Marine Grounding System
SEK-3
Best practice by monitoring of compensation current
Do you already use “Best Practice standards” during loading and unloading of tankers?
Loading and unloading of oil and chemical tankers with petroleum products and inflammable liquids can create a hazardous environment. Due to the potential difference between tanker and pier (among others, by galvanic processes), sparking can occur at the connecting points of loading hoses, loading arms or other conductive equipment. To reduce this risk of energy stored in inductances, an effective equipotential bonding should be considered as additional safety measure.
SEK-3 establishes a ship to shore bonding for secured potential equalization with highest safety level in accordance to international, industrial standards like ISGOTT / ISGINTT.
BENEFITS
- Effective low-ohmic bonding line, especially for maritime application
- Opening of the housing during operation in hazardous areas is allowed
- 2 clearly visibly LEDs at the device front
- Easy check of a proper grounding connection due to status LEDs at the grounding clamp
- Usage under extreme environmental conditions (sturdy stainless steel housing with IP 65) and wide temperature range (-40 °C to +60 °C)
- Over 30 years of experience with Marine Grounding Systems
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- Effective potential equalization between ship and shore prevents possible formation of sparks and hot spots
- Highest safety by interruption of the battery effect (galvanic cell) between ship and shore
- Automatic shut off of product flow, when grounding is interrupted
- Explosion protection for worldwide use according to IECEx and the European ATEX directive 2014/34/EU (zone 1)
- As absolutely essential safety component even when insulating flanges are used
- Bridging the gap between local requirements and Industrial Standards
- In accordance with ISGOTT / ISGINTT
- Various control outputs, e.g. for connection to an additional status indicator to display an unsafe status
- Marine Grounding Clamp with 2 integrated status LEDs
- Effective failure diagnosis by integrated system information display (incl. 10 status-LEDs)
- Object recognition of the ship
- The electrical conductive bonding line connection between ship and shore is released, after a proper mechanical and electrical contracting is monitored
- Detection of incorrectly connected clamp or pull off and immediately switching into safe status
| Type of Protection: | According to ATEX directive 2014/34/EU: II 2 G Ex eb ib q [ib] IIB T4 Gb (SEK-3) II 2 G Ex eb ib IIB T4 Gb (SKS-4A) |
| EC Type Examination (ATEX): | PTB 17 ATEX 2024 |
| IECEx Certificate: | IECEx PTB 17.0036 |
| Power Supply: | 110, 120, 220, 230 V ± 10 %, 50-60 Hz ca. 15 VA type of protection “increased safety“ Ex eb IIB |
| Output Circuits: Contact circuits | Max.: 250 V AC, 3 A, 100 VA type of protection “increased safety“ Ex eb IIB |
| Output Circuits: Electronical Circuits | Max.: Ui = 20 V, Ii = 20 mA, Pi = 400 mW Li und Ci negligibly small type of protection “intrinsic safety“ Ex ib IIB NAMUR-compatible transistor output |
| PA Measuring Circuit: | type of protection “increased safety“ Ex eb IIB Only for connection to cable relating to SKS-4A marine grounding clamp |
| Clamp Circuits: | Type of protection “intrinsic safety” Only for connection to cable relating to SKS-4A marine grounding clamp Max. Uo = 11,2 V, Io = 475 mA, Po = 1,34 W, Lo = 1 mH, Co = 2,7 μF |
| Marine Grounding Cable: | Max. 50 m |
| SKS-4A Marine Grounding Clamp:: | V2A-Steel |
| Protection of Enclosure: | IP65 |
| Operation Temperature: | - 40 °C up to + 60 °C |
| Dimensions (W x L x H): | ca. 650 mm x 380 mm x 245 mm |
| Weight: | ca. 25 kg (without cable and clamp) |
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Special Marine Grounding Clamp
with Cable
(Art. Nr. SEK3LTG20)
- Equipotential bonding and measuring cable for the SEK-3 Marine Grounding System
- Multicore neoprene cable, 20 m long (other lengths available)
- Fully assembled with SKS-4A Marine Grounding Clamp
- made of sturdy, non-rusting stainless steel (V2A steel)
- with integrated status LEDs (green, red) for signaling the contact state
- no great effort needed for secure contacting
- very reliable electrical and mechanical connection by means of movable clamping jaws
Cable Holder (Art. Nr. SEK2ZBKH)
- compatible with SEK-3 Marine Grounding System and predecessor model SEK-2
- robust aluminum cable holder
- recording width: 132 mm
- weight: 1.1 kg
Clamp Holder
(Art. Nr. SEK3ZBZH)
- compatible with SEK-3 Marine Grounding System and predecessor model SEK-2
- stainless steel