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Active grounding systems (TERRALIGHT)

Safe monitoring through continuous measurement of the ground connection

Smaller quantities of highly flammable materials are often filled by hand. These manual processes usually lack a suitable and reliable grounding system. As a result, tanks, barrels, buckets or funnels can take on an electrostatic charge. Resulting uncontrollable electrostatic discharge sparks lead to a high danger of explosion.

In these manual processes that are not integrated into the process monitoring, the battery-operated Eltex TERRALIGHT ground monitoring system provides safety and reliability. It checks whether the grounding contact has a conductive connection to the object being grounded, whether it has sufficient conductivity and whether the object itself is connected to the equipotential bonding conductor. This makes it possible to prevent dangerous electrostatic charges reliably without major installation effort.

Together with the Eltex TERRACLAMP and the Rewinding Cable Reels or ground cables available as accessories, safe, optimal and reliable grounding is guaranteed.

Active grounding clamps

  • Clamps TERRA-C/S, TERRA-C/B, 70AK, 70HK
  • The active Eltex grounding clamps from the TERRACLAMP and the 70 series are used together with the TERRALIGHT and the Terra-Control TUE30 ground monitoring system to establish and monitor grounding connections. These devices are used when decanting or filling potentially explosive substances. Existing electrostatic changes are discharged effectively in a controlled manner
  • The active grounding clamps from the TERRA-C/S, TERRA-C/B, 70AK and 70HK series feature extremely hard and sharp collet jaws. The jaws also feature a continuously high clamping force, ensuring a secure connection to the equipotential bonding at all times. The standard version of the grounding clamps includes a plug-in-connector for an easy connection to the included grounding cable, spiral cable and rewinding cable reels
  • Product features:
  • Use in Ex areas, Zone 1 + 2 (21 + 22)
  • Various versions and sizes
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601KR/AW, 601KR/DW, 601KR/KW

  • Cable rewinders, active grounding
  • The cable rewinders 607KR rewind the grounding cable after use of the ground contactor, protecting the cable from damage. Several versions are available:
  • The cable rewinders 601KR/AW and 601KR/DW come in an impact resistant aluminum casing and the cable rewinder 601KR/KW comes in an impact resistant plastic casing. All cable rewinders are appropriate for use in the explosion hazardous areas 1 and 21. Different designs of ground clamps are available
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Ground cables for active grounding

  • Ground cables as spiral or standard cables
  • The prefabricated Eltex ground cables for active grounding ensure an easy-to-install connection between the ground tester and grounding unit. The cables are already fabricated for connection to the corresponding grounding unit. A suitable IP67 plug-in coupling is installed for connection to the ground tester
  • Due to the intrinsically safe electrical circuit, the active ground cables are supplied in the color light blue and are available as standard ground cables or spiral ground cables. The standard cables are available in lengths of 5 to 95 m in 5 m increments, while the spiral cables come in the lengths 5 or 10 m (stretched)
  • Product features:
  • Cable color light blue, 3-core, high mechanical strength
  • high resistance to a variety of chemicals
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TERRALIGHT

  • Safe monitoring of containers
  • In smaller quantities, highly flammable materials are often filled by hand. As in these cases there is no reliable ground connection of the containers, barrels, scoops or hoppers, there is a high explosion hazard due to uncontrolled electrostatic sparks
  • The TERRALIGHT now provides safety, even for manual processes. It checks whether the grounding contact has a conductive connection to the object being grounded and even whether it has a connection to potential equalization. This helps ensure reliable dissipation of static charges
  • Product features:
  • mains-independent as battery operated
  • Mounting in Ex-area, zone 0-2 or 20-22
  • Safety for manual handling of highly flammable materials
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