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IS t 7722 - 1975

Indian Standard
ANALOGUE PNEUMATIC SIGNALS FOR.
PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
Electrical

Instruments for Industrial

Committee,
ETDC

Processes Sectional
53

Chairman
PROF

DR) J.K.

CHOUDHURY

Jadavpur University, Calcutta

Refwesenting
Members
Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd, New Delhi
SRRI J. S. AHLUWALIA
Century Rayon, Bombay
DRY. L. ARORA
SHRI C. B. PANDP~ ( Alternate )
Instrumentation Ltd, Kota
SHRI K. R. B ZNERJEE
SHRI P. PARASURAM ( Alternate)
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals ( InspecSHRI G. R. BHATIA
tion Wing ), New Delhi
SERI J. S. PASSI ( Aitemate)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI P. K. CHAKRAVORTY
Controllerate of Inspection ( Electronics ) ( Ministry of
COL R. C. DHIN~RA
Defence ) , Bangalore
SHRIN.NARAYANA
RAO (Alternate)
CentrtrL;Water & Power Commission ( TED ), New
DIRECTOR ( TED )
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( TED ) ( Alternate )
Institute for the Design of Electrical Measuring
SHRI R N. GANDHI,
Instruments, Bombay
SHRI N. VANVARI ( Wtemate )
Hindustan Steel Limited, Ranchi
SRRI A. K. GROSR
SRRI B.P. GHOSH
National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI D.N.UPADHYA
( Alternate )
Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN
SRRI A. K. VERMA (Alternate )
SHRI G. HAZRA
H. Guru Instruments Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SRRI ASIM MAJU~DAR ( Alternate )
SHRI V. V. KAMATH
Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay
Central Scientific Instruments Organization ( GSIR ),
SHRI B.P. VITAL
Chandigarh
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. MUKHERJEB
Electronics Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad
SkRI G.R. PA1
DR N. SATYANARAYANA
(Alternate)
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STANDARDS

1975
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IS : 7722 - 1975
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1)

Members

Rejresenting

National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi

DR M. PANCROLY
SHIU S. P. Sum ( Alternate )
SHRI K. G. PARIKH
Mill-owners Association, Bombay
SHRI B. S. PRABHAKAR
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay
SRRI 8. RAMAPRISHNAN ( Alternate )
SHRI K. N. RAXASWAMY
Directorate General of Technical Development, New
Delhi
SHRI M. K. BANERJEE( Alternate )
SHRI N. N. SARKAR
M. N. Dastur & Co ( Pvt ) Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI N. G. CHATTOPADRYAY ( Alternate )
Metallurgical
Consultants
SRRI P. S. SHARXA
and
Engineering
( MECON ), Ranchi
SHRI B. C. NAIIX ( Alternate )
Bestobell ( India ) Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SRRI B. TIBURTIUS
Tosbniwal Industries Pvt Ltd, Ajmer
DR G. R. TOSRNIWAL
SHRI S. C. MARESHWARI ( Alternate )
SHRI N. SRINIVASAN,
Director General, IS1 ( Ex-oJkio Member )
Director ( Elec tech )
Secretaiy
SHRI HAR~HA~AN SIN~H
Deputy Director ( Elec tech ), IS1

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IS : 7722 - 1975

Indian Standard

ANALOGUE PNEUMATIC
PROCESS CONTROL

0.

SIGNALS FOR
SYSTEMS

FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian

Standard was adopted by the Tndian Standards

Institution
on 13 June 1975, after the draft finalized by the Electrical Instruments
for
Industrial
Processes
Sectional
Committee
had been approved
by the
Electrotechnical
Division Council.
0.2 In the preparation
of this standard,
considerable
assistance has been
derived from IEC Pub 382 ( 1971 ) Analogue pneumatic signals for process
control systems issued by the International
Electrotechnical
Commission.
0.3 For the purpose of deciding whether
standard is complied with, the final value,
the result of a test, shall be rounded off
The number of significant places retained
be the same as that of the specified value

a particular
requirement
of this
observed or calculated, expressing
in accordance
with IS : 2-1960*.
in the rounded off value should
in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard applies
control systems to transmit

to analogue
information

1.2 This standard

used within

does not apply

an element.

pneumatic
signals used in process
between the elements of systems.

to analogue

pneumatic

signals

entirely

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0

For the purpose of this standard,

the following

definitions

shall apply.

2.1 Elements of Process Control Systems -Elements which ensure

the transducing,
transmitting
and processing of measured values, control
controlled
variables
and reference
variables
( electrical
quantities,
indicators,
controllers,
recorders,
pneumatic
transducers,
transmitters,
computers, actuators,
etc ).
*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ) .
3

IS : 7722 - 1975
2.2 Analogue Pneumatic Signal -A
signal in which the air pressure
used for transmission varies in a continuous manner according to one or
several physical quantities.
2.3 Range of the Analogue Pneumatic Signal - The range determined
by stating the lower limit and the upper limit of the analogue pneumatic
signal pressure.
2.4 Lower Limit - The pressure corresponding to the minimum value of
the analogue pneumatic signal.
2.5 Upper Limit - The pressure corresponding to the maximum value of
the analogue pneumatic signal.
3. RECOMMENDED

VALUES

3.1 Ranges of Analogae Pneumatic Signals-The

analogue pneumatic signals shall be as given in Table 1.
TABLE

RANGES

OF ANALOGUE

LOWER LIMIT
Pa

NOTE 1 -

PNEUMATIC

ranges

of the

SIGNALS

UPPER LIBIIT
Pa

0.2 x 106

1.0 x 106

0.4 x 106

2.0 x 106

0.2 x IO5to 1.0~ IO5 Pa is the prefered range.

NOTE 2 -The
1O-6 kgf/cm8=10-s

unit for the s gnal

kp/cm* ).

pressure is Pascal ( Pa ) ( 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 =