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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
ANALOGUE DC CURRENT SIGNALS FOR
PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
(

First Revision )

First Reprint

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Gr 2

October

1984

IS : 7728 - 1984

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
ANALOGUE DC CURRENT SIGNALS FOR
PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
(

First Revision )

Industrial Process Measurement and Control

Sectional Committee, ETDC 67
Chairman
PROF J. K. CEOUDHURY
Jadavpur University, Calcutta
Members

Repesenting

SHRI C. D. AWJDACRARI
Project and Development India Ltd, Sindri
SHRI K. P. SARMA ( Afleftra)e )
SHRI R. S. ARORA
Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal
New Delhi
SRRI K. R. BANERJEE
-instrumentation Ltd, Kota
SHRI K. SURYANARAYANA ( Alternate )
SERI J. S. BHATIA
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad
SRRI J. K. CEATTERJEE
Durgapur Steel Plant ( ?AIL ), Durgapur
BRIM R. C. DHINORA
Direprt;e;iiStandardlzation,
Ministry of Defence,
SHRI M. K. KULSHRESRTA ( Alternatee)
B. P. GHOSH
National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI B. MUKH~PADHYA ( Alkrnale )
SRRI D. P. GOEL
Central
Scientific
Instruments
Organization,
Chandigarh
SHRI A. N. AQARWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI R. K. GOLIYA
Udeyraj & Sons, Bombay
SHRI P. C. GOLIYA ( Alternate )
Institute
SHRI K. P. GOPALRATNAM
of Design
of
Electrical
Measuring
Instruments, Bombay
SHRI P. K. VI~WANATEAN ( Alternate )
DR K. DAS GUPTA
The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation
( India )
Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. B. MUKHOPADHYAY ( Allernnte )
SHRI S. G. JOSHI
Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Vadodara
SHRI

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Members

Representing

Institute of Paper Technology, Saharanpur

SFIRI S. MUK~ERJEE
MECON, Ranchi
SHRI B. C. NAIR
Sxxr G. BALASUBRAMANIUM( Ahrnate )
Century Rayon, Kalyan
SERI C. B. PANDIT
SERI C. K. CHrXOTI ( Alternate )
ELECO Pvt Ltd, Hyderahad
s-1
D. S. V. RAJU
SZZZI G. N. h4UxTxY ( Altermate )
M. N. Dastur 8t Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI M. N. SARXAR
SHEI S. C. BOSE ( Alternate )
Taylor Instruments CO ( India ) Ltd, Faridabad
SHRI R. D. SXARXA
&RI
T. K. ZUTSHI ( AhfnatC)
Tata Consulting Engineers, Bombay
SRRI
M. s. PRETTY
SHRI K. G. SRI~IVASAN ( Alternate )
Directorate General of Technical
Development,
SHRI R. SOUNDEIRARAJAN
New Delhi
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
Sxxr N. R. SRWVASAN
SERI S. P. MATHURE ( Alternate )
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay
SHRI CH. SURENI)ER
SHRI S. RAMA~~I~HNAN (Ahnate
)
National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi
SHRI S. P. SURI
DR A. F. C~HAPOAR ( Akrnate )
Toshniwal Industries Pvt Ltd, Ajmer
SHRI M. G. TOSANIWAL
SXRI S. C. MAHESHWARI ( Ahrnate )
All India Instruments Manufacturers and Dealera
SHRI VINAY TOS~~IWAL
Association, Bombay
Siemens India Ltd, Bombay
Sxnr V. V. VAIDYA
SHRI M. M. LOHIA ( Alternafe )
Electronics Commission ( IPAG ), New Delhi
SHRI G, S. VARADAN
Da V. P. BHATXAR ( Alternate )
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, 24-Parganas
SARI K. IM. VENXATESAN
SHRI ARUN MAHINDRA ( Alternote)
Associated Instruments Manufacturers
Pvt Ltd,
SERI H. C. VERMA
New Delhi
SHRJ M.,D. NAIR ( Alterruts )
Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
SERI A. K. Vl!ZZ%rA
SHRI T. S. NAQESHWARAN ( Alternate )
Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o$icio Member )
SHRI S. P. SAOEDEV,
Director ( Elec tech )
Secretary
SHRI B. K. MAHATA
Deputy Director ( Elec tech ), IS1

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IS : 7728 - 1984

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
ANALOGUE DC CURRENT SIGNALS FOR
PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
(

First Revision )

0.

