Maritime applications now benefit from enhanced flexibility and adaptability of B&R's automation technology, following additional certifications granted to the X20 control and I/O system.
Certification authorities Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Korean Register (KR), Lloyd’s Register (LR), and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have approved the system, ensuring its suitability for maritime use.
Certifications and Resilience
The demanding conditions at sea necessitate rigorous testing of automation components
The demanding conditions at sea necessitate rigorous testing of automation components. The recent approval by DNV, KR, LR, and ABS indicates the extreme durability of the X20 system.
These certifications highlight its capability to withstand the harsh maritime environment.
Extended Temperature Range
The X20's coated component variants have been specified for wider temperature ranges, allowing their use at temperatures as low as −40°C. This advancement makes the system suitable for cold storage applications and polar region operations.
These coated modules are standard X20 units with specially treated circuit boards for protection against moisture, corrosive gases, and other environmental hazards.
Improved Voltage Range for Maritime Networks
The system's input voltage range has been expanded to tolerate deviations of −25% to +30% around the 24 VDC supply, accommodating voltages from 18 to 31.2 VDC.
This flexibility supports extensive power networks, such as those found on board ships, where long cable runs often result in voltage drops, thereby eliminating the need for additional power supply units.
Using B&R automation technology in maritime environments is now easier and more flexible than ever, thanks to additional certifications by DNV, KR, LR, and ABS for the X20 control and I/O system. B&R has also expanded the temperature and input voltage ranges of the X20 system.
Life at sea puts extreme demands on automation components, so certification authorities subject them to intensive testing. The recent addition of type examination certificates from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Korean Register (KR), Lloyd’s Register (LR), and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) further attests to the extreme resilience of the X20 control and I/O system.
Down to −40°C
The coated variants of X20 components are now also specified for an even broader temperature range
The coated variants of X20 components are now also specified for an even broader temperature range. They can be used safely even at starting temperatures as low as −40°C.
The expanded temperature range enables use in cold storage facilities and in polar regions. X20coated modules are standard X20 units whose circuit boards have been specially coated to protect them from condensation, harmful gases and other factors.
Expansive power networks
An expanded input voltage range further simplifies the use of the X20 family in maritime environments. The 24 VDC power supply now tolerates deviations from −25% to +30%. That equates to a voltage range of 18 to 31.2 VDC.
This facilitates use in power networks that are spread out over large areas, such as those found on ships. Even with the voltage drops that occur over long cables, there is no need for distributed power supplies.
