Specifications

F–8 Calculating Heat Dissipation for the SLC 500 Control System
Publication 1747-6.2
Worksheet for Calculating Heat Dissipation
Prodecure Chassis 1 Chassis 2 Chassis 3
1. Calculate the heat dissipation for each chassis without the power supply.
A . Write in the watts (calculated watts or total watts, see page F–2) dissipated by the processor,
I/O and specialty modules, and any peripheral devices attached to the processor. Then, for
each chassis, add these values together.
Chassis 1 Chassis 2 Chassis 3
Slot
Catalog
Number
Heat
Dissipation
Catalog
Number
Heat
Dissipation
Catalog
Number
Heat
Dissipation
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
peripheral
TOTAL
B . Place the heat dissipation for each chassis into the appropriate columns.
2. Calculate the heat dissipation for each power supply.
A . Calculate the power supply loading for each chassis: write in the minimum watts for each
device (see page F–2) and then, for each chassis, add these values together.
Important: If you have a device connected to user power, multiply 24V by the current used.
Include user power in the total power supply loading.
Chassis 1 Chassis 2 Chassis 3
Slot
Catalog
Number
Min. Heat
Dissipation
Catalog
Number
Min. Heat
Dissipation
Catalog
Number
Min. Heat
Dissipation
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
user power
peripheral
TOTAL
B . Use the power supply loading for each chassis and the graphs on page F–5 to determine the
power supply dissipation. Place the power supply dissipations into the appropriate columns.
3. Add the chassis dissipation to the power supply dissipation.
4. Add across the columns for the total heat dissipation of your SLC 500 controller.
TOTAL (W atts)
5. Convert to BTUs/hr .
Multiply the total heat dissipation of your SLC 500 controller by 3.414.
TOTAL (BtUs/hour)