FOREWORD

0.1This

Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Indian

Standards
Institution
on 10 August 1984, after the draft finalized by the
Industrial
Process Measurement
and Control Sectional Committee had
been approved by the Electrotechnical
Division Council.
0.2 This standard, first published in 1975, is being revised
line with the developments
at the international
level.

to bring it

in

0.3 The revised standard

contains
requirements
which
values for load impedance
and power supply voltage.
were not specified in the earlier standard.

give specified
These
values

0.4 While prep,aring this standard, assistance has been derived from IEC
draft document
65A ( Central
Office ) 8 consolidated
revision of IEC
Publications
381 ( 1971 ) and 381A ( 1975 ) Analogue
direct current
signals and process control systems.
0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether
standard
is complied
with, the final
expressing the result of a test or analysis,
ance with IS : 2-1960*.
The number of
rounded off value should be the same as
standard.

a particular
requirement
of this
value, observed
or calculated,
shall be rounded off in accordsignificant places retained in the
that of the specified value in this

1. SCOPE
1.1 This
standard applies
control systems to transmit
*Rules for rounding

to analogue
information

dc current signals used in process

between the elements of systems.

off numerical values ( revised ).

IS : 7728 - 1984
1.2 This standard does not apply to analogue
used within an element.

dc current

signals

entirely

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose
apply.

of

this

standard,

the

following

definitions

shall

2.1 Elements
of Industrial-Process
Measurement
and Control
Systems - Functional
units or integrated combinations
thereof, which
transduce, process or transmit measured
values, controlling,
controlled
and reference variables.
2.2 Analogue
dc Current
Signal - A direct current signal, which
varies in a continuous manner within its ranges, used in industrial-process
measurement
and control systems to transmit information.
2.3 Range of an Analogue
dc Current Signal -The
values of the signal which lie between defined limits.
2.4 Lower

Limit

The specified

range

is all

lowest value of the range.

NOTE - The lower limit may be either zero or a finite value. When zero is used,
this is called true zero ; when a finite value is used, this is called live zero .

2.5 Upper

Limit

The specified

highest

2.6 Load
Impedance
- The resultant
nected receiving elements and connecting
2.7 Ripple
Content
of the dc Signal value of the alternating
component
with
current signal range.

value of the range.

of the impedances of all conlines within the signal circuit.
The ratio of the peak-to-peak
respect to the analogue
dc

2.6 Signal
Circuit
Common
BUS - A number of signal circuits may
have a common
direct electrical connection.
This is the signal circuit
common bus, which may, or may not, be connected to earth.
2.9 Power
Supply - The supply which enables a system element
generate direct current signals by supplying the necessary dc power.

to

2.16 Ripple
Content
of the Nominal
Power
Supply
Voltage
The
ratio of the peak-to-peak
value of the alternating component with
respect to the nominal power supply voltage.
3. SPECIFIED

VALUES

3.1 Ranges
of Analogue
analogue tic current signals

dc
Current
Signals
shall be as given in Table
4

- The
1.

ranges

of

IS : 7728 - 1984
TABLE

RkNGES

OF ANALOGUE

dc CURRENT

SIGNALS

( chusc 3.1 )
LOWER LIMIT
In.4

UPPER LIMIT
mA

20

90

NOTE 1 -

4 to 20 mA range is the preferred range.

NOTE 2 -

0 to 20 mA range is the non-preferred range.

3.2 Out of Range Values of Analogue dc Current Signals - In

the case of the preferred range the 0 mA-value
is exclusively
reserved
for indication of a signal circuit or power supply failure.
In case of both
preferred
and non-preferred
ranges, the maximum
current
shall be
limited to 20 mA.
3.3 Ripple Content
of the dc Current Signal - The ripple content
of the signal shall not exceed 0.25 percent of the upper limit if the information is carried by the mean value of the signal.
If the information
is
carried by the instantaneous
value of the signal, the ripple content shall
be specified for the element.
3.4 Signal Common
- The point in the signal
potential shall be the signal common.
If the signal
to the power supply, it shall be connected to the
terminal ( or zero volt terminal in case of a bipolar

circuit with the lowest

common is connected
power supply negative
power supply ),

3.5 Earthing - If a signal circuit or power Supply

bus with low potential shall be earthed.
3.6 Load Impedance
be capable of continuously

is to be earthed,

the

A transmitting
or control system element shall
driving any load between 0 and 600 ohms.

Any transmitting
system element using a power
3.7 Power Suppliessupply external to it shall be capable of operating with a power supply
voltage which can vary between 18 V dc and 30 dc.
The ripple content of the power supply shall not exceed 2 percent
peak-to-peak
of the nominal value.
The use of stabiiized power supplies
is possible.
For evaluation and comparison of systems element characteristics
reference power supply voltage of 24 V dc is recommended.

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