Power Dissipation; Engineering Of The Power Dissipation In Cabinets - Stahl 9170/*0 Betriebsanleitung

Operating Instructions
5.2

Power dissipation

Data sheets are describing the maximum power dissipation in standard operation. In
practice not all isolators are working with full load. Therefore engineering is done typically
with an average power dissipation of 70 % (P
Type Channels
9170/10-1.-11
9170/20-1.-11
9170/10-14-11
9170/20-14-11
5.3

Engineering of the power dissipation in cabinets

When electronic devices are integrated in cabinets free air movement is restricted and the
temperature rises. To minimise the temperature rise it is important to optimise the power
dissipation as well as the elimination of the produced heat inside a cabinet.
a) Natural Convection in closed cabinets
 Application: when the dissipated power is moderate and when the system operates in a
dusty or harsh environment
 Calculation of the maximum allowed power dissipation:
Pmax = t * S * K
The calculated value for P
(70 % of max. power dissipation) of the installed isolators: Pmax <  P
b) Natural convection in open cabinets
 Function: the heat is removed by cool air flowing through the devices
 Requirements:
- inlet and outlet ports in the lower and upper ends of the cabinet
- the air flow path must be kept free from obstacles.
 Result: Depending on the engineering the improvement can reach a two times higher
power dissipation as with a)
c) Forced ventilation with heat exchanger in closed cabinets
 Application: when either the harsh environment or the high dissipated power do not
allow natural convection
 Function: a heat exchanger with a fan pulls the air into the cabinet and pushes it into the
heat exchanger plates that are cooled by the external ambient air moved by a second
fan.
 Result: Depending on the engineering the improvement can reach a 5 or 6 times
higher power dissipation as with a)
d) Forced ventilation in open cabinets
 Function: the filtered air is taken from the bottom cabinet openings by one or more fans,
flows through the devices, and finally exits at the top of the cabinet.
 Calculation of the required air flow:
) / t
Q = (3.1 * P
70%
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Switching Repeater Type 9170
max. power dissipation
1
2
1
2
P [W] max. allowed power dissipation in the cabinet
max

t [°C] max. allowed temperature rise
S [m²] free, heat emitting surface of the cabinet
K [(W/m²*°C)] thermal emitting coefficient (K=5.5 for painted steel sheets)
has to be smaller than the total average power dissipation
max
).
70%
70 % power dissipation
0,7 W
1,2 W
0,6 W
0,7 W
english
0,5 W
0,8 W
0,4 W
0,5 W
70%