Functional Highlights
– Dual redundancy – two CN modules share load current; if either fails the second instantly assumes 100 % power without rack interruption
– Hot-swappable – insertion/extraction under power without disturbing field wiring or measurement channels
– Front LED bar-graph – indicates input presence, output healthy, fan status and thermal reserve at a glance
– Remote sense pins – compensate for up to 0.5 Vdc drop on rack back-plane for precise 24 V delivery
– Built-in OR-ing diodes – eliminate external blocking diodes when paralleling supplies
– Health reporting – power-good discrete and 3500 rack-resident temperature/fan data accessible via Modbus, Ethernet or OPC gateways
– Soft-start & current fold-back – prevents nuisance tripping of upstream breakers during rack power-up
Application Scenarios
– Coal-fired and combined-cycle turbine halls – powers vibration, eccentricity and valve-position monitors inside TSI cabinets
– Petrochemical ethylene and LDPE plants – redundant pair ensures 24/7 protection of multi-stage hyper/compressors
– Offshore drilling platform gensets – certified for saline, vibration-rich atmospheres
– Cross-country gas-pipeline compressor stations – meets API 670 hot-swap and redundancy clauses
– Steel mill blast-furnace blowers – withstands dust, 70 °C ambient and heavy magnetic fields
– Wind-turbine test stands – wide input range accepts both 115 Vac lab and 230 Vac field mains
– Refinery catalytic-reactor recycle compressors – CN Ex approval allows direct mounting in Zone 2 junction boxes
Installation & Maintenance
Slides into the two left-most half-height slots of any 3500 rack; captive screws provide chassis earth bond. Auto-ranged input removes voltage-selector errors. A quick-disconnect terminal block accepts 12 AWG–2.5 mm² stranded wire. Internal long-life ball-bearing fan is field-replaceable in <2 min without tools. Predictive fan-end-of-life alarm gives 30-day advance notice via rack alarm relays and HMI.
Compatibility
Fully backward-compatible with all 3500/05, 3500/20, 3500/22M, 3500/25, 3500/32, 3500/33, 3500/40M, 3500/42M, 3500/44M, 3500/45, 3500/46M, 3500/50 and 3500/60 series monitors; no firmware dependencies.
Ordering Reference
3500/15-05-05-CN – Universal AC, 24 Vdc, 5 A, CN Ex Zone 2, UL, single module
3500/15-05-05-CN-R – Same as above, factory-configured left/right redundant pair shipped with load-sharing cable kit
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