Calculating A Sample Power Requirement - Siemens SIMATIC S7 System Manual

Calculating a power budget
B.2 Calculating a sample power requirement
Connecting non-isolated M terminals to different reference potentials will cause unintended
current flows that may cause damage or unpredictable operation in the PLC and connected
equipment.
Such damage or unpredictable operation could result in death, severe personal injury
and/or property damage.
Always be sure that all non-isolated M terminals in a PLC system are connected to the
same reference potential.
Information about the power budgets of the CPUs and the power requirements of the signal
modules is provided in the technical specifications (Page 279).
Note
Exceeding the power budget of the CPU may result in not being able to connect the
maximum number of modules allowed for your CPU.
B.2

Calculating a sample power requirement

The following example shows a sample calculation of the power requirements for a PLC that
includes a CPU 1214C AC/DC/Relay, 3 x SM 1223 8 DC In/8 Relay Out, and 1 x SM 1221 8
DC In. This example has a total of 46 inputs and 34 outputs.
Note
The CPU has already allocated the power required to drive the internal relay coils. You do
not need to include the internal relay coil power requirements in a power budget calculation.
The CPU in this example provides sufficient 5 VDC current for the SMs, but does not provide
enough 24 VDC current from the sensor supply for all of the inputs and expansion relay
coils. The I/O requires 448 mA and the CPU provides only 400 mA. This installation requires
an additional source of at least 48 mA at 24 VDC power to operate all the included 24 VDC
inputs and outputs.
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System Manual, 11/2009, A5E02486680-02