the operator is at risk.
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