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The Levelflex FMP55 is a premium device with a coated multiparameter probe for interface measurement in the oil & gas, chemical and power industries. This device is designed for safe and reliable measurement both for the interface layer and the overall level by a redundant measuring system. The Levelflex FMP55 is factory precalibrated and features a menu-guided operating concept in national languages for intuitive operation and easy integration into control or asset management systems. It also comes with advanced diagnostics and approvals for various hazardous areas.
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Table of contents
Table of contents
Levelflex FMP55
Important document information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Function and system design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Measuring principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Measuring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Measured variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Measuring range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Blocking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Measuring frequency spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Output signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Signal on alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Linearization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Galvanic isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protocol-specific data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Auxiliary energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Supply voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cable entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cable specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Device plug connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power supply failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Potential equalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overvoltage protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reference operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Maximum measured error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reaction time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Influence of ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating conditions: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Suitable mounting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Applications with restricted mounting space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Notes on the mechanical load of the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Securing the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Special mounting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operating conditions: Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ambient temperature limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storage temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Climate class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Geometric height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Degree of protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vibration resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Cleaning the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operating conditions: Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Process temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Process pressure limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Materials in contact with process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dielectric constant (DC) and conductivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Extension of the rope probes through temperature . . . . . . . . . 29
Mechanical construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Design, dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tolerance of probe length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operating concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Local operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Integration in tank gauging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
System integration via Fieldgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Certificates and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CE mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C-Tick symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ex approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Functional Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AD2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CRN approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Other standards and guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Compact device Levelflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Product structure FMP55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Device-specific accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Communication-specific accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Service-specific accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Standard documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Supplementary documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Registered trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Key Features
- Coated multiparameter probe
- Redundant measuring system
- Measuring range up to 10m
- Factory precalibrated
- Menu-guided operating concept
- Simple integration
- Advanced diagnostics
- ATEX, IEC Ex, CSA, FM approvals
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Frequently Answers and Questions
What is the measuring range of the Levelflex FMP55?
What types of interfaces are available for system integration with the Levelflex FMP55?
What are the temperature and pressure ranges of the Levelflex FMP55?
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Table of contents
- 2 Table of contents
- 3 Important document information
- 3 Document conventions
- 4 Function and system design
- 4 Measuring principle
- 7 Measuring system
- 8 Input
- 8 Measured variable
- 8 Measuring range
- 8 Blocking distance
- 8 Measuring frequency spectrum
- 9 Output
- 9 Output signal
- 9 Signal on alarm
- 9 Linearization
- 9 Galvanic isolation
- 9 Protocol-specific data
- 11 Auxiliary energy
- 11 Electrical connection
- 16 Supply voltage
- 17 Terminals
- 17 Cable entries
- 17 Cable specification
- 17 Device plug connectors
- 18 Power consumption
- 18 Current consumption
- 18 Power supply failure
- 18 Maximum load
- 19 Potential equalization
- 19 Overvoltage protection
- 20 Performance characteristics
- 20 Reference operating conditions
- 20 Maximum measured error
- 21 Resolution
- 21 Reaction time
- 21 Influence of ambient temperature
- 22 Operating conditions: Installation
- 22 Suitable mounting position
- 22 Applications with restricted mounting space
- 23 Notes on the mechanical load of the probe
- 23 Securing the probe
- 23 Special mounting conditions
- 26 Operating conditions: Environment
- 26 Ambient temperature range
- 26 Ambient temperature limits
- 28 Storage temperature
- 28 Climate class
- 28 Geometric height
- 28 Degree of protection
- 28 Vibration resistance
- 28 Cleaning the probe
- 28 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- 28 Operating conditions: Process
- 28 Process temperature range
- 28 Process pressure limits
- 29 Materials in contact with process
- 29 Dielectric constant (DC) and conductivity
- 29 Extension of the rope probes through temperature
- 30 Mechanical construction
- 30 Design, dimensions
- 33 Tolerance of probe length
- 33 Weight
- 33 Materials
- 36 Operability
- 36 Operating concept
- 36 Local operation
- 37 Remote operation
- 39 Integration in tank gauging system
- 40 System integration via Fieldgate
- 41 Certificates and approvals
- 41 CE mark
- 41 C-Tick symbol
- 41 Ex approval
- 41 Functional Safety
- 41 AD2000
- 41 Telecommunications
- 41 CRN approval
- 41 Other standards and guidelines
- 42 Ordering information
- 42 Compact device Levelflex
- 42 Product structure FMP55
- 47 Accessories
- 47 Device-specific accessories
- 48 Communication-specific accessories
- 49 Service-specific accessories
- 50 System components
- 50 Documentation
- 50 Standard documentation
- 50 Supplementary documentation
- 51 Certificates
- 51 Registered trademarks
- 52 Patents